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FZNT21 KWBC 181433  
OFFNT1  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
933 AM EST THU DEC 18 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.  
 
ANZ898-190330-  
933 AM EST THU DEC 18 2025  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS
 
HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE E  
OVER THE WATERS TODAY, BEFORE A WARM FRONT LIFTS N OVER THE  
AREA TONIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PASS E ACROSS THE WATERS  
FRI, BEFORE A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE TROUGHS OR SECONDARY COLD  
FRONTS MOVE SE THROUGH THE AREA LATE FRI INTO SAT. A HIGH  
PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD E OVER THE REGION SAT, THEN SHIFT E OF  
THE AREA SAT NIGHT AS ANOTHER WARM FRONT LIFTS N ACROSS THE  
WATERS. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL PASS E OVER THE AREA SUN,  
FOLLOWED BY A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE TROUGHS OR COLD FRONTS SUN  
NIGHT AND MON. ANOTHER RIDGE WILL BUILD E OVER THE REGION MON  
NIGHT.  
 

 
 
ANZ800-190330-  
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE-  
933 AM EST THU DEC 18 2025  
   
..GALE WARNING
 
 
   
TODAY
 
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. CHANCE OF  
TSTMS.    
FRI
 
S WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT, BUILDING TO 12 TO  
19 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR  
LESS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.    
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 11 FT.    
SUN
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS  
7 TO 12 FT.    
MON
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.  
SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ805-190330-  
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN CAPE COD AND 68W NORTH OF 1000 FM-  
933 AM EST THU DEC 18 2025  
   
..STORM WARNING
 
 
   
TODAY
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO  
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF TSTMS.   
FRI
 
S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, INCREASING TO 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 TO  
11 FT, BUILDING TO 12 TO 21 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF  
TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 23 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.    
SAT
 
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS  
14 TO 23 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.    
SUN
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO  
10 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS  
8 TO 13 FT.    
MON
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ900-190330-  
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN 68W AND THE HAGUE LINE-  
933 AM EST THU DEC 18 2025  
   
..STORM WARNING
 
 
   
TODAY
 
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO  
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
FRI
 
S WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, INCREASING TO 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 TO  
10 FT, BUILDING TO 12 TO 19 FT. CHANCE OF TSTMS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 23 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.    
SAT
 
W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS  
15 TO 25 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.    
SUN
 
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS  
9 TO 13 FT.    
MON
 
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT.  
SEAS 12 TO 18 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ810-190330-  
SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND BETWEEN THE GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL AND MONTAUK  
POINT TO 1000 FM-  
933 AM EST THU DEC 18 2025  
   
..STORM WARNING
 
 
   
TODAY
 
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 7 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF TSTMS.   
FRI
 
S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS  
9 TO 15 FT, BUILDING TO 14 TO 21 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND  
CHANCE OF TSTMS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT.    
SAT
 
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
13 TO 21 FT, SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 15 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.  
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
SUN
 
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS  
8 TO 11 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.    
MON
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ815-190330-  
SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND BETWEEN MONTAUK POINT AND SANDY HOOK TO  
1000 FM-  
933 AM EST THU DEC 18 2025  
   
..GALE WARNING
 
 
   
TODAY
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY. CHANCE  
OF TSTMS.    
FRI
 
S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT.    
SAT
 
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 11 TO 17 FT, SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW 25 TO 35 KT.  
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.    
SUN
 
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT.  
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
MON
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS  
8 TO 14 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.  
 

 
 
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