Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
158 FZNT33 KWBC 222013 OFFN31 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 413 PM EDT Sat Jun 22 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 quasi-stationary front will linger across the New England waters tonight, then lift N as a warm front Sun. A cold front will approach from the W Sun night, move offshore Mon, cross the waters Mon night, and then clear E of the waters early Tue. A weak high pressure ridge will form over the area Tue into Tue night, with the ridge shifting E of the area Wed. Another cold front will approach from the W Wed night, then cross the region Thu into Thu night. Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 ft, then, becoming 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms early, then chance of rain and areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 ft, building to 4 to 7 ft. Showers and slight chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Showers likely and isolated tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 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 less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of showers and isolated tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Tstms and scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 6 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...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Showers with tstms likely. .MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .Forecaster Shaw. Ocean Prediction Center.