


Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
153 FZNT33 KWBC 061443 OFFN31 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1043 AM EDT Sun Apr 6 2025 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...Low pressure over the Gulf of Maine will track NE today with a trailing cold front moving SE over the area before passing just S and E of the waters tonight and then stalling by Mon. A series of weak waves of low pressure will move NE along the front later tonight through Tue while the front remains just SE of the area. Deepening low pressure will move E over interior New England Tue, and move towards the Canadian Maritimes Tue night while pulling a stronger cold E across the area late Tue into Tue night. High pressure will build E over the southern waters Wed and Wed night, then briefly build NE into the northern waters Thu before moving E away from the area Thu night. Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT... .TODAY...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers. .MON...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered rain showers and a chance of snow showers. .MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of snow or rain showers. .TUE...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 5 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas building to 8 to 14 ft. .WED...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas subsiding to 3 to 6 ft. .THU...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Georges Bank...from the Northeast Channel to the Great South Channel including waters east of Cape Cod...to the Hague Line ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT... .TODAY...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds diminishing to 5 to 15 kt, then becoming E to NE. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Rain likely. .MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Rain likely. .MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Showers likely. .TUE...W winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas building to 8 to 14 ft. .WED...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas subsiding to 4 to 8 ft. .THU...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 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...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Rain. .MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Showers. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Showers likely. .TUE...W winds increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 6 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas subsiding to 3 to 6 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.