High Frequency Voice Broadcast (New England)

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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
952 PM EST Fri Nov 22 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
northern New Jersey will move E and exit the coast tonight, and
then will dissipate near Georges Bank Sat. A second developing
low will move SE of Georges Bank tonight, and will move N and
intensify just to the E of the Gulf of Maine Sat. It will then
stall over the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and gradually weaken Sat
night through Sun night. A weak ridge will form over the waters
late Mon. The ridge will shift E Mon night into Tue as a warm
front moves E across the waters, while a cold front approaches
from the W. The cold front will move E across the area later Tue
and Tue night. A series of low pressures troughs will move E or
SE through the region Wed and Wed night.  

Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 20 to
30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. 
.SAT...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 7 to
12 ft. Scattered showers. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.SUN...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 9 to 16 ft. 
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
9 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.WED...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 30 to 40 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. 
.SAT...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft, building to 10 to
16 ft. Scattered showers. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming W. Seas 13 to 22 ft.
Chance of showers. 
.SUN...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 21 ft. Scattered showers.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. 
.MON...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.WED...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 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...

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. 
.SAT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW 35 to 45 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft, building to 10 to 16 ft. Chance of showers. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming W 25 to 35 kt. Seas
13 to 20 ft. Chance of showers. 
.SUN...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. 
.MON...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.WED...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to
10 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 

.Forecaster Clark. Ocean Prediction Center.