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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
943 PM EST FRI JAN 30 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.
ANZ898-311445-
943 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS
SEVERAL SURFACE TROUGHS WILL
MOVE SE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SAT AFTERNOON. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN ACROSS THE WATERS TONIGHT AND SAT, THEN
THE LOW PRESSURE WILL RAPIDLY INTENSIFY AND EXPAND IN AREAL
COVERAGE FROM S TO N SAT AND SAT NIGHT. THE INTENSE LOW WILL
GRADUALLY MOVE NE SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN WHILE TRACKING ALONG THE
OUTER WATERS, AND BEING CENTERED S OF NOVA SCOTIA LATE SUN NIGHT
AND APPROACHING NEWFOUNDLAND MON. ANOTHER SERIES OF SURFACE
TROUGHS WILL MOVE S ACROSS THE WATERS BEHIND THE DEEP LOW
PRESSURE MON THROUGH TUE, WITH A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE
WATERS FROM THE NW TUE NIGHT AND MOVING S ACROSS THE WATERS WED
AND WED NIGHT. MARINERS SHOULD MONITOR THE FORECASTS FOR SAT AND
BEYOND, PREPARING TO EXECUTE AVOIDANCE PLANS FROM THIS POWERFUL
INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM.
ANZ800-311445-
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE-
943 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2026
..STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. LIGHT FREEZING
SPRAY.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT, SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 3 FT, BUILDING TO 4 TO 8 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.
SUN
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT, BUILDING TO 14 TO 23 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 15 TO 30 FT.
MON
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
14 TO 22 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ805-311445-
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN CAPE COD AND 68W NORTH OF 1000 FM-
943 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2026
..STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. LIGHT
FREEZING SPRAY.
SAT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT, SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY
EARLY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN
NE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT, BECOMING N 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 15 TO
25 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS EARLY. SNOW.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 45 TO 55 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 40 TO 45 KT.
SEAS 20 TO 29 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
13 TO 22 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ900-311445-
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN 68W AND THE HAGUE LINE-
943 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2026
..STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. LIGHT FREEZING
SPRAY.
SAT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT, SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY EARLY.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 12 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN
NE WINDS 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN
LIKELY WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 45 TO 55 KT, BECOMING NW 40 TO 45 KT. SEAS
20 TO 30 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
15 TO 24 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ810-311445-
SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND BETWEEN THE GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL AND MONTAUK
POINT TO 1000 FM-
943 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2026
..STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. LIGHT
FREEZING SPRAY.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT, SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY
EARLY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN
NE WINDS 40 TO 55 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT. RAIN
LIKELY EARLY. CHANCE OF SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS EARLY.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 35 TO 50 KT, BECOMING NW 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 13 TO 28 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ815-311445-
SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND BETWEEN MONTAUK POINT AND SANDY HOOK TO
1000 FM-
943 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2026
..STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. LIGHT FREEZING
SPRAY.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT, SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO 16 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY AND
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN
N WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 14 TO 24 FT. LIGHT FREEZING
SPRAY, CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 23 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FORECASTER HOLLEY. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.
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