713  
FZNT21 KWBC 170900  
OFFNT1  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
400 AM EST TUE DEC 17 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.  
 
ANZ898-171945-  
400 AM EST TUE DEC 17 2024  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS  
A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT N  
ACROSS THE WATERS THIS MORNING, FOLLOWED BY A COLD FRONT  
EXPECTED TO MOVE E ACROSS THE WATERS TODAY INTO TONIGHT. 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 WATERS WED AND MOVE N AND  
NE ACROSS THE AREA WED NIGHT. THE LOW WILL PULL A COLD FRONT  
THROUGH 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 AND TRACKS SE OF GEORGES BANK. A SERIES OF REINFORCING  
COLD FRONTS OR LOW PRESSURE TROUGHS WILL MOVE SE ACROSS THE  
WATERS SAT AND SAT NIGHT.  
 
 
 
ANZ800-171945-  
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE-  
400 AM EST TUE DEC 17 2024  
   
..GALE WARNING  
 
   
TODAY  
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 25 TO 35 KT  
EARLY, THEN, BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. RAIN  
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
WED  
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT. RAIN.   
THU  
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
FRI  
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
SAT  
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ805-171945-  
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN CAPE COD AND 68W NORTH OF 1000 FM-  
400 AM EST TUE DEC 17 2024  
   
TODAY  
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. RAIN WITH  
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
WED  
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE  
OF RAIN. SCATTERED TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
THU  
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 7 FT.    
FRI  
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
SAT  
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ900-171945-  
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN 68W AND THE HAGUE LINE-  
400 AM EST TUE DEC 17 2024  
   
TODAY  
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. RAIN WITH VSBY  
1 NM OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
WED  
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
THU  
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
5 TO 8 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS  
5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI  
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
6 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
SAT  
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ810-171945-  
SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND BETWEEN THE GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL AND MONTAUK  
POINT TO 1000 FM-  
400 AM EST TUE DEC 17 2024  
   
TODAY  
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.  
RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.    
WED  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
THU  
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
8 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
FRI  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
6 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS  
5 TO 9 FT.    
SAT  
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO  
10 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ815-171945-  
SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND BETWEEN MONTAUK POINT AND SANDY HOOK TO  
1000 FM-  
400 AM EST TUE DEC 17 2024  
   
TODAY  
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 8 FT. RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS EARLY.    
TONIGHT  
W TO NW 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 WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 4 TO  
7 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. SCATTERED TSTMS.    
THU  
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO  
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
FRI  
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS  
5 TO 8 FT.    
SAT  
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.  
 
 
 
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