Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
943 FZNT33 KWBC 212023 OFFN31 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 423 PM EDT Fri Jun 21 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 quasi-stationary front will linger across the New England waters tonight into Sunday then lift north as a warm front Sunday night. A cold front will move offshore later Monday and clear east of the waters by Tue morning. Higher pressure will build into the waters Wed and Wed night. Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line .TONIGHT...E to SE winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SE, then, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft early, becoming 2 ft or less. Chance of showers. Isolated tstms. .SAT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of rain and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Georges Bank...from the Northeast Channel to the Great South Channel including waters east of Cape Cod...to the Hague Line .TONIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers with vsby 1 nm or less. Isolated tstms. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog, isolated showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Isolated showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .Forecaster Krekeler. Ocean Prediction Center.