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FZNT21 KWBC 162054  
OFFNT1  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
354 PM EST MON FEB 16 2026  
 
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.  
 
ANZ898-170800-  
354 PM EST MON FEB 16 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS  
LOW PRESSURE WILL RAPIDLY  
DEEPEN JUST SOUTH OF THE AREA TONIGHT THEN TURN MORE NE WHILE  
STAYING E OF THE AREA. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRIEFLY BUILD INTO THE  
AREA TUE BEFORE ANOTHER COLD FRONT WED. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SE  
ACROSS THE WATERS WED AND WED NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD S  
OVER THE AREA THU AND PERSIST THROUGH FRI. A LOW WILL TRACK S OF  
THE WATERS SAT AND SAT NIGHT.  
 
 
 
ANZ800-170800-  
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE-  
354 PM EST MON FEB 16 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO  
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE  
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 4 TO  
8 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 8 FT.    
WED  
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
THU  
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN  
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
FRI  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SAT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 7 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ805-170800-  
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN CAPE COD AND 68W NORTH OF 1000 FM-  
354 PM EST MON FEB 16 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT  
EARLY, THEN, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF RAIN.    
TUE  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO  
11 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
WED  
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
THU  
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.  
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
FRI  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
SAT  
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ900-170800-  
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN 68W AND THE HAGUE LINE-  
354 PM EST MON FEB 16 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT.  
SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.    
TUE  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO  
12 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
WED  
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO  
9 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
THU  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
FRI  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT  
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO  
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ810-170800-  
SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND BETWEEN THE GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL AND MONTAUK  
POINT TO 1000 FM-  
354 PM EST MON FEB 16 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT  
EARLY, THEN, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
TUE  
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
WED  
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 5 TO  
9 FT.    
THU  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS  
5 TO 9 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
FRI  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 7 FT.    
SAT  
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS  
4 TO 7 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ815-170800-  
SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND BETWEEN MONTAUK POINT AND SANDY HOOK TO  
1000 FM-  
354 PM EST MON FEB 16 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.    
TUE  
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
5 TO 8 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
WED  
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 4 TO  
8 FT.    
THU  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SAT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 TO  
6 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 
 
 
.FORECASTER KREKELER. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.  
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