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High pres centered over the eastern Great Lakes this evening...will slowly push toward New England this weekend. Low pres will move NE up the eastern Seaboard Mon...passing S of Nantucket Tue. A weak high pres ridge will nose across the waters from the Maritimes Wed. Another low pressure system may develop off the mid Atlantic coast on Thursday...with a likely track east of Cape Cod Friday morning. For information on possible hazardous weather beyond the 24-36 hour forecast period...please visit www.Weather.Gov/Boston and follow the hazardous outlooks link at the top of the blue bar on the left.

N winds 5 to 10 kt...increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft...building to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. A chance of rain in the afternoon.

E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Rain likely... mainly after midnight.

NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Rain likely.

NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. A chance of showers.

N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt...diminishing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt until late evening...then becoming W after midnight. Seas 9 to 13 ft...subsiding to 8 to 11 ft. A chance of showers.

W winds around 15 kt...becoming SW until late evening... then becoming W 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft... subsiding to 4 to 7 ft. A chance of showers. This product is normally issued twice daily at approximately 4 am and 4 PM...and updated as conditions warrant.