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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC

1042 AM EDT MON AUG 8 2016



NEW ENGLAND CONTINENTAL SHELF AND SLOPE WATERS FROM 25 NM

OFFSHORE TO THE HAGUE LINE...EXCEPT TO 1000 FM S 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 WEAK COLD FRONT WILL

APPROACH THE WATERS FROM THE N TODAY...THEN MOVE S ACROSS THE E

PORTION TONIGHT INTO TUE. A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD E INTO THE

REGION TODAY...AND SLOWLY MOVE SE OVER THE WATERS TONIGHT INTO

WED NIGHT. THE RIDGE WILL THEN PASS SE OF THE AREA THU AND THU

NIGHT...AND PERSIST JUST S OF THE REGION FRI AND FRI NIGHT.

ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA FROM THE NW THU AND THU

NIGHT...THEN MOVE S INTO THE GULF OF MAINE FRI AND STALL FRI

NIGHT. 



GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE



.TODAY...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

.TONIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

.TUE...N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

.TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

.WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. 

.THU...W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

.FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. 

.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 



GEORGES BANK...FROM THE NORTHEAST CHANNEL TO THE GREAT SOUTH

CHANNEL INCLUDING WATERS EAST OF CAPE COD...TO THE HAGUE LINE



.TODAY...N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

.TONIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

.TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

.WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. 

.THU...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. 

.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. 

.FRI...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. 

.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 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...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

.TONIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

.TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

.TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

.WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

.THU...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

.FRI...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 



.FORECASTER KELLS. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.

