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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
430 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 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 weak high pressure ridge
will dissipate over the waters this evening, as a stationary
front just inland from the coast persists through tonight. A cold
front will approach from the W Thu into Thu night, pass SE over
the waters late Thu night into Fri, and then move E and S of the
area late Fri and Fri night. High pressure will move E across the
waters Sat into Sat night. A cold front will approach the area
Sun and move across the region later Sun through Sun night.
Another high will build into the area Mon and Mon night.

Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt, then,
becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby
1 nm or less.
.THU...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers,
tstms and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby
1 nm or less.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 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...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of
tstms and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Tstms and
scattered showers with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 ft, building to 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 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...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
Chance of showers and tstms.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.

.Forecaster Holley. Ocean Prediction Center.