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FZNT21 KWBC 162027
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
327 PM EST TUE DEC 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.
ANZ898-170745-
327 PM EST TUE DEC 16 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS
A WARM FRONT WILL EMERGE
OFFSHORE OF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST AND MOVE NE THROUGH THE
WATERS TONIGHT, WITH A COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE AREA WED. THE
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS WED NIGHT, FOLLOWED BY
HIGH PRESSURE THU. HIGH PRESSURE MOVES QUICKLY E LATE THU AS
ANOTHER WARM FRONT MOVES N OVER THE AREA THU NIGHT. A STRONG COLD
FRONT PASSES E ACROSS THE WATERS FRI, WITH A SERIES OF SURFACE
TROUGHS THEN MOVING SE THROUGH THE AREA LATE FRI THROUGH EARLY
SAT. HIGH PRESSURE THEN BUILDS IN SAT, MOVING E LATE SAT AS YET
ANOTHER WARM FRONT MOVES INTO THE WATERS SAT NIGHT. YET ANOTHER
STRONG COLD FRONT PASSES OVER THE AREA SUN FOLLOWED BY SURFACE
TROUGHS FOR SUN NIGHT.
ANZ800-170745-
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE-
327 PM EST TUE DEC 16 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
THU
W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
S WINDS INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
13 TO 21 FT, SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 15 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO
12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
ANZ805-170745-
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN CAPE COD AND 68W NORTH OF 1000 FM-
327 PM EST TUE DEC 16 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
THU
W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S
10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI
S WINDS INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT,
BUILDING TO 13 TO 19 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
13 TO 21 FT, SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 15 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
ANZ900-170745-
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN 68W AND THE HAGUE LINE-
327 PM EST TUE DEC 16 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
THU
NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT, BUILDING TO 12 TO 19 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
15 TO 24 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO
12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
ANZ810-170745-
SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND BETWEEN THE GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL AND MONTAUK
POINT TO 1000 FM-
327 PM EST TUE DEC 16 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
THU
WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT, THEN BECOMING S
TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18
FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT.
ANZ815-170745-
SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND BETWEEN MONTAUK POINT AND SANDY HOOK TO
1000 FM-
327 PM EST TUE DEC 16 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
THU
WINDS BECOMING S TO SE LESS THAN 10 KT, THEN BECOMING S.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT, SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
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