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FZNT21 KWBC 170300
OFFNT1
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1000 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.
ANZ898-171430-
1000 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
ON SUN NIGHT.
ANZ800-171430-
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE-
1000 PM EST TUE DEC 16 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 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 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 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.
ANZ805-171430-
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN CAPE COD AND 68W NORTH OF 1000 FM-
1000 PM EST TUE DEC 16 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
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 NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 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 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.
ANZ900-171430-
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN 68W AND THE HAGUE LINE-
1000 PM EST TUE DEC 16 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
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 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 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.
ANZ810-171430-
SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND BETWEEN THE GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL AND MONTAUK
POINT TO 1000 FM-
1000 PM EST TUE DEC 16 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 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
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, 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 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.
ANZ815-171430-
SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND BETWEEN MONTAUK POINT AND SANDY HOOK TO
1000 FM-
1000 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
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 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.
.FORECASTER HUFFMAN. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.
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