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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC

1055 AM EDT WED AUG 17 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...LOW PRES WILL TRACK E ACROSS

THE NRN GULF OF MAINE AND NOVA SCOTIA TODAY INTO TONIGHT WHILE

PULLING A COLD FRONT SE THROUGH THE WATERS. A WEAK HIGH PRES

RIDGE WILL MOVE SE THROUGH THE REGION LATE TONIGHT AND THU. A

WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE THROUGH THE AREA THU NIGHT AND

FRI...THEN CONTINUE DRIFTING S OF THE REGION FRI NIGHT INTO SUN.

ANOTHER HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA FROM THE N SAT

INTO SUN...THEN WEAKEN LATE SUN AND SUN NIGHT. 



GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE



.TODAY...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. 

.TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. 

.THU...SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

.FRI...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 

.FRI NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

.SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 

.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 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



.TODAY...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. 

.TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 

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

.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

.FRI...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

.SAT...S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

.SAT NIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

.SUN NIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. 

.THU...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

.THU NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 

.SAT NIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

.SUN...S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

.SUN NIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 



.FORECASTER BANCROFT. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.

