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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1112 AM EDT Wed Oct 28 2020

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.

.SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...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.  

Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line

...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...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. Chance of rain. 
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to
5 to 9 ft. Chance of rain. 
.FRI...NE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N to NE 20 to 30 kt. Seas
7 to 13 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW less than 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W to SW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 6 to 11 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...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Chance of rain. 
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.THU...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. Chance of rain. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NE 25 to 35 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft, building to 9 to 14 ft. Rain with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.FRI...NE winds 30 to 35 kt, becoming N 35 to 45 kt. Seas 12 to
20 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 11 to 19 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to
12 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S 10 to
20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.SUN...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S to SW 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 7 to 12 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...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to
25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.THU...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 15 to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Rain with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming NE 25 to 35 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 14 ft. Rain with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.FRI...NE winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming N 35 to 45 kt. Seas 11 to
19 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 10 to 17 ft. 
.SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE less than
10 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to
10 ft. 

.Forecaster Kosier. Ocean Prediction Center.