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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1058 PM EDT Fri Oct 4 2024

West central North Atlantic continental shelf and slope waters
beyond 20 nm to 250 nm offshore, including south of Georges Bank
from 1000 fm to 250 nm offshore.

Conditions given represent the highest within that period.

Seas given as significant wave height, which is the average
height of the highest 1/3 of the waves. Individual waves may be
more than twice the significant wave height.

Locally higher winds and seas can be expected in and near tstms.

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A weak high pressure ridge will
persist across the waters tonight through Sun night, with a
weakening cold front moving through the N and central waters Sat
and Sat night. Long period swell from Hurricane Kirk, well SE of
the waters, will move into the area Sat night and persist into
early next week. Low pressure will move offshore near Long Island
Sun night, then track off to the NE Mon. The low will pull a cold
front across the N portions Mon, with the front then stalling
over the central waters Mon night into Tue, before moving S and
SE again Tue night. A series of low pressures may pass S of the
waters Mon night through Wed night.

Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon including the waters west of
39.3N 71.9W...SW to 37.7N 72.9W

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

.TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 4 to
8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon out to 36N 70W to 34N 71W

.TONIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas
4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear out to 34N 71W to 32N 73W

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

Cape Fear to 31N out to 32N 73W to 31N 74W

.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of showers
and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.

.Forecaster Collins. Ocean Prediction Center.