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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC

457 AM EDT WED AUG 31 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 HIGH PRES RIDGE JUST S OF

THE WATERS WILL WEAKEN TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE

NW TONIGHT...THEN PASS SE ACROSS THE WATERS THU INTO THU NIGHT.

HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN FROM THE NW FRI AND FRI NIGHT...THEN

MAINTAIN A RIDGE INLAND ACROSS NEW ENGLAND SAT INTO SUN NIGHT.

TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHT S OF THE AREA IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN

INTO A TROPICAL STORM AND TRACK NE TO NEAR 37.7N 69.0W BY 2 AM

THU.... NEAR 40.0N 63.5W BY 2 PM THU...THEN PASS WELL E OF THE

WATERS LATER THU. TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE NOW IN THE GULF OF

MEXICO IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN INTO A TROPICAL STORM AND

APPROACH FROM THE S LATE SUN INTO SUN NIGHT. SEE THE LATEST

NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER ADVISORIES ON TROPICAL DEPRESSIONS

EIGHT AND NINE. 



GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE



.TODAY...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.THU...SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS BECOMING 3

TO 4 FT.

.THU NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO

15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.

.FRI...N WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6

FT.

.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20

KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

.SAT...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. 

.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

.SUN...E TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5

TO 8 FT.

.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8

TO 13 FT.



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

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



...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT...



.TODAY...SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3

TO 5 FT.

.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15

KT...EXCEPT S PORTION BECOMING E 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

.THU...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO N 5

TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

.FRI...N WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

.SAT...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT...THEN BECOMING E. SEAS

BECOMING 4 TO 8 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S.

.SAT NIGHT...E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 13

FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S.

.SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 17 FT. HIGHEST

WINDS AND SEAS S.

.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING

TO 12 TO 19 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



...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT...



.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS

3 TO 5 FT. 

.TONIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO

20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

.THU...WINDS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4

FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

.THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 15

KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

.FRI...N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS

BECOMING 3 TO 6 FT.

.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

.SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. 

.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT. 

.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 17 FT.

.SUN NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 TO 20

FT.



.FORECASTER VUKITS. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.

