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FZNT33 KWBC 070236
OFFN31

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1036 PM 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 extends SE from
near Cape Cod to the southern waters and will lift slowly NE
tonight. Weak low pressure will develop and move NE to the Gulf
of Maine by early Fri and have a trailing cold front move E and
SE over the waters through the day. The cold front will move E
and SE of the waters Fri night. A broad area of weak 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 Sun and E of the
waters early Mon. Another weak cold front will approach the coast
from the W later Mon and Mon night, then dissipate on Tue leaving
behind a weak trough through Tue night.

Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and slight chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to
6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. 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

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

.Forecaster Rowland. Ocean Prediction Center.