Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
424 FZNT33 KWBC 200905 OFFN31 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 505 AM EDT Fri Sep 20 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...A stationary front draped across Georges Bank will persist across the waters today with an occluded low along the front just S of Georges Bank and a second low E of Georges Bank. The occluded low and front will drift SE away from the area today through Sun while a high pressure ridge builds S into the Gulf of Maine. The ridge will build S across the rest of the waters Sun night and persist across the area through Tue night. Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NE winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Rain likely. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SUN...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Georges Bank...from the Northeast Channel to the Great South Channel including waters east of Cape Cod...to the Hague Line ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NE winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Rain likely early, then scattered showers. .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .SAT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...NE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .MON...NE winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TUE...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 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 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NE 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...N to NE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming NE 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .MON...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TUE...E to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.