Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
417 FZNT21 KWBC 120845 OFFNT1 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 445 AM EDT Sun May 12 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. ANZ898-122000- 445 AM EDT Sun May 12 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...A weak high pressure ridge near the coast will slowly shift S across the area today through Mon, then will meander E late Mon and Mon night before finally shifting E of the area Tue. Broad low pressure will approach the Mid-Atlantic coast Tue night and Wed, and then will slowly track E, passing to the S of the waters Wed night through Thu night. $$ ANZ800-122000- Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line- 445 AM EDT Sun May 12 2024 .TODAY...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ805-122000- Georges Bank between Cape Cod and 68W north of 1000 FM- 445 AM EDT Sun May 12 2024 .TODAY...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt, then, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ900-122000- Georges Bank between 68W and the Hague Line- 445 AM EDT Sun May 12 2024 .TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ810-122000- South of New England between the Great South Channel and Montauk Point to 1000 FM- 445 AM EDT Sun May 12 2024 .TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SE. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ ANZ815-122000- South of Long Island between Montauk Point and Sandy Hook to 1000 FM- 445 AM EDT Sun May 12 2024 .TODAY...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .THU...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ .Forecaster Huffman. Ocean Prediction Center.