Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
001 FZNT33 KWBC 290836 OFFN31 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 436 AM EDT Sat Jun 29 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...High pressure near Georges Bank will move E of the waters early today. A warm front will lift NE across the area late today into early Sun. A cold front will approach the waters from the NW late Sun and move across the waters Sun night and Mon. It will then become stationary well S and E of the waters Mon night and Tue. Weak low pressure will develop along the front late Mon, then move NE along the front Mon night before briefly stalling just E of the waters Tue. The low will then drift NE Tue night through Wed night, while high pressure builds SE across the waters. Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line .TODAY...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 nm or less. .MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 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...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers, tstms and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 nm or less. .MON...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 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...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 nm or less. .MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .Forecaster Clark. Ocean Prediction Center.