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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
426 PM EDT Tue Apr 23 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.

ANZ898-240815-
426 PM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...A high pressure ridge
extending W across the waters will persist through early evening.
Intensifying low pressure about 350 nm SE of Cape Cod will pass
SE of Georges Bank tonight into early Wed as it moves NE.
Another low pressure and an associated strong cold front will
approach the area Wed, and then cross the waters Wed night. A
Strengthening high pressure will build slowly E across the waters
Thu and Thu night, and then prevail across the area Fri through
Sat, before finally shifting S of the waters Sat night. A weak
cold front will move in over the area Sun and dissipate by Sun
night with high pressure building in across the area from the W.


$$

ANZ800-240815-
Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line-
426 PM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of
rain.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft, subsiding to 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to
10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable 5 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 winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ805-240815-
Georges Bank between Cape Cod and 68W north of 1000 FM-
426 PM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024

.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt becoming N to NE winds 15
to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ900-240815-
Georges Bank between 68W and the Hague Line-
426 PM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024

.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
7 to 12 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 12 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ810-240815-
South of New England between the Great South Channel and Montauk
Point to 1000 FM-
426 PM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N, then, becoming S.
Seas 4 to 7 ft becoming 6 to 10 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ815-240815-
South of Long Island between Montauk Point and Sandy Hook to
1000 FM-
426 PM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024

.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to
25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft building to 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 4 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Rowland. Ocean Prediction Center.