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FZNT33 KWBC 230831
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
331 AM EST Mon Dec 23 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 high pressure near the
coast early this morning will settle offshore today, and then
begin to shift E and NE of the area tonight into Tue. Developing
low pressure will approach the New England coast Tue, and then
move E over the waters while strengthening Tue night. The low
will slow and continue to strengthen to the E and SE of the
waters Wed and Wed night before tracking E away from the area Thu
and Thu night. High pressure will slowly build E to the coast Fri
and Fri night. 

Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line

.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to
6 ft. Light freezing spray. 
.TONIGHT...SW winds increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
Snow.
.TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. Chance of rain and snow. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
Chance of snow. 
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 6 to 10 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas subsiding to 5 to 9 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft. 
.FRI and FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 

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

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt early,
then, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of snow showers.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas becoming 3 to 4 ft. 
Chance of rain. 
.TUE...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of
rain. 
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance
of rain and snow. 
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 6 to 11 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. 
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 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...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of rain. 
.TUE...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to
6 ft. Chance of rain. 
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance
of rain. 
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.THU...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 

.Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.