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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1041 PM EDT Tue Apr 23 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...Low pressure SE of Cape Cod
will pass SE of Georges Bank tonight into early Wed as it moves
NE. Another low pressure and an associated strong cold front will
approach the area Wed, and then cross the waters Wed night. A
Strengthening high pressure will build slowly E across the waters
Thu and Thu night, and then prevail across the area Fri through
Sat, before finally shifting S of the waters Sat night. A weak
cold front will move in over the area Sun and dissipate by Sun
night with high pressure building in across the area from the W.

Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of
rain.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft, subsiding to 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to
10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. 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...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft, subsiding to 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
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 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
4 ft.

.Forecaster Krekeler. Ocean Prediction Center.


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