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NAVTEX Marine Forecast (Boston, MA)

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NAVTEX Marine Forecast for NE US waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1136 AM EDT Wed Oct 28 2020

Conditions given represent the highest within that period.

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

.SYNOPSIS...A high pressure area will build across the region
today, then shift SE of the area by tonight. Another high will
move quickly E across the area later Wed night into Thu. A warm
front will approach the area from the S Thu and stall just S of
the waters by Thu night. Tropical Cyclone Zeta will become a
post-tropical cyclone near the mid- Atlantic coast Thu night and
then move NE into southern Georges Bank along the stalled front
Thu night and early Fri. Another low will follow, passing just S
of the waters Fri into Fri night and continue moving NE away from
the waters Fri night and Sat. See the latest National Hurricane
Center advisory on Zeta. A third high will build over the area
from the W Fri night through Sat night. A cold front will
approach the waters Sun, then move across the region Sun night.  

Eastport Maine to Cape Cod

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI...

.TODAY...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Chance of rain. 
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.THU...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of
rain. 
.FRI...N to NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. 
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. 

Cape Cod to Nantucket Shoals and Georges Bank

...GALE WARNING...
...STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI...

.TODAY...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Rain with vsby 1 nm
or less. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Rain with
vsby 1 nm or less. 
.FRI...N winds 35 to 50 kt. Seas 15 to 23 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 15 to 25 ft. 
.SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.SUN...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. 

South of New England

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to
25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of rain. 
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.THU...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Rain with vsby
1 nm or less. 
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Rain
with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.FRI...N winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 14 to 21 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. 
.SAT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.SUN...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.