877  
FZNT21 KWBC 172030  
OFFNT1  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
330 PM 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.  
 
ANZ898-180830-  
330 PM EST TUE DEC 17 2024  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS
 
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE E  
ACROSS THE WATERS 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.  
ANOTHER HIGH WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA FROM THE W AND NW SUN AND  
SUN NIGHT.  
 

 
 
ANZ800-180830-  
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE-  
330 PM EST TUE DEC 17 2024  
   
TONIGHT
 
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN  
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 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
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT. RAIN.   
THU
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.    
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 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 8 FT.    
SAT
 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SUN
 
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ805-180830-  
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN CAPE COD AND 68W NORTH OF 1000 FM-  
330 PM EST TUE DEC 17 2024  
   
TONIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO  
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. RAIN.  
AREAS OF FOG. 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.    
THU
 
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 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 6 TO 10 FT.    
SAT
 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
SUN
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ900-180830-  
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN 68W AND THE HAGUE LINE-  
330 PM EST TUE DEC 17 2024  
   
TONIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT EARLY,  
THEN, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. RAIN. AREAS  
OF FOG. 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.    
THU
 
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
5 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.    
THU NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 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 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS  
6 TO 10 FT.    
SAT
 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.    
SUN
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ810-180830-  
SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND BETWEEN THE GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL AND MONTAUK  
POINT TO 1000 FM-  
330 PM EST TUE DEC 17 2024  
   
TONIGHT
 
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT  
EARLY, THEN, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF  
RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
WED
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO 30 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
THU
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
8 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 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 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS  
6 TO 10 FT.    
SAT
 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO  
10 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SUN
 
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ815-180830-  
SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND BETWEEN MONTAUK POINT AND SANDY HOOK TO  
1000 FM-  
330 PM EST TUE DEC 17 2024  
   
TONIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT EARLY,  
THEN, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.    
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 NW. SEAS 4 TO  
7 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN. SCATTERED TSTMS.    
THU
 
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO  
6 FT.    
FRI
 
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
6 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
SAT
 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
SUN
 
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.  
 

 
 
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