717  
FZNT21 KWBC 160222  
OFFNT1  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
922 PM EST SUN DEC 15 2024  
 
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.  
 
ANZ898-161430-  
922 PM EST SUN DEC 15 2024  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS
 
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE  
OVER THE WATERS TONIGHT AND MON. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT E OF THE  
REGION LATE MON AND MON NIGHT. A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT N ACROSS  
THE WATERS MON NIGHT INTO TUE, FOLLOWED BY A COLD FRONT EXPECTED  
TO MOVE E OVER THE WATERS TUE INTO TUE NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL  
STALL S OF THE AREA WED WHILE HIGH PRESSURE RAPIDLY MOVES E  
ACROSS THE WATERS. DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE AND AN ASSOCIATED WARM  
FRONT WILL APPROACH THE COAST WED AND MOVE N AND NE ACROSS THE  
WATERS WED NIGHT. THE LOW WILL PULL A COLD FRONT OVER THE AREA  
WED NIGHT INTO THU. HIGH PRESSURE WILL AGAIN BUILD E TO THE COAST  
THU NIGHT, AND THEN WILL QUICKLY SHIFT NE OF THE AREA FRI AND FRI  
NIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS S OF THE WATERS.  
 

 
 
ANZ800-161430-  
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE-  
922 PM EST SUN DEC 15 2024  
   
TONIGHT
 
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.   
MON
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.    
MON NIGHT
 
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE
 
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. RAIN  
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
WED
 
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS  
3 TO 6 FT.    
THU
 
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
FRI
 
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ805-161430-  
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN CAPE COD AND 68W NORTH OF 1000 FM-  
922 PM EST SUN DEC 15 2024  
   
TONIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT.    
MON
 
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.   
MON NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE
 
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. RAIN  
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 7 FT.    
WED
 
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
THU
 
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
5 TO 9 FT.    
FRI
 
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 4 TO  
7 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ900-161430-  
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN 68W AND THE HAGUE LINE-  
922 PM EST SUN DEC 15 2024  
   
TONIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
MON
 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE
 
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. RAIN WITH VSBY  
1 NM OR LESS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.    
WED
 
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO  
25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
THU
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO  
9 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
FRI
 
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
8 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ810-161430-  
SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND BETWEEN THE GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL AND MONTAUK  
POINT TO 1000 FM-  
922 PM EST SUN DEC 15 2024  
   
TONIGHT
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT.    
MON
 
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.    
MON NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.    
TUE
 
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 4 TO  
8 FT. RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 7 FT.    
WED
 
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
THU
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.  
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
FRI
 
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
7 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ815-161430-  
SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND BETWEEN MONTAUK POINT AND SANDY HOOK TO  
1000 FM-  
922 PM EST SUN DEC 15 2024  
   
TONIGHT
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. RAIN LIKELY.    
MON
 
SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. RAIN LIKELY.    
MON NIGHT
 
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. CHANCE  
OF RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
8 FT. RAIN.   
TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 6 FT.    
WED
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS  
5 TO 8 FT.    
THU
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT.  
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
FRI
 
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.  
 

 
 
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