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FZNT21 KWBC 131450
OFFNT1
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1050 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 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.
ANZ898-140215-
1050 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS
A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL
PASS THROUGH THE WATERS TODAY AS A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE BUILDS
OVER THE REGION. THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA LATER TODAY
INTO TONIGHT. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ALONG THE NEW ENGLAND COAST
FRI NIGHT INTO SAT WHILE PULLING A STRONG COLD FRONT ACROSS THE
AREA. A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE TROUGHS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
WATERS LATE SAT THROUGH SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD E
OVER THE REGION SUN, THEN SHIFT E OF THE AREA SUN NIGHT. A WARM
FRONT WILL LIFT THROUGH THE WATERS SUN NIGHT AND EARLY MON,
FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT MON NIGHT INTO TUE. A
SECONDARY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TUE NIGHT.
ANZ800-140215-
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE-
1050 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT, SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO
5 TO 8 FT.
MON
SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO
18 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
ANZ805-140215-
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN CAPE COD AND 68W NORTH OF 1000 FM-
1050 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, BUILDING
TO 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 16 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO
5 TO 8 FT.
MON
SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING S 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO
16 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
11 TO 18 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
ANZ900-140215-
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN 68W AND THE HAGUE LINE-
1050 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
11 TO 16 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON
SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT, BUILDING TO 13 TO 15 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 35 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO
19 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 16 FT.
ANZ810-140215-
SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND BETWEEN THE GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL AND MONTAUK
POINT TO 1000 FM-
1050 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING S 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO
17 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
ANZ815-140215-
SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND BETWEEN MONTAUK POINT AND SANDY HOOK TO
1000 FM-
1050 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING S 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO
15 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 35 TO 40 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
.FORECASTER COLLINS. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.
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