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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1023 PM EDT Sat Jun 22 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.

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

ANZ898-240230-
1023 PM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...A quasi-stationary front will
linger across the New England waters tonight, then lift N as a
warm front Sun. A cold front will approach from the W Sun night,
and move offshore Mon as an associated low moves into the Gulf
of Maine. The low will track E and pass E of the waters Mon night
as the trailing cold front crosses the region. 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 over New England later Thu night.

$$

ANZ800-240230-
Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line-
1023 PM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024

.TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 1 to 3 ft. Isolated
showers and tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas
building to 4 to 7 ft. Showers and chance of tstms with vsby 1
nm or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 6 to 10 ft.
Showers and scattered tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 5 to
9 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...SW winds increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT and THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Winds becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt, then N 10 to 15
kt. Seas subsiding to 3 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ805-240230-
Georges Bank between Cape Cod and 68W north of 1000 FM-
1023 PM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Chance of
showers, fog and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas building to 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with
vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 6 to 10 ft.
Showers and scattered tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas subsiding to 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...SW winds increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas subsiding to
3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ900-240230-
Georges Bank between 68W and the Hague Line-
1023 PM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Areas of fog.
Isolated showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 20 to 25 kt. Seas
building to 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1
nm or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 7 to 10 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds diminishing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to
11 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas subsiding
to 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas building to 5 to 9
ft.
.THU...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas subsiding to 4 to 6
ft.


$$

ANZ810-240230-
South of New England between the Great South Channel and Montauk
Point to 1000 FM-
1023 PM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of
showers and isolated tstms.
.SUN...SW winds increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 4 to
8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 8 to 12 ft.
Showers and scattered tstms.
.MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Showers and tstms
likely with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas
subsiding to 4 to 8 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 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...SW winds diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas
subsiding to 3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ815-240230-
South of Long Island between Montauk Point and Sandy Hook to
1000 FM-
1023 PM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of
showers and isolated tstms.
.SUN...S to SW winds increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 5
to 8 ft. Chance of tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 7 to 12 ft.
Showers and tstms.
.MON...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Showers and
tstms likely.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...NW winds diminishing to 10 to 20 kt, then becoming W to
SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
subsiding to 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas becoming 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds diminishing to 5 to 15 kt, then becoming 5
to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.