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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1059 PM EDT Sat Aug 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.

.SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...A weakening high pressure ridge
will persist across the waters into Mon as Hurricane Ernesto
passes SE and then E of the waters. Long period SE swell from
Ernesto will move into the area tonight, and continue into Mon
night. See the latest National Hurricane Center advisory on
Hurricane Ernesto for more information. A cold front will move
offshore Mon night into Tue, with a weak area of low pressure
developing along the front in the Gulf of Maine. The front will
move E of the waters Tue night as the low lifts NE into the Gulf
of Saint Lawrence. A weak low pressure trough will pass E across
the waters late Wed or Wed night, followed by high pressure
building E across the waters Thu and Thu night.

Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line

.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Slight chance of
showers.
.SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Slight chance
of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas
5 to 9 ft. Slight chance of showers.
.MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 6 to
10 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 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...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 7 to
12 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 11 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or
less.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED...NW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 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...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
10 ft. Chance of showers.
.SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of
showers.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.MON...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
Scattered showers and chance of tstms.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 2 to
4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

.Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.