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FZNT33 KWBC 042113
OFFN31

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
513 PM EDT Tue Jun 4 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.

.SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...High pressure over the region
tonight will persist into Wed, then shift SE of the area Wed
night while weakening. A warm front will lift N over the waters
Thu, becoming stationary across the N waters Thu night. A cold
front will move offshore Fri, then pass SE of the waters Fri
night. A trough will extend back NW from the front across the
Gulf of Maine into Northern New England. Weak low pressure will
develop along the trough Sat and Sat night. The low will lift NE
into the Gulf of St Lawrence on Sun while another area of low
pressure develops to the SW over the St Lawrence Valley.

Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW,
then, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft early, becoming 2 ft
or less.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Rain and areas
of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 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...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable, then,
becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Rain and areas
of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 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...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Chance of rain and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or
less.
.THU...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Rain and areas
of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

.Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.