Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
588 FZNT33 KWBC 121458 OFFN31 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1058 AM EDT Wed Jun 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. 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 across the Gulf of Maine will drift NE and dissipate today, while a stronger low passes E, and then NE of the waters. Weak high pressure will move S of the waters later today into Thu before shifting E of the waters Thu night. A cold front will approach from the NW Fri, then move SE across the waters Fri night into Sat as developing low pressure passes SE and then E of the area. Another high will build NW of the region across most of New England Sat night, with the high then moving SE across the waters Sun and Sun night. Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line .TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Slight chance of showers. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 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...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. 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...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .Forecaster Clark. Ocean Prediction Center.