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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1055 AM EDT Thu Jun 6 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 warm front extending SE from
the Adirondacks across Long Island this morning will lift slowly
NE across Georges Bank today and tonight, becoming stationary
across the Gulf of Maine Fri morning. Weak low pressure will
develop along the front on Fri near the Maine coast. As the low
pressure moves E on Fri it will drag a cold front E across the
waters. The cold front will move E of the waters later Fri night
into Sat. A broad area of low pressure will slowly track E
through the Saint Lawrence Valley Sat and Sat night, moving E
into the Canadian maritimes Sun and Mon. The low will drag a weak
cold front SE across the waters on Sun. The cold front will move
E of the waters Mon. Another weak cold front will approach the
coast from the W later Mon and Mon night.

Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line

.TODAY...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Chance of rain and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
Chance of rain and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 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 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Rain and areas of
fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Rain and areas
of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or
less.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 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 to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Rain and
areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers and slight chance of tstms. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm
or less.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to
10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.

.Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.