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FZNT33 KWBC 260228
OFFN31

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1028 PM EDT Sat May 25 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.

.SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...High pressure just SE of
Georges Bank early tonight, will gradually shift SE of the area
later tonight into early Sun. A stalled front S of the waters
will approach the area as a warm front later Sun and Sun night.
The warm front will lift N across the waters Mon and Mon night. A
cold front will approach the coast late Mon night into Tue, and
then slide E and SE over the waters late Tue and Tue night while
weakening. Low pressure and another front will approach the coast
Wed, and move slowly into the waters Wed night and Thu. A low
pressure trough will move E across the waters Thu night.

Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Chance of
showers and slight chance of tstms.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 3 ft. Scattered showers.
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Chance of showers.
.MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 15 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S 20 to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4
ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Slight chance of
showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 3 ft. Chance of
showers with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas becoming
3 to 4 ft. Slight chance of showers with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S. Seas building to 4
to 7 ft.
.TUE...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 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...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 3 ft. Chance of showers
and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Slight chance
of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Chance of
tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
becoming 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm
or less.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.

.Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.