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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1030 AM EDT Wed Jul 17 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...High pressure will persist SE
of the area today through Sun night. A low pressure trough will
persist near the coast today. A cold front will slowly approach
the area from the W later today and tonight, move slowly SE over
the waters Thu into early Fri, then pass S of the region by later
Fri and Fri night as high pressure builds E over New England.
Another cold front will approach the area from the NW Sat into
Sat night, and then move SE across the area later Sat night into
Sun night while weakening.

Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line

.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers
and slight chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
Slight chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE. 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

.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Slight chance of
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 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

.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Slight chance of
showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.THU...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Showers and
tstms likely.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft. Slight chance of showers and tstms with vsby
1 nm or less.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.

.Forecaster Collins. Ocean Prediction Center.