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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1049 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 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 warm front will lift NE
across the area tonight into early Sun. A cold front will
approach the waters from the NW late Sun and move across the
waters Sun night and Mon. It will then become stationary well S
and E of the waters Mon night and Tue. Weak low pressure will
develop along the front late Mon, then move NE along the front
Mon night through Tue night. High pressure will build SE across
the waters Tue night and Wed, then shift SE of the waters Wed
night through Thu night as a weak cold front or low pressure
trough approaches the coast from the W.

Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line

.TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Tstms, showers and
fog. Vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers, tstms and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 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 winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. Areas of fog.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Numerous
showers and tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

.Forecaster Clark. Ocean Prediction Center.