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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1100 PM EDT Thu May 23 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...A cold front will drift
offshore tonight, then dissipate Fri. Another cold front will
move to the coast later Fri, push offshore Fri night, then clear
S of the waters Sat. High pressure will build into the area Sat
and Sat night, then shift E of the waters Sun. A warm front will
approach from the SW Sun night, then lift N across the waters Mon
and Mon night. A cold front will approach the coast Mon night,
then move offshore Tue and Tue night.

Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line

.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to
10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 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 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or
less.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 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...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Areas of fog and isolated showers with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

.Forecaster Collins. Ocean Prediction Center.