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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1046 PM EDT Wed May 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.

ANZ898-240230-
1046 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...High pressure SE of the area
will continue to drift slowly SE away from the waters tonight. A
cold front will approach the coast Thu afternoon, and move SE
across the waters Thu night through Fri night. A weak ridge of
high pressure will build over the waters Sat, shifting E of the
waters Sat night and Sun as a weak second cold front approaches
from the W. The cold front will become stationary across the
northern waters Sun and Sun night. It will become a warm front on
Mon and lift N as a strong low lifts NE across the Great Lakes
Mon night.

$$

ANZ800-240230-
Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line-
1046 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ805-240230-
Georges Bank between Cape Cod and 68W north of 1000 FM-
1046 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog.
Scattered showers. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ900-240230-
Georges Bank between 68W and the Hague Line-
1046 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers.
Areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ810-240230-
South of New England between the Great South Channel and Montauk
Point to 1000 FM-
1046 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
tstms and areas of fog. Scattered showers. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 5 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ815-240230-
South of Long Island between Montauk Point and Sandy Hook to
1000 FM-
1046 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers
and areas of fog. Scattered tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW less than
5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less,
becoming 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Collins. Ocean Prediction Center.