Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
524 FZNT33 KWBC 110822 OFFN31 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 422 AM EDT Tue Jun 11 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...A low pressure trough will move over the waters today while weakening. Low pressure will pass SE of Georges Bank tonight before moving E of the waters Wed. Weak high pressure will pass just S of the region Wed into Thu before shifting E of the waters Thu night. A cold front will approach from the NW Fri, then move across the waters Fri night into Sat. Another high will build NW of the region Sat night. Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line .TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Georges Bank...from the Northeast Channel to the Great South Channel including waters east of Cape Cod...to the Hague Line .TODAY...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 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 .TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slight chance of tstms and isolated showers. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .Forecaster Kells. Ocean Prediction Center.