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FZNT33 KWBC 032103
OFFN31

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
503 PM EDT Thu Jul 3 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...A slow-moving front along the
coast will move E across the region tonight through Fri. A trough
ahead of the front over the E waters will move E of the area by
later tonight. Another trough will move E over the waters later
Fri into Sat. High pressure will move into the area Sat into Sun
night, as another trough develops over the waters. The trough
should linger over the area through Mon with a cold front
approaching from the N Mon night. A low pressure system
approaching from the SW will move across the area on Tue into Tue
night.

Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
Scattered showers, tstms and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or
less.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
3 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...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt, then,
becoming W. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers, fog and tstms
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to
6 ft. Areas of fog early. Slight chance of showers. Isolated
tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

.Forecaster Dawson. Ocean Prediction Center.