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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for NE US waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
454 PM EDT Thu Jun 6 2024

Conditions given represent the highest within that period.

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

...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available
through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed coastal
waters forecasts...

The National Weather Service is accepting public comments until
July 29 2024 on a proposal to replace feet with meters when
describing seas in a variety of National Marine Center text
and graphical products for the Offshore and High Seas Areas
only. To learn more please visit the following URL:
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.SYNOPSIS...A warm front extending SE from Cape Cod across
Georges Bank will continue to lift slowly NE tonight, becoming
stationary across the Gulf of Maine Fri morning. Weak low
pressure will develop along the front on Fri near the Maine
coast. As the low pressure moves E on Fri it will drag a cold
front E across the waters. The cold front will move E of the
waters later Fri night into Sat. A broad area of low pressure
will slowly track E through the Saint Lawrence Valley Sat and Sat
night, moving E into the Canadian maritimes Sun and Mon. The low
will drag a weak cold front SE across the waters on Sun. The cold
front will move E of the waters Mon. Another weak cold front will
approach the coast from the W later Mon and Mon night, then
dissipate on Tue leaving behind a weak trough.

Eastport Maine to Cape Cod

.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Areas of fog
early. Rain. Vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of
fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Cape Cod to Nantucket Shoals and Georges Bank

.TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Rain.
Scattered tstms. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers
and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

South of New England

.TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered tstms
and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.