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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
437 AM EDT Fri Oct 18 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...Strong low pressure over the
Outer Mid-Atlantic Waters will drift SE today then weaken and
accelerate S tonight. Strong high pressure spread across the
eastern U.S. will strengthen further and expand across the waters
tonight. The ridge will shift S across the southern waters Sat
night as a low pressure trough develops along the New England
coast, then persists through Mon. A weak cold front will move
across the northern portions Mon night then dissipate Tue. High
pressure will build NE across the area Tue and Tue night.

Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line

.TODAY...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.SAT...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...E to SE winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. 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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NE winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. Rain likely.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N to NE winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. Rain
likely.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

.Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.