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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
426 AM EDT Sun May 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...High pressure SE of Georges
Bank early this morning, will gradually shift E away from the
area today. A stalled front just S of the waters early today will
approach the area as a warm front by tonight. The warm front will
lift N across the waters Mon and Mon night. A cold front will
approach the coast late Mon night into Tue, and then slide E and
SE over the waters late Tue and Tue night while weakening. Low
pressure and another front will approach the coast Wed, and move
slowly into the waters Wed night and Thu. A low pressure trough
will move E across the waters Thu night.

Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line

.TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft, becoming 2 ft or less. Slight chance of tstms early,
otherwise, scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers.
.MON...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of
showers.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S 20 to 25 kt. Seas
becoming 4 to 7 ft. Showers likely and isolated tstms with vsby
1 nm or less.
.TUE...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.THU...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 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...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms.
.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming S. Seas becoming 4
to 7 ft. Chance of showers and isolated tstms with vsby 1 nm or
less.
.TUE...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED...SW winds diminishing to 5 to 15 kt, then becoming 5 to 10
kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 2 to 3 ft early,
becoming 2 ft or less. Chance of showers and tstms. Areas of
fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming
2 to 3 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Showers likely
and scattered tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TUE...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

.Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.