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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1026 AM EDT Wed May 1 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...Low pressure will track E
across the far S waters today, then pass SE of Georges Bank by
tonight. High pressure will build S over the area later today and
tonight, then will move SE of the area Thu. Low pressure will
move SE off the New England coast later Thu into Thu night, and
track across the region Thu night into Fri. High pressure will
build towards the region Fri through Sat night, then move across
the area Sun and Sun night.

Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line

.TODAY...E winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Chance of rain.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of rain.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 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...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of rain and
areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of rain.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 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...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.THU...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 15 to
25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to
6 ft.

.Forecaster Collins. Ocean Prediction Center.