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FZNT23 KWNM 052109
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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for NE US waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
509 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 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 E of Hatteras Canyon will
weaken and move SE of the area tonight. A warm front over the S
waters tonight will lift N across the waters Thu, briefly
becoming stationary again across the Gulf of Maine Thu night and
Fri. A cold front will move offshore Fri, then pass SE of the
waters Fri night. Broad low pressure will track E through the St
Lawrence Valley Sat through Mon, dragging a second cold front
across the waters Sun and Sun night. The front will move SE of
the waters by Mon night as a weak secondary trough approaches the
coast from the W.

Eastport Maine to Cape Cod

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of rain
and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of rain
and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Cape Cod to Nantucket Shoals and Georges Bank

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of
fog with vsby 1 nm or less early.
.THU...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Rain and areas
of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Scattered
showers and slight chance of tstms. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm
or less.
.FRI...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Rain likely and
areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

South of New England

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Rain and areas of
fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.