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FZNT21 KWBC 190236  
OFFNT1  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
936 PM EST THU DEC 18 2025  
 
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.  
 
ANZ898-191445-  
936 PM EST THU DEC 18 2025  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS
 
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PUSH E OF  
THE AREA LATE TONIGHT. THEN A WARM FRONT WILL QUICKLY PASS N OVER  
THE WATERS. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PASS OVER THE WATERS FRI  
FOLLOWED BY A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE TROUGHS OR SECONDARY COLD  
FRONTS BETWEEN FRI AFTERNOON AND SAT. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL  
BUILD E OVER THE REGION SAT, THEN SHIFT E OF THE AREA SAT NIGHT  
AS ANOTHER WARM FRONT LIFTS N ACROSS THE WATERS. ANOTHER COLD  
FRONT WILL PASS E OVER THE AREA SUN, FOLLOWED BY A SERIES OF LOW  
PRESSURE TROUGHS OR COLD FRONTS SUN NIGHT AND MON. ANOTHER RIDGE  
WILL BUILD E OVER THE REGION MON NIGHT, THEN SHIFT E OF THE AREA  
TUE. YET ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE WATERS TUE, THEN PASS  
E OF THE AREA TUE NIGHT.  
 

 
 
ANZ800-191445-  
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE-  
936 PM EST THU DEC 18 2025  
   
..GALE WARNING
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF TSTMS.   
FRI
 
S WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT, BUILDING TO 11 TO  
19 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR  
LESS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.    
SAT
 
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS  
13 TO 22 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.    
SUN
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT.  
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.    
MON
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
TUE
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
6 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ805-191445-  
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN CAPE COD AND 68W NORTH OF 1000 FM-  
936 PM EST THU DEC 18 2025  
   
..STORM WARNING
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF TSTMS.   
FRI
 
S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, INCREASING TO 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 TO  
11 FT, BUILDING TO 12 TO 21 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF  
TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 23 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.    
SAT
 
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS  
14 TO 23 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.    
SUN
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT.  
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
MON
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.    
TUE
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ900-191445-  
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN 68W AND THE HAGUE LINE-  
936 PM EST THU DEC 18 2025  
   
..STORM WARNING
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
FRI
 
S WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, INCREASING TO 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 TO  
10 FT, BUILDING TO 12 TO 19 FT. CHANCE OF TSTMS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 23 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.    
SAT
 
W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS  
15 TO 25 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT.  
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.    
SUN
 
SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.    
MON
 
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.  
SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.    
TUE
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ810-191445-  
SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND BETWEEN THE GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL AND MONTAUK  
POINT TO 1000 FM-  
936 PM EST THU DEC 18 2025  
   
..STORM WARNING
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF TSTMS.   
FRI
 
S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS  
9 TO 15 FT, BUILDING TO 14 TO 21 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND  
CHANCE OF TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT.    
SAT
 
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
13 TO 21 FT, SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 15 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.  
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
SUN
 
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS  
9 TO 11 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
MON
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
TUE
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ815-191445-  
SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND BETWEEN MONTAUK POINT AND SANDY HOOK TO  
1000 FM-  
936 PM EST THU DEC 18 2025  
   
..GALE WARNING
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO  
10 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY. CHANCE OF TSTMS.    
FRI
 
S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT.    
SAT
 
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 11 TO 17 FT, SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.  
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
SUN
 
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS  
6 TO 10 FT.    
MON
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS  
6 TO 11 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
TUE
 
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.  
 

 
 
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