Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
004 FZNT33 KWBC 061515 OFFN31 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1115 AM EDT Sun Oct 6 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...High pressure will build offshore today, then shift E of the area tonight. Long period swell from Hurricane Kirk, well SE of the waters, will move into the area later today and persist into early next week. Low pressure will move offshore New England Mon, then track NE across the waters Mon night into Tue while pulling a cold front across the region. A low pressure trough or secondary cold front will move across the area Tue night into Wed. A high pressure ridge will build E across the area later Wed through Thu night. Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line .TODAY...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers. .MON...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of showers. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Georges Bank...from the Northeast Channel to the Great South Channel including waters east of Cape Cod...to the Hague Line .TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of showers. .MON...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW 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...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .Forecaster Krekeler. Ocean Prediction Center.