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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for NE US waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1050 AM EDT Sat May 17 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...A warm front will lift NE over the area today into
tonight. Low pressure will move offshore over the Gulf of Maine
tonight into Sun while pulling a cold front across the region.
The low will move off to the E of area Sun night into Mon night.
A series of secondary cold fronts or low pressure troughs will
move SE across the area Sun night into Tue. A high pressure ridge
will build E over the region Tue night into Wed and gradually
strengthen, then shift E of the area by Wed night as a warm front
and developing low pressure system approaches from the SW.

Eastport Maine to Cape Cod

.TODAY...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms with
vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers, tstms and patchy fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance
of showers with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

Cape Cod to Nantucket Shoals and Georges Bank

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

South of New England

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