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FZNT21 KWBC 170229
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
929 PM EST FRI JAN 16 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.
ANZ898-171415-
929 PM EST FRI JAN 16 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS
A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE
WILL MOVE E OVER THE AREA TONIGHT. A WARM FRONT WILL DEVELOP AND
APPROACH FROM THE S LATER TONIGHT OR EARLY SAT, AND LIFT N OVER
THE WATERS LATE SAT INTO SAT NIGHT WITH A COLD FRONT MOVING E AND
SE INTO THE AREA LATER SAT NIGHT INTO EARLY SUN. THE FRONT WILL
STALL JUST E AND SE OF THE AREA DURING SUN AS INTENSIFYING LOW
PRESSURE TRACKS NE ALONG THE FRONT AND PASSES JUST SE AND THEN E
OF THE AREA SUN NIGHT. A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE MOVES IN ACROSS
THE AREA MON, FOLLOWED BY A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT WILL REACH
THE COAST LATE MON, AND THEN CROSS THE WATERS MON NIGHT. SURFACE
TROUGHS WILL MOVE SE ACROSS THE AREA TUE INTO TUE NIGHT WITH AN
AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE W LATER TUE NIGHT
INTO WED NIGHT.
ANZ800-171415-
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE-
929 PM EST FRI JAN 16 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT, SUBSIDING
TO 5 TO 9 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SNOW EARLY, THEN RAIN LIKELY.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
MON
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
WED
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
12 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ805-171415-
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN CAPE COD AND 68W NORTH OF 1000 FM-
929 PM EST FRI JAN 16 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SUN
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
MON NIGHT AND TUE
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
WED
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ900-171415-
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN 68W AND THE HAGUE LINE-
929 PM EST FRI JAN 16 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
MON
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ810-171415-
SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND BETWEEN THE GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL AND MONTAUK
POINT TO 1000 FM-
929 PM EST FRI JAN 16 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. RAIN LIKELY.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
WED
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO
11 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ815-171415-
SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND BETWEEN MONTAUK POINT AND SANDY HOOK TO
1000 FM-
929 PM EST FRI JAN 16 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SNOW.
SAT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW EARLY, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW.
SUN
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. SNOW LIKELY AND CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
MON
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
TUE AND TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.FORECASTER MILLS. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.
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