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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1034 PM EDT Sat Jun 22 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 quasi-stationary front will
linger across the New England waters tonight, then lift N as a
warm front Sun. A cold front will approach from the W Sun night,
and move offshore Mon as an associated low moves into the Gulf of
Maine. The low will track E and pass E of the waters Mon night as
the trailing cold front crosses the region. A weak high pressure
ridge will form over the area Tue, and shift E of the waters Tue
night. Another cold front will approach from the W and NW Wed and
Wed night, then cross the region Thu into Thu night. High
pressure will build over New England later Thu night.

Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line

.TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 1 to 3 ft. Chance of
rain and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas
building to 4 to 7 ft. Showers and chance of tstms with vsby 1
nm or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 6 to 10 ft.
Showers likely and scattered tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 5 to
9 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT and THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt.
Seas subsiding to 3 to 6 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 5 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Areas of fog,
isolated showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas
building to 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1
nm or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 6 to 10 ft.
Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds diminishing to 10 to 20 kt, then becoming
W. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 6 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...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered to
isolated showers and tstms.
.SUN...SW winds increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas becoming 4 to 8
ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 7 to 12 ft.
Showers and tstms.
.MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Showers and tstms
likely with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE...NW winds diminishing to 10 to 20 kt, then becoming W to
SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas subsiding to 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
becoming 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU...SW winds diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas
3 to 5 ft.

.Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.