OPC Atlantic Voice Broadcast (VOBRA) Offshore Waters Forecast Areas

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Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line

Updated: 1034 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.TODAY...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. 
.SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
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Georges Bank from the Northeast Channel to the Great South Channel, including waters east of Cape Cod to the Hague Line

Updated: 1034 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. 
.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Rain with vsby 1 nm
or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Rain
with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to
4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
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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: 1034 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of rain
with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
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Hudson Canyon to Baltimore Canyon including the waters west of 39.3N 71.9W...SW to 37.7N 72.9W

Updated: 1035 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.TODAY...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
X

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

Updated: 1035 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.TODAY...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Chance of
showers. 
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.SAT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of rain
with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Rain
with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.MON...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas
4 to 7 ft. 
X

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

Updated: 1035 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.TODAY...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Chance of
showers. 
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW less than
10 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm
or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and chance of tstms. 
.SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to
5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.MON...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.TUE...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
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Hatteras Canyon to Cape Fear out to 34N 71W to 32N 73W

Updated: 1035 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT...

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and isolated tstms. 
.TONIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or
less. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
Scattered showers and chance of tstms. 
.SUN...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NE 30 to
40 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 
.MON...N to NE winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 7 to 13 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.TUE...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
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Cape Fear to 31N out to 32N 73W to 31N 74W

Updated: 1035 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT...

.TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of
showers and slight chance of tstms. 
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or
less. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. 
.SUN...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 8 to 13 ft. 
.MON...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 13 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 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