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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
440 PM EDT Wed Oct 8 2025

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...A cold front will move E
across the waters tonight as low pressure moves NE along the
front. Behind the front, high pressure builds E over the area,
though a surface trough or secondary cold front should pass over
the waters on the E side of the high late tonight and Thu. High
pressure then persists through Fri night, moving SE Sat as a
surface trough moves SE over the area. S of another high anchored
over SE Canada, deepening low pressure offshore of the SE U.S.
coast over the weekend will slowly move N, impacting at least the
S waters Sat night through Mon night. Mariners should monitor
later forecasts on this coastal system.

Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt, then,
diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Numerous showers.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming E. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to
11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft.
.MON...E winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt,
then, becoming N 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Numerous showers
and scattered tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable less than 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN...E winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft.
.MON...E winds 30 to 40 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
13 to 18 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 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

...GALE WARNING...
...STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN...

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N, then,
diminishing to 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Numerous showers and
scattered tstms.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 35 to 45 kt, increasing to 40 to 50 kt. Seas
14 to 24 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 40 to 50 kt, becoming E 30 to 40 kt.
Seas 13 to 23 ft.
.MON...E to NE winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming N 25 to 35 kt. Seas
11 to 17 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.

.Forecaster Collins. Ocean Prediction Center.