896
FZNT21 KWBC 180826
OFFNT1

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
426 AM EDT Sun Aug 18 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.

ANZ898-181945-
426 AM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...A weakening high pressure
ridge will persist across the waters into tonight as Tropical
Storm Ernesto passes SE and then E of the waters and once again
becomes a hurricane. Long period SE swell from Ernesto will move
into the area today, and continue into Mon night. See the latest
National Hurricane Center advisory on Ernesto for more
information. A cold front will reach the coast Mon, and move
offshore Mon night into Tue, with a weak area of low pressure
developing along the front in the Gulf of Maine. The front will
move E of the waters Tue night as the low lifts NE into the Gulf
of Saint Lawrence. A weak low pressure trough will pass E across
the area late Wed or Wed night, followed by high pressure
building E across the S waters Thu and Thu night.

$$

ANZ800-181945-
Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line-
426 AM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024

.TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Slight chance of
showers.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to
9 ft. Slight chance of showers.
.MON...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and isolated tstms with vsby 1 nm
or less.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.THU...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ805-181945-
Georges Bank between Cape Cod and 68W north of 1000 FM-
426 AM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024

.TODAY...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
6 to 10 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or
less.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TUE...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT and THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ900-181945-
Georges Bank between 68W and the Hague Line-
426 AM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024

.TODAY...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Areas
of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
Areas of fog and scattered showers with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Areas of fog. Chance of showers and
tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TUE...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
subsiding to 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ810-181945-
South of New England between the Great South Channel and Montauk
Point to 1000 FM-
426 AM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024

.TODAY...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas
6 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 6 to
9 ft. Chance of showers and tstms.
.MON...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Showers
likely and slight chance of tstms.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT and THU...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ815-181945-
South of Long Island between Montauk Point and Sandy Hook to
1000 FM-
426 AM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024

.TODAY...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of showers
and tstms.
.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.MON...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.TUE...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.