Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
980 FZNT21 KWBC 041442 OFFNT1 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1042 AM EDT Sat May 4 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. ANZ898-050400- 1042 AM EDT Sat May 4 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...High pressure will persist across the region today into Sun, and then shift E of the waters Sun night. A weak cold front will approach the coast Sun night into Mon, then move across the waters Mon night. The front will stall S of the area Tue and Tue night, and then lift back N into the region Wed and Wed night as weak low pressure areas develop along the front. Weak high pressure will build SE into the area Tue and Tue night, and then shift E of the region Wed. $$ ANZ800-050400- Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line- 1042 AM EDT Sat May 4 2024 .TODAY...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ805-050400- Georges Bank between Cape Cod and 68W north of 1000 FM- 1042 AM EDT Sat May 4 2024 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Showers likely with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ900-050400- Georges Bank between 68W and the Hague Line- 1042 AM EDT Sat May 4 2024 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Showers likely with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ810-050400- South of New England between the Great South Channel and Montauk Point to 1000 FM- 1042 AM EDT Sat May 4 2024 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Slight chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers likely with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ815-050400- South of Long Island between Montauk Point and Sandy Hook to 1000 FM- 1042 AM EDT Sat May 4 2024 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Slight chance of showers. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers likely with vsby 1 nm or less. Slight chance of tstms. .MON...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ .Forecaster Kells. Ocean Prediction Center.