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OFFN31

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
444 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 less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
2 ft or less, becoming 2 to 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
building to 4 to 7 ft. Showers and 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 building to 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...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Chance of 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
building to 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1
nm or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas building to 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 becoming 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 increasing to 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. Chance of 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 increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 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 subsiding to
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 Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.