


Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
173 FZNT33 KWBC 300222 OFFN31 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1022 PM EDT Tue Jul 29 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...A cold front will move SE over the waters tonight into Wed, then stall across the area Wed night. The front will continue drifting S Thu, then stall again just S of the waters Thu night. Low pressure will develop along the stalled boundary late Thu night into early Fri, just offshore the Mid-Atlantic coast, then track E and NE along the front Fri night. The low will clear well E into the N Atlantic Sat. High pressure will build SE across the area later Sat and Sat night, then settle offshore Sun and Sun night. Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S. Seas 2 ft or less. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 2 to 3 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. 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 .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers, tstms and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas becoming 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 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 .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE. Seas building to 5 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT and SAT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.