202  
FZNT21 KWBC 182031  
OFFNT1  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
331 PM 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.  
 
ANZ898-190845-  
331 PM EST WED DEC 18 2024  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS  
HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE  
E OF THE WATERS THIS EVENING. DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE AND AN  
ASSOCIATED WARM FRONT WILL 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 AS LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS S  
OF THE WATERS AND INTENSIFIES. THE LOW WILL TRACK JUST SE OF  
GEORGES BANK FRI NIGHT WHILE CONTINUING TO STRENGTHEN, THEN MOVE  
NE OF THE AREA SAT INTO SAT NIGHT. 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 AND PERSIST INTO MON NIGHT.  
 
 
 
ANZ800-190845-  
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE-  
331 PM EST WED DEC 18 2024  
   
TONIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. 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.    
MON  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
8 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ805-190845-  
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN CAPE COD AND 68W NORTH OF 1000 FM-  
331 PM EST WED DEC 18 2024  
   
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT  
 
   
TONIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
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 25 TO 35 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 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
MON  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
9 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO  
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ900-190845-  
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN 68W AND THE HAGUE LINE-  
331 PM EST WED DEC 18 2024  
   
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT  
 
   
TONIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT EARLY,  
THEN, 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 WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
THU NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 10 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 25 TO 35 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.    
MON  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
6 TO 10 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ810-190845-  
SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND BETWEEN THE GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL AND MONTAUK  
POINT TO 1000 FM-  
331 PM EST WED DEC 18 2024  
   
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT  
 
   
TONIGHT  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT EARLY,  
THEN, 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 4 TO  
8 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.    
THU NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO  
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
FRI  
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 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  
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
9 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
MON  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
9 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ815-190845-  
SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND BETWEEN MONTAUK POINT AND SANDY HOOK TO  
1000 FM-  
331 PM EST WED DEC 18 2024  
   
TONIGHT  
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT EARLY,  
THEN, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN, THEN  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
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 TO NE 5 TO  
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
FRI  
E WINDS 15 TO 25 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 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
MON  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
7 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FT.  
 
 
 
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