Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
631 FZNT33 KWBC 051450 OFFN31 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1050 AM EDT Sun May 5 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. .SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...High pressure will persist across the region today, then shift E of the waters tonight. A weak cold front will approach the coast tonight into Mon, then move SE across the waters Mon night. The front will stall S of the area later Tue and Tue night, and then lift back N into the area Wed as a warm front. Developing low pressure will track quickly E over the waters Wed night while pulling a cold front S over the area. The front will stall S of the area Thu, and lift back N towards the waters as a warm front Thu night while another low tracks E along the front. Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slight chance of showers. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Georges Bank...from the Northeast Channel to the Great South Channel including waters east of Cape Cod...to the Hague Line .TODAY...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Slight chance of showers. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers likely. .MON...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Chance of showers with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and isolated tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE. Seas 4 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 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Slight chance of showers. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers likely. .MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .Forecaster Kells. Ocean Prediction Center.