Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
844 FZNT33 KWBC 300838 OFFN31 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 438 AM EDT Thu May 30 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...A weak cold front will move slowly E across the waters today and tonight. High pressure will build E towards the area Fri and Fri night, then move offshore while weakening to a ridge Sat and Sat night. The ridge will move E over the area Sun and Sun night. Low pressure will slowly develop SE of the waters Fri night through Sun, then move slowly E Sun night through Mon night as another weak high builds E over the region. Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line .TODAY...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 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...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. 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...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW, then, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .Forecaster Collins. Ocean Prediction Center.