Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
457 FZNT33 KWBC 071429 OFFN31 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1029 AM EDT Sun Jul 7 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 from the W today, will stall along the coast or just offshore by tonight before weakening Mon. Otherwise, a high pressure ridge will prevail to the SE of the region into Thu night. Another weak cold front will approach the coast from the W Tue night into early Wed, before stalling near the coast later Wed, and then returning N as a warm front Wed night into Thu. A third cold front will approach the region from the W later Thu and Thu night. Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line .TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers, tstms and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Georges Bank...from the Northeast Channel to the Great South Channel including waters east of Cape Cod...to the Hague Line .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog, slight chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 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...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers, tstms and fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .Forecaster Musonda. Ocean Prediction Center.