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FZNT21 KWBC 271506
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1006 AM EST TUE JAN 27 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.
ANZ898-280215-
1006 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS
LOW PRESSURE WILL INTENSIFY AS
IT MOVES QUICKLY NE AWAY FROM THE AREA TODAY. A SERIES OF LOW
PRESSURE TROUGHS OR SECONDARY COLD FRONTS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
AREA TODAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WATERS
TONIGHT INTO WED, FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER COLD FRONT WED NIGHT INTO
THU. LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THIS SECOND FRONT LATE WED
NIGHT SE OF THE AREA, THEN QUICKLY MOVE N OF THE AREA THU. A
TROUGH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE GULF OF MAINE THU NIGHT, THEN
PERSIST INTO SAT, WHILE A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE BUILDS E ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA. LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP WELL S
OF THE AREA SAT, THEN SLOWLY LIFT N SAT NIGHT WHILE RAPIDLY
INTENSIFYING. THIS SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE MAJOR
IMPACTS TO SHIPPING THROUGHOUT THE WESTERN ATLANTIC. MARINERS
SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR SAT AND BEYOND, AND
PREPARE TO POSSIBLY EXECUTE AVOIDANCE PLANS.
ANZ800-280215-
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE-
1006 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2026
TODAY
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.
WED
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. LIGHT FREEZING
SPRAY.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. LIGHT
FREEZING SPRAY.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 3 FT, BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ805-280215-
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN CAPE COD AND 68W NORTH OF 1000 FM-
1006 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO
15 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY AND ISOLATED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. LIGHT
FREEZING SPRAY AND SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WED
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.
WED NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. LIGHT
FREEZING SPRAY.
THU
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 12 FT.
ANZ900-280215-
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN 68W AND THE HAGUE LINE-
1006 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
10 TO 17 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY AND ISOLATED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.
WED
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 13 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY AND SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WED NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ810-280215-
SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND BETWEEN THE GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL AND MONTAUK
POINT TO 1000 FM-
1006 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY AND ISOLATED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
7 TO 13 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY AND SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WED
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. LIGHT FREEZING
SPRAY.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW.
THU
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT.
ANZ815-280215-
SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND BETWEEN MONTAUK POINT AND SANDY HOOK TO
1000 FM-
1006 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. LIGHT FREEZING
SPRAY AND ISOLATED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY AND SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WED
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.
THU
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT.
.FORECASTER KREKELER. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.
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