Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
622 FZNT33 KWBC 222107 OFFN31 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 507 PM EDT Wed May 22 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. .SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...High pressure SE of the waters will continue to drift slowly SE away from the waters tonight. A cold front will approach the coast Thu afternoon, and move SE across the waters Thu night through Fri night. A weak ridge of high pressure will build over the waters Sat, shifting E of the waters Sat night and Sun as a weak second cold front approaches from the W. The cold front will become stationary across the northern waters Sun and Sun night. It will become a warm front on Mon and lift N as a strong low lifts NE across the Great Lakes. Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early. .THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Georges Bank...from the Northeast Channel to the Great South Channel including waters east of Cape Cod...to the Hague Line .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early. .THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.