Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
487 FZNT21 KWBC 181512 OFFNT1 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1112 AM EDT Sat May 18 2024 New England continental shelf and slope waters from 25 nm offshore to the Hague Line, except to 1000 fm south of New England. 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. ANZ898-190215- 1112 AM EDT Sat May 18 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...An area of low pressure centered about 2240 nm SE of Nantucket will continue to slowly drift E today through Sun while also continuing to weaken. High pressure will build slowly S over the area today through Tue. The high will then shift SE of the waters Tue night. A low pressure trough will approach the waters from the W Wed and Wed night. $$ ANZ800-190215- Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line- 1112 AM EDT Sat May 18 2024 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of rain. .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of rain. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of rain. .SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ805-190215- Georges Bank between Cape Cod and 68W north of 1000 FM- 1112 AM EDT Sat May 18 2024 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Chance of rain. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ900-190215- Georges Bank between 68W and the Hague Line- 1112 AM EDT Sat May 18 2024 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ810-190215- South of New England between the Great South Channel and Montauk Point to 1000 FM- 1112 AM EDT Sat May 18 2024 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Chance of rain. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Chance of rain. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of rain. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ815-190215- South of Long Island between Montauk Point and Sandy Hook to 1000 FM- 1112 AM EDT Sat May 18 2024 .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of rain. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Chance of rain. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of rain. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ .Forecaster Clark. Ocean Prediction Center.