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FZNT21 KWBC 091453
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
953 AM EST FRI JAN 9 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.
ANZ898-100215-
953 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE E AWAY
FROM THE WATERS LATER TODAY INTO TONIGHT. A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT
N THROUGH THE WATERS EARLY TONIGHT AND FOLLOWED BY A COLD FRONT
LATE TONIGHT 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 STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE SUN
WHILE A STRENGTHENING LOW DEVELOPS NEAR THE COAST AND MOVES INTO
THE GULF OF MAINE EARLY SUN. 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
AND TUE NIGHT 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.
ANZ800-100215-
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE-
953 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TODAY
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT. SHOWERS. CHANCE OF RAIN 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.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. RAIN.
SUN
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 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 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ805-100215-
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN CAPE COD AND 68W NORTH OF 1000 FM-
953 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TODAY
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN 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 7 TO 11 FT. RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 13 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
MON
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 16 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ900-100215-
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN 68W AND THE HAGUE LINE-
953 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TODAY
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 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 4 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. RAIN.
SUN
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
MON
W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
11 TO 17 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ810-100215-
SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND BETWEEN THE GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL AND MONTAUK
POINT TO 1000 FM-
953 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TODAY
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. 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 7 TO
11 FT. RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
MON
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 15 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ815-100215-
SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND BETWEEN MONTAUK POINT AND SANDY HOOK TO
1000 FM-
953 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TODAY
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
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.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. RAIN
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
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 15 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.FORECASTER MILLS. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.
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