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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
458 AM EDT Thu May 9 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 low pressure system will
move E of Georges Bank early today while pushing a trailing cold
front S of the waters. The cold front will stall just S of the
waters tonight. An area of low pressure will develop along the
front, and quickly move SE of the area tonight into Fri. Yet
another low will approach the Mid- Atlantic coast late Fri and
move offshore, remaining S of the region while moving NE through
Sat. The low will move well NE of the area Sat night into Sun.
Weak high pressure will build in across New England Sun, build to
the coast Sun night and Mon then move offshore Mon night.

Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line

.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW 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...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog and chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or
less.
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of
rain.
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Chance of rain.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of
rain.
.SAT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 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...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW, then,
becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of rain.
.FRI...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of
rain.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Rain.
.SAT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

.Forecaster Bancroft. Ocean Prediction Center.