Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
859 FZNT33 KWBC 052103 OFFN31 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 503 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 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 centered E of Hatteras Canyon will weaken and move SE of the area tonight. A warm front over the S waters tonight will lift N across the waters Thu, briefly becoming stationary again across the Gulf of Maine Thu night and Fri. A cold front will move offshore Fri, then pass SE of the waters Fri night. Broad low pressure will track E through the St Lawrence Valley Sat through Mon, dragging a second cold front across the waters Sun and Sun night. The front will move SE of the waters by Mon night as a weak secondary trough approaches the coast from the W. Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt, then, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of rain and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. 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. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 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 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt, then, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early. .THU...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Rain and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 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 6 to 10 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to 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 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Rain and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU NIGHT...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...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.