Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
555 FZNT21 KWBC 170830 OFFNT1 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 430 AM EDT Fri May 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. ANZ898-172000- 430 AM EDT Fri May 17 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...An area of low pressure S of the waters will slowly drift E today through Sun while weakening. A high pressure ridge will build into the area Sat and remain in place through Tue, shifting E Tue night. $$ ANZ800-172000- Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line- 430 AM EDT Fri May 17 2024 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Rain with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ805-172000- Georges Bank between Cape Cod and 68W north of 1000 FM- 430 AM EDT Fri May 17 2024 .TODAY...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of rain and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Chance of rain and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Chance of rain and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ900-172000- Georges Bank between 68W and the Hague Line- 430 AM EDT Fri May 17 2024 .TODAY...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Chance of rain and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Chance of rain. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Areas of fog and chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ810-172000- South of New England between the Great South Channel and Montauk Point to 1000 FM- 430 AM EDT Fri May 17 2024 .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ815-172000- South of Long Island between Montauk Point and Sandy Hook to 1000 FM- 430 AM EDT Fri May 17 2024 .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of rain. .SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ .Forecaster Shaw. Ocean Prediction Center.