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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
426 AM EDT Mon May 6 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 weak cold front will
approach the coast from the W today. The front will move E and SE
across the waters tonight into early Tue. The front will stall S
of the waters during Tue as developing low pressure slides E
along the front. A weak high pressure ridge will form over the
waters Tue night as the low moves off to the E and SE of the
waters. The high will move off to the E of the area Wed as a warm
front approaches from the S and low pressure approaches from the
W. The low will move E over the region Wed night, with a trailing
weak cold front crossing the area. The front will stall over the
S waters early Thu, and persist late Thu. Developing low pressure
will move NE over the waters Thu night into Fri, and pass E of
the region Fri night.

Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line

.TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Rain early, then chance of showers with vsby 1 nm or
less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Chance of showers and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog and slight chance of showers with vsby
1 nm or less.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers.
.WED...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to
4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...E winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NE. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

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

.TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Showers likely with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of
showers and isolated tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TUE...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Slight
chance of showers with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW.
Seas 3 to 6 ft. Areas of fog and slight chance of showers with
vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...E winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
building to 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW. 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

.TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Showers likely and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of
showers, tstms and patchy fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TUE...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 nm or less.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable 5 to
10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.

.Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.