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Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
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377 FZNT21 KWBC 152108 OFFNT1 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 508 PM EDT Thu Aug 15 2024 New England continental shelf and slope waters from 25 nm offshore to the Hague Line, except to 1000 fm south of New England. 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. ANZ898-160745- 508 PM EDT Thu Aug 15 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...High pressure over the waters will move offshore tonight 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. Long period S to SE swell from Ernesto will move into the area Fri, and continue into Mon night. See the latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center on Hurricane Ernesto. A weak cold front will approach Mon, move offshore Mon night and Tue, and then pass E of the waters Tue night. $$ ANZ800-160745- Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line- 508 PM EDT Thu Aug 15 2024 .TONIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable, then, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ805-160745- Georges Bank between Cape Cod and 68W north of 1000 FM- 508 PM EDT Thu Aug 15 2024 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .SUN...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .MON...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ ANZ900-160745- Georges Bank between 68W and the Hague Line- 508 PM EDT Thu Aug 15 2024 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .SUN...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft, subsiding to 8 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ ANZ810-160745- South of New England between the Great South Channel and Montauk Point to 1000 FM- 508 PM EDT Thu Aug 15 2024 .TONIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW, then, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered tstms. .FRI...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .SUN...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ ANZ815-160745- South of Long Island between Montauk Point and Sandy Hook to 1000 FM- 508 PM EDT Thu Aug 15 2024 .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered tstms. .FRI...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ .Forecaster Bancroft. Ocean Prediction Center.