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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1032 PM EDT Thu Jul 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.

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 high pressure ridge SE of
the waters will remain in place tonight as a weak cold front
approaches the Mid-Atlantic coast. That cold front will diminish
late tonight while a second cold front moves S into New England.
The front will stall along the coast Fri, then will return N as a
warm front Fri night and Sat. Another cold front will approach
Sat night, then stall along the coast Sun and Sun night before
diminishing on Mon. A high pressure ridge will build over the
region from the SE Tue and Tue night.

Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers
and isolated tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 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...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers
and isolated tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 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 4 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated
showers.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms.
.SAT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers
and isolated tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

.Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.