209  
FZNT21 KWBC 180833  
OFFNT1  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
333 AM EST WED DEC 18 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.  
 
ANZ898-182000-  
333 AM EST WED DEC 18 2024  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS
 
A COLD FRONT WILL CLEAR E OF  
THE WATERS THIS MORNING, THEN STALL S OF THE AREA TODAY WHILE  
HIGH PRESSURE MOVES QUICKLY E ACROSS THE WATERS. DEVELOPING LOW  
PRESSURE AND AN ASSOCIATED WARM FRONT WILL APPROACH THE WATERS  
LATER TODAY, THEN MOVE N AND NE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. THE LOW  
WILL PULL A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT INTO THU. HIGH  
PRESSURE WILL BUILD E TO THE COAST THU NIGHT, AND THEN QUICKLY  
SHIFT NE OF THE AREA FRI AND FRI NIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS S  
OF THE WATERS AND TRACKS JUST SE OF GEORGES BANK WHILE  
INTENSIFYING. A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE TROUGHS OR SECONDARY COLD  
FRONTS WILL MOVE SE ACROSS THE WATERS SAT INTO SUN. STRONG HIGH  
PRESSURE WILL BUILD SE TOWARD THE AREA LATER SUN AND SUN NIGHT.  
 

 
 
ANZ800-182000-  
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE-  
333 AM EST WED DEC 18 2024  
   
TODAY
 
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
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. 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
 
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.    
SAT
 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO  
13 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
SUN
 
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ805-182000-  
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN CAPE COD AND 68W NORTH OF 1000 FM-  
333 AM EST WED DEC 18 2024  
   
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT
 
 
   
TODAY
 
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 3 TO  
6 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF  
RAIN EARLY. SCATTERED TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
THU
 
N TO NW WINDS 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  
4 TO 7 FT.    
FRI
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
8 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.    
SAT
 
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
SUN
 
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ900-182000-  
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN 68W AND THE HAGUE LINE-  
333 AM EST WED DEC 18 2024  
   
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT
 
 
   
TODAY
 
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 4 TO  
7 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
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
 
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT.  
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS  
8 TO 14 FT.    
SAT
 
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS  
10 TO 14 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
SUN
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ810-182000-  
SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND BETWEEN THE GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL AND MONTAUK  
POINT TO 1000 FM-  
333 AM EST WED DEC 18 2024  
   
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT
 
 
   
TODAY
 
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE EARLY,  
THEN, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO 30 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY. SCATTERED TSTMS WITH VSBY  
1 NM OR LESS.    
THU
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
8 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.    
THU NIGHT
 
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
FRI
 
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
8 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.    
SAT
 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO  
12 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
SUN
 
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ815-182000-  
SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND BETWEEN MONTAUK POINT AND SANDY HOOK TO  
1000 FM-  
333 AM EST WED DEC 18 2024  
   
TODAY
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE EARLY, THEN,  
BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 4 TO  
7 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS EARLY, THEN  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
THU
 
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF  
RAIN.    
THU NIGHT
 
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
FRI
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS  
5 TO 8 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.    
SAT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO  
10 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
SUN
 
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.  
 

 
 
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