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FZNT21 KWBC 081420
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
920 AM EST THU JAN 8 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.
ANZ898-090230-
920 AM EST THU JAN 8 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER
THE WATERS TODAY, AND PERSIST INTO FRI. A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT N
THROUGH THE WATERS EARLY FRI NIGHT FOLLOWED BY A COLD FRONT LATE
FRI NIGHT INTO EARLY SAT. THE COLD FRONT WILL STALL S OF THE
AREA SAT THEN LIFT BACK N THROUGH THE WATERS AS A WARM FRONT SAT
NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE SUN WHILE A STRONG LOW
DEVELOPS IN THE GULF OF MAINE. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE E OF THE
AREA BY MON WHILE THE RAPIDLY DEVELOPING LOW MOVES WELL NE OF
THE AREA MON NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS TO THE SW AND S OF
THE WATERS.
ANZ800-090230-
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE-
920 AM EST THU JAN 8 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON
TODAY
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT. RAIN LIKELY WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
ANZ805-090230-
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN CAPE COD AND 68W NORTH OF 1000 FM-
920 AM EST THU JAN 8 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON
TODAY
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY, THEN RAIN LIKELY WITH VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
14 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ900-090230-
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN 68W AND THE HAGUE LINE-
920 AM EST THU JAN 8 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON
TODAY
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. RAIN LIKELY.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON
W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
10 TO 15 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
ANZ810-090230-
SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND BETWEEN THE GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL AND MONTAUK
POINT TO 1000 FM-
920 AM EST THU JAN 8 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON
TODAY
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY, THEN RAIN LIKELY WITH VSBY
1 NM OR LESS.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO 6
FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ815-090230-
SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND BETWEEN MONTAUK POINT AND SANDY HOOK TO
1000 FM-
920 AM EST THU JAN 8 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. RAIN LIKELY WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FORECASTER MILLS. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.
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