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FZNT33 KWBC 232026
OFFN31

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
426 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024

New England continental shelf and slope waters from 25 nm
offshore to the Hague Line, except to 1000 fm south of New
England.

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 NEW ENGLAND WATERS...A cold front will continue
moving slowly E across the waters tonight. It will drift E of the
waters on Fri before dissipating. Another cold front will pass
across the waters Fri night, becoming stationary across the
southern waters on Sat. High pressure will build into the waters
Sat and Sat night, then shift E of the waters Sun. A warm front
will approach from the SW Sun night, then lift N across the
waters Mon and Mon night. A cold front will approach the coast
from the W on Tue, passing across the waters Tue night.

Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to
10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 9 ft.

Georges Bank...from the Northeast Channel to the Great South
Channel including waters east of Cape Cod...to the Hague Line

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt, then,
becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of tstms early.
Areas of fog and scattered showers with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 9 ft.

South of New England...from the Great South Channel to Hudson
Canyon including the waters south of Marthas Vineyard and
Nantucket Island...out to 1000 fm

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
tstms early. Scattered showers and areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.FRI...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Isolated showers. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

.Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.