High Frequency Voice Broadcast (New England)

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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
423 PM EDT Fri Jul 26 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.

The National Weather Service is accepting public comments until
July 29 2024 on a proposal to replace feet with meters when
describing seas in a variety of National Marine Center text
and graphical products for the Offshore and High Seas Areas
only. To learn more please visit the following URL:
https://ocean.weather.gov/proposed-meters.php

.SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...A trough will continue over
the waters tonight into Sat with weak low pressure possibly
forming along the trough. On Sat, the trough weakens, and high
pressure dominates. High pressure continues Sat night, then low
pressure approaches the S waters Sun, slowly moving N across the
area Sun night and Mon. The low moves NE of the area Mon night
while weakening. Behind the low, the W end of high pressure will
be over the waters Mon night through Tue night. A warm front
should approach the area from the S Wed and move into the waters
Wed night. 

Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to
4 ft. 
.SAT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
2 ft or less, becoming 3 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.MON...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.TUE...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 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

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. 
.SUN...E to NE winds increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, 
building to 8 to 12 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
7 to 12 ft. 
.MON...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft. 
.TUE...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 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

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW,
then, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...Winds becoming E to SE less than 10 kt, then becoming S 
to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft, building to 7 to 11 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. 
.MON...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to
10 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 

.Forecaster Figurskey. Ocean Prediction Center.