659  
FZNT21 KWBC 170843  
OFFNT1  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
343 AM EST WED DEC 17 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.  
 
ANZ898-172000-  
343 AM EST WED DEC 17 2025  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS
 
A WILL APPROACHING THE AREA  
TODAY AND MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS TONIGHT, 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.  
 

 
 
ANZ800-172000-  
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE-  
343 AM EST WED DEC 17 2025  
   
..GALE WARNING
 
 
   
TODAY
 
SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 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 8 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
FRI
 
S WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT, BUILDING TO 12 TO  
19 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT.    
SAT
 
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS  
13 TO 22 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
SUN
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO  
11 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.  
SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ805-172000-  
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN CAPE COD AND 68W NORTH OF 1000 FM-  
343 AM EST WED DEC 17 2025  
   
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI
 
 
   
TODAY
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
THU
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO  
20 KT. SEAS 5 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 8 TO 12 FT, BUILDING TO  
13 TO 19 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT.    
SAT
 
W WINDS 30 TO 40 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 10 FT.    
SUN
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO  
11 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ900-172000-  
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN 68W AND THE HAGUE LINE-  
343 AM EST WED DEC 17 2025  
   
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI
 
 
   
TODAY
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
THU
 
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
FRI
 
S WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT, BUILDING TO 12 TO  
19 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT.    
SAT
 
W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS  
15 TO 24 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.    
SUN
 
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ810-172000-  
SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND BETWEEN THE GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL AND MONTAUK  
POINT TO 1000 FM-  
343 AM EST WED DEC 17 2025  
   
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI
 
 
   
TODAY
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
6 TO 10 FT.    
THU
 
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI
 
S WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS  
12 TO 19 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT.    
SAT
 
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
11 TO 19 FT, SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 13 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
SUN
 
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ815-172000-  
SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND BETWEEN MONTAUK POINT AND SANDY HOOK TO  
1000 FM-  
343 AM EST WED DEC 17 2025  
   
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI
 
 
   
TODAY
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
THU
 
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 6 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
FRI
 
S WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING W 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO  
18 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.    
SAT
 
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 9 TO 15 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 10 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.  
 

 
 
.FORECASTER HUFFMAN. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.  
 
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