


Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
409 FZNT21 KWBC 290227 OFFNT1 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1027 PM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025 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. ANZ898-300230- 1027 PM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...High pressure over the outer waters this evening will move E of the area tonight into Fri as a cold front approaches from the W. The front will move slowly offshore Fri night into Sat, then pass E of the area later Sat and Sat night. Another weak low pressure trough will move SE over the region Sat night into Sun. Another high will build SE across the area Sun into Mon night, then shift E of the region Tue and Tue night while maintaining a ridge across the area. $$ ANZ800-300230- Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line- 1027 PM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ805-300230- Georges Bank between Cape Cod and 68W north of 1000 FM- 1027 PM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025 .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of tstms. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT and TUE...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ900-300230- Georges Bank between 68W and the Hague Line- 1027 PM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025 .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ810-300230- South of New England between the Great South Channel and Montauk Point to 1000 FM- 1027 PM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ815-300230- South of Long Island between Montauk Point and Sandy Hook to 1000 FM- 1027 PM EDT Thu Aug 28 2025 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of tstms. .FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ .Forecaster Bancroft. Ocean Prediction Center.