Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
171 FZNT33 KWBC 051450 OFFN31 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1050 AM EDT Wed Jun 5 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 centered E of Hatteras Canyon will continue to extend a ridge N across the E waters today before weakening and moving SE of the area tonight. A stationary front S of the waters today will lift N across the waters as a warm front Thu, briefly becoming stationary again across the Gulf of Maine Thu night and Fri. A cold front will move offshore Fri, then pass SE of the waters Fri night. Broad low pressure will track E through the St Lawrence Valley Sat through Mon, dragging a second cold front across the waters Sun and Sun night. Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of rain and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of rain and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 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 .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Rain and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Rain and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 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 .TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Rain. .THU...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Rain and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.