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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1054 AM EDT Fri Jun 7 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.

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:
https://ocean.weather.gov/proposed-meters.php

.SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...Weak low pressure over the
Gulf of Maine extends a warm front E along 43N. The low will
weaken this afternoon as the front becomes stationary. A trailing
cold front will continue moving E and SE across the waters,
clearing the area by Sat morning. A weak trough will follow
behind the cold front late Sat and Sat night. Low pressure
tracking slowly E through the Saint Lawrence Valley on Sat will
drag a cold front SE across the waters Sun and Sun night. Another
weak cold front will approach the coast from the W later Mon and
Mon night, then move E of the waters by late Tue and Tue night.

Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line

.TODAY...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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

.TODAY...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
Areas of fog and isolated showers with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Areas of
fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW.
Seas 3 to 4 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

.TODAY...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
4 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.MON...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.TUE...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.

.Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.