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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1031 PM EDT Fri Jun 14 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 cold front will slowly
approach from the NW tonight, then move SE across the waters late
tonight into Sat as developing low pressure will passes SE and
then E of the area. High pressure will build NW of the area Sat
night before slowly moving SE across the waters Sun into Mon. The
high will then persist E of the waters Mon night through Wed
night.

Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms with
vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 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 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or
less.
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance
of showers and slight chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to
15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 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...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms with
vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.MON...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

.Forecaster Kells. Ocean Prediction Center.