Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
525 FZNT33 KWBC 241438 OFFN31 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1038 AM EDT Mon Jun 24 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 cold front will move across the area today as an associated low moves slowly into the Gulf of Maine. The low will pass E of the waters tonight as the trailing cold front clears E of the area. A weak high pressure ridge will form over the area Tue, and shift E of the waters Tue night. Another cold front will approach from the W and NW Wed and Wed night, then cross the region Thu into Thu night. High pressure will build E over New England late Thu night, then spread E over the waters Fri and Fri night. Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of showers and scattered tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. 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...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Chance of showers and scattered tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. 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...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Showers and tstms likely with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .Forecaster Collins. Ocean Prediction Center.