


Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
597 FZNT23 KWNM 151517 OFFN01 NAVTEX Marine Forecast for NE US waters NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1117 AM EDT Thu May 15 2025 Conditions given represent the highest within that period. Locally higher winds and seas can be expected in and near tstms. ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed coastal waters forecasts... .SYNOPSIS... A high pressure ridge will weaken and gradually shift E of the waters today into tonight. A warm front will slowly lift NE across the waters today and tonight while weakening. Another warm front will extend E over the area Fri, then drift N across the waters Fri night. Yet another warm front will lift N and NE over the area Sat into Sat night. An associated low pressure area will move offshore Sat night into Sun while pulling a cold front across the region. The front will pass E of the area Sun night into Mon night as a series of secondary cold fronts or low pressure troughs move SE over the waters. Eastport Maine to Cape Cod .TODAY...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers, tstms and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Cape Cod to Nantucket Shoals and Georges Bank .TODAY...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. South of New England .TODAY...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog, scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered tstms and chance of showers with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.