Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
944 FZNT33 KWBC 181454 OFFN31 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1054 AM EDT Tue Jun 18 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 the waters will continue to drift E today, extending a ridge back W across the waters. The high pressure area will persist E and then SE of the waters tonight through Fri night. A cold front will gradually move S across the region Fri. It will then stall over the area Fri night through Sat night. Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 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 to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 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 5 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.