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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1043 PM EDT Thu Sep 26 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...Developing low pressure will
move slowly E across the Gulf of Maine tonight into early Fri
while pulling a cold front over the area. High pressure will
build across New England Fri night into Sat and persist Sat night
through Mon night. A stationary front will persist off the
northern Mid-Atlantic coast Sat through Tue night. Low pressure
will develop S of the waters and remain nearly stationary along
this front Tue and Tue night.

Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line

.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 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...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms.
.FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...E winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 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...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of tstms.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Scattered showers and chance of tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...E winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

.Forecaster Collins. Ocean Prediction Center.