Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
790 FZNT33 KWBC 061455 OFFN31 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1055 AM EDT Thu Jun 6 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 warm front extending SE from the Adirondacks across Long Island this morning will lift slowly NE across Georges Bank today and tonight, becoming stationary across the Gulf of Maine Fri morning. Weak low pressure will develop along the front on Fri near the Maine coast. As the low pressure moves E on Fri it will drag a cold front E across the waters. The cold front will move E of the waters later Fri night into Sat. A broad area of low pressure will slowly track E through the Saint Lawrence Valley Sat and Sat night, moving E into the Canadian maritimes Sun and Mon. The low will drag a weak cold front SE across the waters on Sun. The cold front will move E of the waters Mon. Another weak cold front will approach the coast from the W later Mon and Mon night. Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line .TODAY...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of rain and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E. 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...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Georges Bank...from the Northeast Channel to the Great South Channel including waters east of Cape Cod...to the Hague Line .TODAY...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Rain and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...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 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 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...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Rain and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.