970  
FZNT21 KWBC 161445  
OFFNT1  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
1045 AM EDT THU OCT 16 2025  
 
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.  
 
ANZ898-170215-  
1045 AM EDT THU OCT 16 2025  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS  
TODAY THE WATERS WILL REMAIN  
BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN U.S. AND BROAD LOW  
PRESSURE WELL OUT OVER THE N ATLANTIC CENTERED NEAR 37N. ANOTHER  
LOW S OF NOVA SCOTIA TODAY WILL DEEPEN AND BROADEN LATE TODAY  
AND TONIGHT AS IT MOVES SLIGHTLY W, BEFORE SHIFTING S FRI. THE  
STRONG LOW, CENTERED NEAR 40N64W EARLY FRI, WILL SLOWLY MOVE  
FARTHER E INTO THE N ATLANTIC FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT AS HIGH  
PRESSURE GRADUALLY MOVES E OVER THE AREA. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE  
OVER THE WATERS SUN, MOVING E LATE SUN AND SUN NIGHT AS A COLD  
FRONT MOVES INTO THE W WATERS SUN NIGHT. THE COLD FRONT PUSHES E  
ACROSS THE WATERS MON AND EARLY MON NIGHT, WITH LINGERING LOW  
PRESSURE AND A SURFACE TROUGH OVER THE AREA LATE MON NIGHT.  
 
 
 
ANZ800-170215-  
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE-  
1045 AM EDT THU OCT 16 2025  
   
..GALE WARNING  
 
   
TODAY  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS  
6 TO 11 FT.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.   
FRI  
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.  
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.    
SAT  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
SUN  
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 7 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
MON  
S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 6 TO  
10 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ805-170215-  
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN CAPE COD AND 68W NORTH OF 1000 FM-  
1045 AM EDT THU OCT 16 2025  
   
..GALE WARNING  
 
   
TODAY  
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS  
7 TO 11 FT.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. CHANCE OF  
RAIN. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
FRI  
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.  
SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.    
SAT  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.    
SUN  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 5 TO  
8 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
MON  
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO  
11 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ900-170215-  
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN 68W AND THE HAGUE LINE-  
1045 AM EDT THU OCT 16 2025  
   
..GALE WARNING  
 
   
TODAY  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
FRI  
N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.   
FRI NIGHT  
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.    
SAT  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.   
SUN  
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
5 TO 8 FT.    
MON  
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ810-170215-  
SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND BETWEEN THE GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL AND MONTAUK  
POINT TO 1000 FM-  
1045 AM EDT THU OCT 16 2025  
   
..GALE WARNING  
 
   
TODAY  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. CHANCE OF  
RAIN.    
FRI  
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.  
SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.    
SAT  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 6 TO  
11 FT.    
SUN  
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
8 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.    
MON  
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS  
6 TO 11 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ815-170215-  
SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND BETWEEN MONTAUK POINT AND SANDY HOOK TO  
1000 FM-  
1045 AM EDT THU OCT 16 2025  
   
TODAY  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
FRI  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
SAT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO  
10 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS  
4 TO 8 FT.    
SUN  
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
6 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
MON  
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.  
 
 
 
.FORECASTER HUFFMAN. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.  
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