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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1036 AM 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 today and tonight, then lift
N as a warm front Sun. A cold front will approach from the W Sun
night into early Mon, move offshore later Mon, cross the waters
Mon night, and then clear E of the waters early Tue. A weak high
pressure ridge will form over the area Tue afternoon into Tue
night, with the ridge shifting E of the area Wed. Another cold
front will approach from the W later Wed and Wed night.

Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line

.TODAY...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 ft.
Chance of showers and isolated tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Chance of rain and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. Showers and slight chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or
less.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Showers
likely and isolated tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 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

.TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms with vsby 1 nm or
less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog,
isolated showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms with
vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of
showers and isolated tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 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...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of
showers and isolated tstms.
.SUN...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of showers
and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Showers with
tstms likely.
.MON...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

.Forecaster Shaw. Ocean Prediction Center.