Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
040 FZNT33 KWBC 242028 OFFN31 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 428 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 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. 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 .SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...A cold front will move across the area this evening as an associated low pressure moves slowly across the northern Gulf of Maine. The low will pass E of the waters later tonight as the trailing cold front clears E of the area. A weak high pressure ridge will form over the area Tue, and shift E of the waters Tue night. Another cold front will approach the coast Wed and Wed night, then slowly cross the waters Thu into Thu night. High pressure will build E over New England late Thu night, spread E over the waters Fri into Sat, and then shift E Sat night ahead of the next approaching cold front. Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt, then, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of showers. Slight chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 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 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Georges Bank...from the Northeast Channel to the Great South Channel including waters east of Cape Cod...to the Hague Line .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 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 .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Showers and tstms likely with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .Forecaster Collins. Ocean Prediction Center.