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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for NE US waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
433 AM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024

Conditions given represent the highest within that period.

Locally higher winds and seas can be expected in and near tstms.

...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available
through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed coastal
waters forecasts...

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...High pressure centered SE of Georges Bank this
morning will drift SE of the area today into Sat night. A cold
front will move S over the area today, then weaken and stall
along 40N later today into tonight. The front will then return
slowly N as a warm front late tonight into Sun, and lift N of the
waters Sun night. The next cold front will gradually approach
from the NW later Sun night into Mon, then move E across the area
Mon night into Tue before passing E of the area Tue night.

Eastport Maine to Cape Cod

.TODAY...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
Chance of showers with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Chance of showers
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of
showers and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

Cape Cod to Nantucket Shoals and Georges Bank

.TODAY...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of
showers with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

South of New England

.TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of
showers.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.