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FZNT21 KWBC 082022
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
322 PM EST THU JAN 8 2026
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.
ANZ898-090830-
322 PM EST THU JAN 8 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE E OVER
THE WATERS TONIGHT INTO FRI. A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT N THROUGH
THE WATERS EARLY FRI NIGHT FOLLOWED BY A COLD FRONT LATE FRI
NIGHT INTO EARLY SAT. THE COLD FRONT WILL STALL S OF THE AREA
DURING SAT, THEN LIFT BACK N THROUGH THE WATERS AS A WARM FRONT
SAT NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE SUN WHILE A STRONG
LOW DEVELOPS IN THE GULF OF MAINE. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE E OF
THE AREA SUN NIGHT INTO MON WHILE THE RAPIDLY DEVELOPING LOW
MOVES OFF TO THE NE OF THE AREA. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD TO THE
SW AND S OF THE WATERS MON NIGHT, AND PASS TO THE SE OF THE AREA
TUE AS A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH CROSSES THE REGION. A WARM FRONT
WILL DEVELOP AND LIFT N INTO THE AREA TUE NIGHT AS ANOTHER
STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES E AND NE FROM THE GREAT LAKES.
ANZ800-090830-
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE-
322 PM EST THU JAN 8 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT EARLY,
THEN, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT. RAIN LIKELY WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ805-090830-
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN CAPE COD AND 68W NORTH OF 1000 FM-
322 PM EST THU JAN 8 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY, THEN RAIN LIKELY WITH VSBY 1 NM
OR LESS.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
RAIN LIKELY WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
MON
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ900-090830-
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN 68W AND THE HAGUE LINE-
322 PM EST THU JAN 8 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT
EARLY, THEN, BECOMING N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT. RAIN LIKELY.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
MON
W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
10 TO 15 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
ANZ810-090830-
SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND BETWEEN THE GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL AND MONTAUK
POINT TO 1000 FM-
322 PM EST THU JAN 8 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 10 KT
EARLY, THEN, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY, THEN RAIN LIKELY WITH VSBY 1 NM
OR LESS.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
MON
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ815-090830-
SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND BETWEEN MONTAUK POINT AND SANDY HOOK TO
1000 FM-
322 PM EST THU JAN 8 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N EARLY, THEN, BECOMING
VARIABLE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT
OR LESS, BECOMING 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. RAIN LIKELY WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
.FORECASTER MILLS. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.
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