Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
969 FZNT33 KWBC 220901 OFFN31 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 501 AM EDT Mon Jul 22 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 warm front will lift N across the Gulf of Maine today, then become stationary across Maine tonight through Wed. Another warm front will lift N into the waters late tonight and Tue. The front will become nearly stationary across the waters Tue night through Thu with a weak area of low pressure riding E along the front Tue into Tue night. The front will lift NE across the Gulf of Maine as a warm front on Thu. A cold front will move SE across the waters Thu night, then settle SE of the waters Fri and Fri night as weak high pressure builds across the area. Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line .TODAY...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable, then, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N. 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...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers, fog and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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 to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.