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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for NE US waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1135 PM EDT Thu Jun 20 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:
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.SYNOPSIS...High pressure centered SE of Georges Bank will drift
S of the area tonight. A cold front will move S over the area
tonight into Fri, then weaken and stall along 40N late Fri into
Fri night. The front will then return slowly N as a warm front
late Fri night into Sun, and lift N of the waters Sun night. The
next cold front will gradually approach from the NW later Sun
night into Mon, then move E across the area Mon night into Tue
before passing E of the area Tue night.

Eastport Maine to Cape Cod

.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms.
.FRI...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slight chance
of showers with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
Chance of showers with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Chance of
showers with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

Cape Cod to Nantucket Shoals and Georges Bank

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slight chance of
showers with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of
showers with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

South of New England

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Slight chance
of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of
showers.
.SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.