Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
538 FZNT21 KWBC 270225 OFFNT1 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1025 PM EDT Wed Jun 26 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 ANZ898-280230- 1025 PM EDT Wed Jun 26 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...A cold front will slowly move into the inner offshore waters later tonight and Thu as an area of low pressure develops along the front over Maine and then moves NE. The cold front will pass E of the outer waters later Thu night. High pressure will build E over New England late Thu night, then move gradually E across the waters Fri night and Sat before shifting E of the area by Sat night. A warm front will lift NE across the waters Sat night, and be followed by a cold front moving to the New England coast Sun then over the waters Sun night. The front will stall SE of the waters by late Mon with a weak low pressure developing along the front later Mon night. $$ ANZ800-280230- Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line- 1025 PM EDT Wed Jun 26 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ805-280230- Georges Bank between Cape Cod and 68W north of 1000 FM- 1025 PM EDT Wed Jun 26 2024 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ900-280230- Georges Bank between 68W and the Hague Line- 1025 PM EDT Wed Jun 26 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Isolated tstms. .THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ810-280230- South of New England between the Great South Channel and Montauk Point to 1000 FM- 1025 PM EDT Wed Jun 26 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ815-280230- South of Long Island between Montauk Point and Sandy Hook to 1000 FM- 1025 PM EDT Wed Jun 26 2024 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ .Forecaster Rowland. Ocean Prediction Center.