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Offshore Forecast
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592 FZNT33 KWBC 141504 OFFN31 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1104 AM EDT Wed Aug 14 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...A weak low pressure trough will move E across the waters today. High pressure will build E towards the area today through Thu, move offshore Thu night into Fri, then shift E of the region Fri night through Sat night while maintaining a ridge across the waters. The ridge will drift N of the region Sun and Sun night as Hurricane Ernesto passes SE of the waters. S to SE swell from Ernesto will move into the area Fri, and continue through Sun night. See the latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center on Hurricane Ernesto. Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line .TODAY...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Georges Bank...from the Northeast Channel to the Great South Channel including waters east of Cape Cod...to the Hague Line .TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 18 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...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .Forecaster Bancroft. Ocean Prediction Center.