Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
639 FZNT33 KWBC 091448 OFFN31 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1048 AM EDT Sun Jun 9 2024 New England continental shelf and slope waters from 25 nm offshore to the Hague Line, except to 1000 fm south 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. Locally higher winds and seas can be expected in and near tstms. The National Weather Service is accepting public comments until July 29 2024 on a proposal to replace feet with meters when describing seas in a variety of National Marine Center text and graphical products for the Offshore and High Seas Areas only. To learn more please visit the following URL: https://ocean.weather.gov/proposed-meters.php .SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...A weak low pressure area will track NE over the gulf of Maine this afternoon with a trailing cold front moving E and SE over the waters. A series of low pressure troughs will cross the area tonight and Mon. The next cold front will approach the coast later Mon, with the front drifting slowly offshore Mon night into Tue while weakening. Weak high pressure will form just N and W of the area Tue night into Wed as low pressure develops S of the waters. The low will pass E of the area Wed night as a weak ridge of high pressure prevails over New England. The ridge axis will move E over the waters Thu, and slide E of the area by Thu night as yet another cold front approaches from the W. Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line .TODAY...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers likely. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers. .MON...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Georges Bank...from the Northeast Channel to the Great South Channel including waters east of Cape Cod...to the Hague Line .TODAY...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 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 .TODAY...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers. .MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .Forecaster Shaw. Ocean Prediction Center.