Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
538 FZNT33 KWBC 080239 OFFN31 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1039 PM EDT Fri Jun 7 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. The National Weather Service is accepting public comments until July 29 2024 on a proposal to replace feet with meters when describing seas in a variety of National Marine Center text and graphical products for the Offshore and High Seas Areas only. To learn more please visit the following URL: https://ocean.weather.gov/proposed-meters.php .SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...Weak low pressure over the Gulf of Maine will move E tonight into Sat, with a trailing cold front passing SE of the region by later tonight or early Sat. A low pressure trough will follow behind the cold front late Sat and Sat night. Low pressure tracking slowly E through the Saint Lawrence Valley on Sun into Mon will drag another cold front SE across the waters Sun and Sun night. Another weak cold front will approach the coast from the W Mon night, then move E across the waters Tue and Tue night. Weak high pressure will build into the area from the W Wed and Wed night. Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog and slight chance of showers with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Slight chance of showers. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers likely. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Georges Bank...from the Northeast Channel to the Great South Channel including waters east of Cape Cod...to the Hague Line .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 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...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas becoming 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.