Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
622 FZNT33 KWBC 050834 OFFN31 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 434 AM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024 New England continental shelf and slope waters from 25 nm offshore to the Hague Line, except to 1000 fm south of New England. Conditions given represent the highest within that period. 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. .SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...High pressure will remain over the region today, then shift SE of the area tonight while weakening. A warm front will lift N over the waters Thu, becoming stationary across the N waters Thu night. A cold front will move offshore Fri, then pass SE of the waters Fri night. A trough will extend back NW from the front across the Gulf of Maine into Northern New England. Weak low pressure will develop along the trough Sat and Sat night. The low will lift NE into the Gulf of St Lawrence on Sun while another area of low pressure develops to the SW over the St Lawrence Valley. Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog and chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of rain and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Georges Bank...from the Northeast Channel to the Great South Channel including waters east of Cape Cod...to the Hague Line .TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of rain and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Rain and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. South of New England...from the Great South Channel to Hudson Canyon including the waters south of Marthas Vineyard and Nantucket Island...out to 1000 fm .TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of rain and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Rain and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Areas of fog, scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .Forecaster Musonda. Ocean Prediction Center.