Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
889 FZNT33 KWBC 020244 OFFN31 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1044 PM EDT Mon Jul 1 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...Low pressure over SE Georges Bank will move E of the waters tonight. High pressure will slowly build SE across the waters Tue through Wed, then shift SE of the waters Wed night through Thu night as a weak cold front approaches the coast and moves just offshore. The front will stall over the waters Fri, then will return N as a warm front later Fri and Fri night. Another cold front will approach from the W Sat and Sat night. Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Georges Bank...from the Northeast Channel to the Great South Channel including waters east of Cape Cod...to the Hague Line .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. 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 .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .Forecaster Krekeler. Ocean Prediction Center.