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FZNT33 KWBC 080232
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
932 PM EST Fri Feb 7 2025

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...High pressure will build to
the coast tonight, settle offshore Sat, then shift E of the
waters Sat night. Low pressure will move E to the New Jersey
coast late Sat night, intensify E across the waters Sun, then
clear well NE of the area into the N Atlantic Sun night. High
pressure will build E across the waters Sun night through Mon
night, then shift E Tue. Another low pressure system will
approach from the SW late Tue, then move E while passing just S
of the waters Tue night into Wed. Yet another low pressure and
warm front will approach from the SW Wed and Wed night.

Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft. Light freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of snow with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 4 to
7 ft. Chance of snow with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of snow with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN...W winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to
11 ft. Rain and chance of snow with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.WED...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 7 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...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
Chance of snow.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of rain and snow.
.SUN...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft, building to
4 to 7 ft.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

.Forecaster Holley. Ocean Prediction Center.