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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1057 PM EDT Wed Jun 12 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 weak low pressure trough
over northern Maine will persist tonight and then dissipate Thu.
Weak high pressure will prevail S of the waters tonight into Thu
before shifting SE and E of the waters Thu evening. A cold front
will slowly approach from the NW Fri, then move SE across the
waters Fri night into Sat as developing low pressure passes SE
and then E of the area. High pressure will build NW of the area,
over New England Sat night before slowly moving SE across the
waters Sun into Mon. The high will continue moving E of the area
late Mon and Mon night while maintaining a ridge to the S of the
waters.

Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Slight chance
of showers with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft. Slight chance of showers with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 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 5 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of
fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas building to
4 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW.
Seas subsiding to 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 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, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers,
tstms and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas building to 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas subsiding to
3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas
2 to 4 ft.
.MON...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 2 to
4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

.Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.