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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
426 AM EDT SUN MAR 22 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.
ANZ898-222000-
426 AM EDT SUN MAR 22 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED
OVER THE WATERS WILL SLIDE OFF TO THE E TODAY AS A WARM FRONT
APPROACHES THE AREA FROM THE S. DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE WILL
APPROACH FROM THE W AND SW TODAY AS THE WARM FRONT LIFTS N INTO
THE WATERS. THE LOW WILL STRENGTHEN AND MOVE E AND NE ALONG 40N
OR SO TONIGHT INTO EARLY MON, WITH THE LOW PASSING E AND NE OF
THE WATERS LATE MON INTO MON NIGHT. THE LOW WILL PUSH A COLD
FRONT ACROSS THE WATERS SUN NIGHT INTO MON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD E TOWARD THE COAST MON NIGHT INTO EARLY TUE. THE HIGH WILL
MOVE E OVER THE S WATERS LATE TUE AND TUE NIGHT AS A LOW PRESSURE
TROUGH CROSSES THE GULF OF MAINE. THE HIGH WILL PASS E AND SE OF
THE AREA WED AS THE NEXT COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE W. THIS
FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA WED NIGHT INTO THU, MOVING S OF THE
AREA DURING THE DAY THU AS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE
WATERS. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE COAST THU NIGHT.
ANZ800-222000-
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE-
426 AM EDT SUN MAR 22 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAIN. PATCHY FOG.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. LIGHT
FREEZING SPRAY.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO 15 FT.
ANZ805-222000-
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN CAPE COD AND 68W NORTH OF 1000 FM-
426 AM EDT SUN MAR 22 2026
TODAY
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT, THEN,
BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT.
ANZ900-222000-
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN 68W AND THE HAGUE LINE-
426 AM EDT SUN MAR 22 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 15 KT,
THEN, BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
MON
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT. AREAS OF FOG AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT.
ANZ810-222000-
SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND BETWEEN THE GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL AND MONTAUK
POINT TO 1000 FM-
426 AM EDT SUN MAR 22 2026
TODAY
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT, THEN,
BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM
OR LESS.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
THU
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
ANZ815-222000-
SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND BETWEEN MONTAUK POINT AND SANDY HOOK TO
1000 FM-
426 AM EDT SUN MAR 22 2026
TODAY
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 15 TO 20 KT,
THEN, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM
OR LESS.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, BUILDING
TO 6 TO 10 FT.
.FORECASTER JOSEPH. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.
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