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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
454 PM EDT Wed Jun 12 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...Weak low pressure and a trough
along the Maine coast will persist tonight and then dissipate
Thu. Weak high pressure will move S of the waters tonight into
Thu before shifting E of the waters Thu evening. A cold front
will slowly approach from the NW Fri, then move SE across the
waters Fri night into Sat as developing low pressure passes SE
and then E of the area. High pressure will again build NW of the
region across most of New England Sat night, and then will slowly
move SE across the waters Sun into Mon. The high will continue
moving E of the area late Mon and Mon night while maintaining a
ridge to the S of the waters.

Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Slight chance
of showers.
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft. Slight chance of showers with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Georges Bank...from the Northeast Channel to the Great South
Channel including waters east of Cape Cod...to the Hague Line

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of
fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to 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

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt, then,
becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable less than
5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

.Forecaster Clark. Ocean Prediction Center.