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Offshore Forecast
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585 FZNT33 KWBC 200843 OFFN31 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 443 AM EDT Sat Jul 20 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 weak surface trough near the coast will gradually diminish today as a weak ridge persists across the southern waters and a front remains nearly stationary S of the waters. A cold front will move into the area from the N Sun, with the front moving back N Sun night and Mon as a weak warm front with high pressure building in behind it. High pressure remains Mon night, and moves E Tues as another warm front approaches from the S. The warm front slowly moves N across much of the area Tue night through Wed night, with weak low pressure centers moving NE and E along the front. Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line .TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW, then, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Georges Bank...from the Northeast Channel to the Great South Channel including waters east of Cape Cod...to the Hague Line .TODAY...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW, then, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 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...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable, then, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.