688  
FZNT21 KWBC 160834  
OFFNT1  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
334 AM EST MON DEC 16 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.  
 
ANZ898-162045-  
334 AM EST MON DEC 16 2024  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS
 
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE  
OVER THE WATERS TODAY, THEN SHIFT E OF THE REGION LATE TODAY AND  
TONIGHT. A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT N ACROSS THE WATERS TONIGHT 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.  
 

 
 
ANZ800-162045-  
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE-  
334 AM EST MON DEC 16 2024  
   
TODAY
 
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF  
RAIN.    
TONIGHT
 
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
TUE
 
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO  
10 FT. RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG  
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS EARLY.    
WED
 
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO  
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
THU
 
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
5 TO 9 FT.    
FRI
 
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 7 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 4 TO  
5 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ805-162045-  
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN CAPE COD AND 68W NORTH OF 1000 FM-  
334 AM EST MON DEC 16 2024  
   
TODAY
 
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.    
TONIGHT
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 6 FT.    
TUE
 
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
8 FT. RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF  
FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS EARLY.    
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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
5 TO 9 FT.    
FRI
 
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 7 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ900-162045-  
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN 68W AND THE HAGUE LINE-  
334 AM EST MON DEC 16 2024  
   
TODAY
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT  
EARLY, THEN, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO 20 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 TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO  
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS  
EARLY. CHANCE OF RAIN.   
WED
 
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
7 TO 9 FT.    
FRI
 
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ810-162045-  
SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND BETWEEN THE GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL AND MONTAUK  
POINT TO 1000 FM-  
334 AM EST MON DEC 16 2024  
   
TODAY
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.    
TONIGHT
 
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 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 4 TO  
8 FT. RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 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 10 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
FRI
 
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ815-162045-  
SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND BETWEEN MONTAUK POINT AND SANDY HOOK TO  
1000 FM-  
334 AM EST MON DEC 16 2024  
   
TODAY
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. RAIN LIKELY.    
TONIGHT
 
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 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
8 FT. RAIN.   
TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 6 FT.    
WED
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S. 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 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
FRI
 
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 

 
 
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