


Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
882 FZNT21 KWBC 230240 OFFNT1 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1040 PM EDT Thu May 22 2025 New England continental shelf and slope waters from 25 nm offshore to the Hague Line, except to 1000 fm south of New England. 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. ANZ898-240230- 1040 PM EDT Thu May 22 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...Strong low pressure centered just S of the Nantucket Island will move NE across the area tonight into Fri before gradually weakening. The low will move NE of the area Fri night, stall over eastern New Brunswick Sat and Sat night, then move well E into the N Atlantic Sun and Sun night. A series of low pressure troughs will move E and SE across the waters Fri night through Sun night. High pressure will build E across the area Mon and Mon night, then persist Tue and Tue night. $$ ANZ800-240230- Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line- 1040 PM EDT Thu May 22 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...E winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. Rain. .FRI...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Rain likely, then chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas subsiding to 4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers. .SAT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers, then chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft, becoming 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ805-240230- Georges Bank between Cape Cod and 68W north of 1000 FM- 1040 PM EDT Thu May 22 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...E winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming SW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...W to SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...Winds diminishing to W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas subsiding to 5 to 8 ft. Chance of showers. .SAT...W win3030ds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Slight chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ900-240230- Georges Bank between 68W and the Hague Line- 1040 PM EDT Thu May 22 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...E winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming S to SW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W to SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW subsiding to 10 to 20 kt. Seas subsiding to 6 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Slight chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ810-240230- South of New England between the Great South Channel and Montauk Point to 1000 FM- 1040 PM EDT Thu May 22 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 25 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...W winds diminishing to 15 to 20 kt, then to 5 to 15 kt. Seas subsiding to 6 to 12 ft. Chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas subsiding to 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers. .SAT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Slight chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 2 to 3 ft, becoming 2 ft or less. .TUE...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ815-240230- South of Long Island between Montauk Point and Sandy Hook to 1000 FM- 1040 PM EDT Thu May 22 2025 .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Scattered showers and tstms, then chance of showers late. .FRI...W to NW winds diminishing to 5 to 15 kt, then becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas subsiding to 5 to 9 ft. Chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas subsiding to 4 to 6 ft. Chance of showers. .SAT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ .Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.