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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC

426 PM EDT TUE AUG 23 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...AN AREA OF HIGH PRES WILL

BUILD E OVER THE S PORTION TONIGHT AND WED...THEN MOVE E OF THE

WATERS WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT WHILE MAINTAINING A RIDGE

ACROSS THE REGION. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA FROM THE

NW FRI...THEN MOVE SE OVER THE AREA FRI NIGHT INTO SAT WHILE

WEAKENING. A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION FROM THE

N SAT NIGHT AND SUN...THEN WEAKEN SUN NIGHT. 



GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE



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

.WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

.THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

.THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

.FRI...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

.FRI NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

.SAT...WINDS DIMINISHING TO N 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4

FT.

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

.SUN...E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

.SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 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...N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT

EARLY. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

.WED...SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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

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

.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

.SAT...WINDS DIMINISHING TO N 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

.SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

.SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

.SUN NIGHT...E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 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...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING W TO SW EARLY.

SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

.WED...W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

.WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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

.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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

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

.SAT...WINDS VEERING TO N 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

.SAT NIGHT...E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

.SUN...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.



.FORECASTER KELLS. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.

