Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
838 FZNT21 KWBC 171445 OFFNT1 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1045 AM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024 New England continental shelf and slope waters from 25 nm offshore to the Hague Line, except to 1000 fm south of New England. 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. ANZ898-180215- 1045 AM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...A high pressure ridge will persist across the waters today into Wed, then weaken later Wed and Wed night. A warm front will lift N over the area Wed, then stall across the waters Wed night into Thu night as a series of lows develop along the front. The front will then move back S of the area Fri into Sat night while a high pressure ridge builds S across the region. $$ ANZ800-180215- Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line- 1045 AM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 NM or less. Chance of rain. .THU...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ805-180215- Georges Bank between Cape Cod and 68W north of 1000 FM- 1045 AM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024 .TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Rain and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU...E winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. $$ ANZ900-180215- Georges Bank between 68W and the Hague Line- 1045 AM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Rain and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. $$ ANZ810-180215- South of New England between the Great South Channel and Montauk Point to 1000 FM- 1045 AM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024 .TODAY...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of rain, then scattered showers and tstms. Areas of fog with vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. $$ ANZ815-180215- South of Long Island between Montauk Point and Sandy Hook to 1000 FM- 1045 AM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered tstms. .WED...E to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of rain, then scattered showers and tstms. .THU...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. $$ .Forecaster Dawson. Ocean Prediction Center.