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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
423 AM EDT Mon Jul 8 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 weak stationary front will
remain near the coast or just inland today into Wed. The front
will lift N as a warm front later Wed and Wed night as low
pressure tracks NE over the eastern Great Lakes. A cold front
trailing S from the low will approach from the W Thu and Thu
night, and then stall and slowly weaken near the coast Fri and
Fri night. Otherwise, a high pressure ridge will prevail to the
SE of the region today into Fri night.

Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line

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

.Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.