Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
668 FZNT21 KWBC 212045 OFFNT1 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 445 PM EDT Tue May 21 2024 New England continental shelf and slope waters from 25 nm offshore to the Hague Line, except to 1000 fm south of New England. 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. Locally higher winds and seas can be expected in and near tstms. ANZ898-220800- 445 PM EDT Tue May 21 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...High pressure SE of the waters tonight will continue to drift slowly S away from the waters Wed and Wed night. A weak low pressure trough near the coast of Maine tonight will move slowly E across the waters Wed before diminishing Wed night. A cold front will approach the coast on Thu, and move SE across the waters Thu night through Fri night. A weak ridge of high pressure will build over the waters Sat followed by another cold front moving in from the W Sat night. The cold front will move E across the waters on Sun, diminishing Sun night. $$ ANZ800-220800- Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line- 445 PM EDT Tue May 21 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ805-220800- Georges Bank between Cape Cod and 68W north of 1000 FM- 445 PM EDT Tue May 21 2024 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ900-220800- Georges Bank between 68W and the Hague Line- 445 PM EDT Tue May 21 2024 .TONIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ810-220800- South of New England between the Great South Channel and Montauk Point to 1000 FM- 445 PM EDT Tue May 21 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ815-220800- South of Long Island between Montauk Point and Sandy Hook to 1000 FM- 445 PM EDT Tue May 21 2024 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ .Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.