High Frequency Voice Broadcast (New England)

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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1114 AM EDT Thu Apr 24 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...High pressure persists across
the area today. A warm front will develop over the waters tonight
and Fri, gradually moving NE late Fri and Fri night as strong low
pressure moves into New England Sat. The low slowly moves across
northern New England and into SE Canada Sat and Sun as its
trailing cold front sweeps E across the waters Sat night and
early Sun. A secondary surface trough will move S over the area
Sun night, otherwise high pressure slowly builds E over the
waters Mon and Mon night.  

Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT...

.TODAY...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to
4 ft. 
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to
4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.SAT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft, building to 6 to 10 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft. 
.SUN...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

Georges Bank...from the Northeast Channel to the Great South
Channel including waters east of Cape Cod...to the Hague Line

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT...

.TODAY...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.SAT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft, building to 6 to 10 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.SUN...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.MON...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 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

.TODAY...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.SAT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to
9 ft. 
.SUN...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.Forecaster Huffman. Ocean Prediction Center.