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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for NE US waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1105 PM EDT Fri Jun 21 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...

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...A quasi-stationary front will linger across the New
England waters tonight into Sunday then lift north as a warm
front by Sunday night. A cold front will move offshore later
Monday, cross the waters Monday night, and then clear east of the
waters by Tuesday morning. A weak high pressure ridge will form
over the area Tuesday afternoon into Tuesday night, with the
ridge shifting east of the area Wednesday. Another cold front
will approach from the west later Wednesday and Wednesday night.

Eastport Maine to Cape Cod

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft,
becoming 2 ft or less. Chance of showers and isolated tstms with
vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Chance of
showers and isolated tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of rain
and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of
showers and slight chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

Cape Cod to Nantucket Shoals and Georges Bank

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms with
vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Isolated
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of showers
and slight chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

South of New England

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Chance of
showers and isolated tstms.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers
and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Isolated
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of showers
and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.