Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
381 FZNT33 KWBC 051456 OFFN31 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1056 AM EDT Fri Jul 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. 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...A cold front moving S into New England this morning will stall along the coast today, then return N as a warm front late tonight into Sat. Another cold front will approach Sat night, then stall along the coast Sun and Sun night before diminishing on Mon. A high pressure ridge will build over the region from the SE Tue and Tue night. Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 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 5 ft. Georges Bank...from the Northeast Channel to the Great South Channel including waters east of Cape Cod...to the Hague Line .TODAY...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 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 winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .Forecaster Holley. Ocean Prediction Center.