Offshore Forecast Issued by NWS
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FZNT23 KWNM 160847
OFFN01
NAVTEX Marine Forecast for NE US waters
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
447 AM EDT Sat Mar 16 2024
Conditions given represent the highest within that period.
Locally higher winds and seas can be expected in and near tstms.
...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available
through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed coastal
waters forecasts...
.SYNOPSIS...Weak high pressure builds over the area today, except
for weak surface troughing along the coast. The high moves E
tonight, then a warm front should develop over the S waters and
move NE Sun, ahead of a cold front approaching from the W. The
cold front moves through the waters Sun, then a secondary cold
front will move across the area Sun night through Mon night.
Another surface trough will be over the waters Tue, then high
pressure builds in briefly again Tue night. Low pressure quickly
approaches from the NW overnight Tue and moves across the N
waters Wed and Wed night.
Eastport Maine to Cape Cod
.TODAY...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of
rain with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Cape Cod to Nantucket Shoals and Georges Bank
.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered
showers with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.WED...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
South of New England
.TODAY...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Chance of rain.
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.