Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
601 FZNT33 KWBC 141505 OFFN31 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1105 AM EDT Fri Jun 14 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 cold front will slowly approach from the NW today into tonight, then move SE across the waters late tonight into Sat as developing low pressure passes SE and then E of the area. High pressure will build NW of the area Sat night before slowly moving SE across the waters Sun into Mon. The high will pass E and SE of the area late Mon and Mon night while maintaining a ridge over the S waters through Tue night. Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line .TODAY...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of showers. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW. 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 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S 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 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .Forecaster Byrd. Ocean Prediction Center.