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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
433 PM EDT THU MAR 26 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.
ANZ898-270800-
433 PM EDT THU MAR 26 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS
A STRONG COLD FRONT
APPROACHES THE WATERS TONIGHT AND MOVES THROUGH THE AREA LATE
TONIGHT AND EARLY FRI. A SURFACE TROUGH LINGERS OVER THE AREA
FRI, THEN HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FOR FRI NIGHT AND SAT. ANOTHER
SURFACE TROUGH MOVES THROUGH THE WATERS LATE SAT, WITH HIGH
PRESSURE OTHERWISE REMAINING SAT NIGHT AND SUN. HIGH PRESSURE
SHIFTS E SUN NIGHT AS A WARM FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE SW. THE
WARM FRONT MOVES INTO THE WATERS MON AND THEN MOVES N OF THE
AREA MON NIGHT AND EARLY TUE. THE WARM FRONT WILL BE WELL N OF
THE WATERS LATE TUE WITH A COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE WATERS
FROM THE W AND NW LATE TUE NIGHT.
ANZ800-270800-
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE-
433 PM EDT THU MAR 26 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT. RAIN LIKELY. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. CHANCE OF MIXED RAIN
AND SNOW.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. LIGHT
FREEZING SPRAY.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. LIGHT FREEZING
SPRAY.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ805-270800-
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN CAPE COD AND 68W NORTH OF 1000 FM-
433 PM EDT THU MAR 26 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT. PERIODS OF RAIN, AND AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A TSTM S PORTION.
FRI
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT. RAIN LIKELY. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF A TSTM S PORTION EARLY.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. LIGHT FREEZING
SPRAY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS LATE.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ900-270800-
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN 68W AND THE HAGUE LINE-
433 PM EDT THU MAR 26 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO
12 FT. RAIN DEVELOPING. AREAS OF FOG DEVELOPING WITH VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.
FRI
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
12 FT. PERIODS OF RAIN. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. LIGHT FREEZING
SPRAY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS LATE.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ810-270800-
SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND BETWEEN THE GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL AND MONTAUK
POINT TO 1000 FM-
433 PM EDT THU MAR 26 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT. RAIN LIKELY OVERNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A TSTM LATE
S PORTION.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT. PERIODS OF RAIN, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
A TSTM EARLY S PORTION.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
ANZ815-270800-
SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND BETWEEN MONTAUK POINT AND SANDY HOOK TO
1000 FM-
433 PM EDT THU MAR 26 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. RAIN LIKELY
OVERNIGHT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT. PERIODS OF RAIN, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
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