High pres will build over the waters through Sat afternoon. Low pres in the Great Lakes as well as just se of Cape Cod late Sat will merge into a large gale center over the Maritimes late sun. Strengthening high pres will follow into the northeast USA for Mon. Low pres will be moving NE from the lower Mississippi Valley Tue as the strong high moves E of New England. 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.

NW winds 5 to 10 kt...increasing to 10 to 15 kt through early afternoon...then becoming W 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers early.

NW winds 10 to 15 kt...diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.

N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming se in the late morning and afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less.

S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming E with gusts up to 20 kt late. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of showers in the evening...then rain and snow showers likely after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 nm.

NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt...becoming W 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt around noon...then increasing to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Rain and snow showers likely in the morning...then a chance of rain and snow showers likely in the afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.

W winds 25 to 30 kt. Gusts up to 40 kt until just after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt... becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

S winds 10 to 15 kt...increasing to 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers in the late afternoon and overnight. Vsby 1 to 3 nm after midnight. This product is normally issued twice daily at approximately 4 am and 4 PM...and updated as conditions warrant.