OPC Atlantic Voice Broadcast (VOBRA) Offshore Waters Forecast Areas

X

Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line

Updated: 451 AM EDT Mon Mar 31 2025

.TODAY...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Chance of
rain. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. 
.TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of
showers with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW less than 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. 
.THU...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
X

Georges Bank from the Northeast Channel to the Great South Channel, including waters east of Cape Cod to the Hague Line

Updated: 451 AM EDT Mon Mar 31 2025

.TODAY...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of
rain early. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. 
.TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.TUE...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
8 to 13 ft. Scattered showers with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE less than 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to
20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.THU...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S to SW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 10 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. 
X

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

Updated: 451 AM EDT Mon Mar 31 2025

.TODAY...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Areas of
fog. Scattered showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. 
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Chance of
showers with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.WED...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
X

Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon including the waters west of 39.3N 71.9W...SW to 37.7N 72.9W

Updated: 459 AM EDT Mon Mar 31 2025

.TODAY...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Areas of fog.
Scattered showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. 
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 5 to
9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. 
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas
4 to 7 ft. 
.WED...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to SE 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. 
.THU...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.FRI...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. 
X

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

Updated: 459 AM EDT Mon Mar 31 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S 20 to 30 kt, then,
increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.TUE...SW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming W to SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas
10 to 17 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.WED...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 6 to
10 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
4 to 8 ft. 
.THU...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.FRI...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to
8 ft. 
X

Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon out to 36N 70W to 34N 71W

Updated: 459 AM EDT Mon Mar 31 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas
8 to 13 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.TONIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming SW. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
Numerous showers and scattered tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.TUE...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to
13 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.WED...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.THU...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
X

Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear out to 34N 71W to 32N 73W

Updated: 459 AM EDT Mon Mar 31 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Numerous showers
and scattered tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Numerous
showers and scattered tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.TUE...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. 
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. 
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.THU...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
X

Cape Fear to 31N out to 32N 73W to 31N 74W

Updated: 459 AM EDT Mon Mar 31 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Numerous
showers and scattered tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.TUE...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. 
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. 
.WED...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.THU...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 



  • Below is a map of the Array Voice Broadcast (VOBRA) Offshore Waters Forecast. Clicking on a zone will display the forecast for that area.
Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line Georges Bank South of New England Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon to 1000 FM Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line South of 1000 FM Baltimore Canyon to Hatteras Canyon Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear Cape Fear to 31N Atlantic Cape Fear to 31N out to 32N 73W to 31N 74W zone map