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839 FZNT21 KWBC 220824 OFFNT1 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 424 AM 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 ANZ898-222000- 424 AM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...A quasi-stationary front will linger across the New England waters today and tonight, then lift N as a warm front Sun. A cold front will approach from the W Sun night into early Mon, move offshore later Mon, cross the waters Mon night, and then clear E of the waters early Tue. A weak high pressure ridge will form over the area Tue afternoon into Tue night, with the ridge shifting E of the area Wed. Another cold front will approach from the W later Wed and Wed night. $$ ANZ800-222000- Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line- 424 AM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 .TODAY...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 4 to 7 ft. Showers and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Showers and scattered tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 5 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ805-222000- Georges Bank between Cape Cod and 68W north of 1000 FM- 424 AM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 .TODAY...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and isolated tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers, fog and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 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 15 to 25 kt. Seas becoming 6 to 10 ft. Showers and scattered tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SW winds increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ900-222000- Georges Bank between 68W and the Hague Line- 424 AM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 .TODAY...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and isolated tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Areas of fog. Isolated showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN...SW winds increasing 15 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 4 to 7 ft. Chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas building to 7 to 10 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas subsiding to 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas becoming 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ810-222000- South of New England between the Great South Channel and Montauk Point to 1000 FM- 424 AM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and isolated tstms. .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 5 to 9 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 8 to 11 ft. Showers with tstms likely. .MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas becoming 5 to 8 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas subsiding to 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ815-222000- South of Long Island between Montauk Point and Sandy Hook to 1000 FM- 424 AM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...SW winds increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 4 to 8 ft. Chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 6 to 11 ft. Showers and tstms. .MON...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas subsiding to 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas becoming 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ .Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.