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FZNT21 KWBC 172041
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
341 PM EST SAT JAN 17 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.
ANZ898-180800-
341 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE E AND
SE INTO THE AREA TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUN. THE FRONT WILL STALL
JUST E AND SE OF THE AREA DURING SUN AS AN INTENSIFYING LOW
PRESSURE TRACKS NE ALONG THE FRONT AND PASSES JUST SE AND THEN E
OF THE AREA SUN NIGHT. A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE MOVES IN ACROSS
THE AREA MON, FOLLOWED BY A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT WILL REACH
THE COAST LATE MON, AND THEN CROSS THE WATERS MON NIGHT. SURFACE
TROUGHS WILL MOVE SE ACROSS THE AREA TUE INTO TUE NIGHT WITH AN
AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE W LATER TUE NIGHT INTO
WED. THE HIGH WILL THEN SLIDE OFF TO THE SE OF THE WATERS LATE
WED AND WED NIGHT AS A WARM FRONT DEVELOPS AND LIFTS N OVER THE
AREA. THE WARM FRONT LIFTS N OF THE AREA EARLY THU, FOLLOWED BY
ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE WATERS LATER THU AND THU
NIGHT.
ANZ800-180800-
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE-
341 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT EARLY,
THEN, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAIN.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
CHANCE OF RAIN. PATCHY FOG.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 13 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ805-180800-
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN CAPE COD AND 68W NORTH OF 1000 FM-
341 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW EARLY,
THEN, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN. PATCHY FOG.
MON
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO
14 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
ANZ900-180800-
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN 68W AND THE HAGUE LINE-
341 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW EARLY,
THEN, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 7 TO
12 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO
14 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
WED
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
ANZ810-180800-
SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND BETWEEN THE GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL AND MONTAUK
POINT TO 1000 FM-
341 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT EARLY,
THEN, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG.
MON
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO
13 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT.
ANZ815-180800-
SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND BETWEEN MONTAUK POINT AND SANDY HOOK TO
1000 FM-
341 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
.FORECASTER COLLINS. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.
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