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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
434 AM EDT Sun Jul 7 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 cold front will approach
from the W early today, and then stall along the coast or just
offshore by tonight before weakening Mon. Otherwise, a high
pressure ridge will prevail to the SE of the region into Thu
night. Another weak cold front will approach the coast from the W
Tue night into early Wed, before stalling near the coast later
Wed, and then returning N as a warm front Wed night into Thu. A
third cold front will approach the region from the W later Thu
and Thu night.

Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line

.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers, tstms and fog with vsby 1 nm or
less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

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

.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early. Chance of tstms
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers
and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog,
slight chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S 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

.TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Scattered showers and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Areas of
fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU and THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

.Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.