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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
413 PM EDT Sat Jun 8 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 cold front will move E of
the waters tonight. An area of low pressure will pass E across
the gulf of Maine Sunday while pulling another cold front over
the region. A series of low pressure troughs will cross the
waters Sun night and Mon. The next cold front will approach the
coast later Mon, with the front moving slowly offshore Mon night
into Tue while weakening. Weak high pressure will form just N and
W of the area Tue night into Wed as low pressure develops S of
the waters. The low will move E of the area Wed night as a weak
ridge of high pressure prevails over New England. The ridge axis
will move E of the waters Thu and Thu night.

Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft. Slight chance of showers.
.SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft. Showers likely.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Slight
chance of showers.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 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...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early.
.SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of
showers and areas of fog.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and areas of fog with vsby
1 nm or less.
.MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 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 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt, then,
becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to
10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

.Forecaster Shaw. Ocean Prediction Center.