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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1045 AM EDT Tue Aug 13 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...A series of weak low pressure
troughs will move E across the waters today into Wed. High
pressure will build E towards the area Wed through Thu, move
offshore Fri, then shift E of the region Fri night through Sat
night while maintaining a ridge across the waters.

Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line

.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.FRI...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

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

.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...N to NE winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 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

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

.Forecaster Krekeler. Ocean Prediction Center.