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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1047 PM EDT Sat Jun 8 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.

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 FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...A low pressure trough will
move E of the waters tonight. An area of low pressure will pass E
and NE over the gulf of Maine Sun while pulling a trailing cold
front over the region. A series of low pressure troughs will
cross the waters Sun night and Mon. The next cold front will
approach the coast later Mon, with the front drifting slowly
offshore Mon night into Tue while weakening. Weak high pressure
will form just N and W of the area Tue night into Wed as low
pressure develops S of the waters. The low will pass E of the
area Wed night as a weak ridge of high pressure prevails over New
England. The ridge axis will move E over the waters Thu, and
clear E of the area by Thu night as yet another cold front
approaches from the W.

Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line

.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Slight chance of
showers.
.SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft. Showers likely.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Isolated showers.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.WED...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
2 to 4 ft.
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Georges Bank...from the Northeast Channel to the Great South
Channel including waters east of Cape Cod...to the Hague Line

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
Chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and areas of fog with vsby
1 nm or less.
.MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.WED...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds diminishing to 5 to 15 kt, then becoming
SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 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

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas becoming 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers.
.MON...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to
10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

.Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.