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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for NE US waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
434 AM EDT Tue Apr 9 2024

Conditions given represent the highest within that period.

Locally higher winds and seas can be expected in and near tstms.

...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available
through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed coastal
waters forecasts...

.SYNOPSIS...A cold front moving S over the waters early today
will pass S of the area this afternoon. High pressure will build
S over the region later today and tonight, then shift E of the
area Wed and Wed night. A warm front will lift N into the waters
Wed night into Thu night. A strong cold front will approach the
area from the W Thu and Thu night, move E across the waters Fri,
and then pass E of the region Fri night. A secondary cold front
will move E to the coast Fri night, and cross the region Sat into
Sat night. A high pressure ridge will build E toward the coast
later Sat night.

Eastport Maine to Cape Cod

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI...

.TODAY...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of
showers.
.THU...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.

Cape Cod to Nantucket Shoals and Georges Bank

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT...

.TODAY...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers.
.WED...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of
showers with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.FRI...S winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 15 to 23 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 21 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.

South of New England

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT...

.TODAY...Variable winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers.
.WED...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance
of showers with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 17 to 23 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft.
.SAT...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.


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