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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1048 AM EDT Tue Jun 11 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 over the waters today while weakening. Low pressure will
pass SE of Georges Bank tonight before moving E of the waters
Wed. Weak high pressure will pass just S of the region Wed into
Thu before shifting E of the waters Thu night. A cold front will
approach from the NW Fri, then move across the waters Fri night
into Sat. Another high will build NW of the region Sat night.

Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 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

.TODAY...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N 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

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Isolated showers.
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 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. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.

.Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.