OPC Atlantic Voice Broadcast (VOBRA) Offshore Waters Forecast Areas

X

Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line

Updated: 437 PM EDT Sat May 17 2025

.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers likely and scattered tstms with vsby
1 nm or less. 
.SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers. 
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.WED...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.THU...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 9 to 15 ft. 
X

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

Updated: 437 PM EDT Sat May 17 2025

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt, then,
becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog early. Chance of
showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. 
.SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance
of showers with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.MON...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.WED...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.THU...E to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 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: 437 PM EDT Sat May 17 2025

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt,
then, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers
and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.SUN...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.WED...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.THU...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 8 to
14 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
X

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

Updated: 438 PM EDT Sat May 17 2025

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

Baltimore Canyon to the Hague Line south of 1000 fm

Updated: 438 PM EDT Sat May 17 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.SUN...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Chance of
showers. 
.MON...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.WED...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to SE 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.THU...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
X

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

Updated: 438 PM EDT Sat May 17 2025

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 6 to
10 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. 
.SUN...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms. 
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft. 
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.WED...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
5 to 9 ft. 
.THU...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
X

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

Updated: 438 PM EDT Sat May 17 2025

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms. 
.SUN...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.THU...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
X

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

Updated: 438 PM EDT Sat May 17 2025

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft. Slight chance of tstms. 
.SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of
showers and tstms. 
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.THU...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 



  • Below is a map of the Atlantic Voice Broadcast (VOBRA) Offshore Waters Forecast areas. 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