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304 FZNT21 KWBC 120836 OFFNT1 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 436 AM EDT Wed Jun 12 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 ANZ898-122000- 436 AM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...Low pressure will pass E and then NE of the waters today. Weak high pressure will move S of the waters later today into Thu before shifting E of the waters Thu night. A cold front will approach from the NW Fri, then move SE across the waters Fri night into Sat as developing low pressure passes SE and then E of the area. Another high will build NW of the region across most of New England Sat night, with the high then moving SE across the waters Sun and Sun night. $$ ANZ800-122000- Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line- 436 AM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ805-122000- Georges Bank between Cape Cod and 68W north of 1000 FM- 436 AM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ900-122000- Georges Bank between 68W and the Hague Line- 436 AM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas becoming 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ810-122000- South of New England between the Great South Channel and Montauk Point to 1000 FM- 436 AM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas becoming 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ815-122000- South of Long Island between Montauk Point and Sandy Hook to 1000 FM- 436 AM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024 .TODAY...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable, then, becoming SW. Seas 1 to 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ .Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.