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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for NE US waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1152 PM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025

Conditions given represent the highest within that period.

Locally higher winds and seas can be expected in and near tstms.

...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available
through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed coastal
waters forecasts...

.SYNOPSIS...High pressure will move E  from northern New England
tonight as a low pressure trough passes SE over the waters. A
high pressure ridge will cross the region Sat before passing E
and NE of the waters Sat night into early Sun as a warm front
lifts N over the area and weak low pressure forms near the coast
along the front. A cold front will move E and SE over the waters
Sun and then pass S of the area Sun night. A series of low
pressure centers will pass near or just S and then SE of the area
Mon into Tue. A stronger low will move NE near the coast Tue into
Tue night while pulling a cold front through the area. High
pressure will build E over the southern waters Wed into Wed
night.

Eastport Maine to Cape Cod

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Rain
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of
showers with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.WED...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

Cape Cod to Nantucket Shoals and Georges Bank

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON...

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of
showers.
.SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of
showers.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Rain likely
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of showers
and slight chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TUE...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.WED...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

South of New England

.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers.
.SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of
showers and slight chance of tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Showers
likely and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of showers
and slight chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.