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FZNT21 KWBC 120906
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
406 AM EST MON JAN 12 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.
ANZ898-121945-
406 AM EST MON JAN 12 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS
LOW PRESSURE CENTERED NEAR
CABOT STRAIT WILL CONTINUE MOVING NE TODAY. STRONG NW WINDS WILL
CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON AS THE LOW RAPIDLY INTENSIFIES
ACROSS NEWFOUNDLAND. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA TODAY,
THEN SHIFTS E TONIGHT. A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE WATERS LATER TONIGHT AND TUE. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE
COAST TUE NIGHT, THEN SLOWLY MOVE ACROSS THE AREA WED AND WED
NIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NW WED NIGHT,
THEN PUSH OFFSHORE THU. LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS ALONG THE FRONT S
OF THE AREA THU, INTENSIFIES NE ACROSS THE WATERS THU NIGHT INTO
FRI, AND THEN CLEARS WELL NE BY FRI NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
OFFSHORE. MARINERS SHOULD CONTINUE CLOSELY MONITORING FORECASTS
FOR THIS POTENTIALLY STRONG DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE.
ANZ800-121945-
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE-
406 AM EST MON JAN 12 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
10 TO 17 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
ANZ805-121945-
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN CAPE COD AND 68W NORTH OF 1000 FM-
406 AM EST MON JAN 12 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
11 TO 19 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
ANZ900-121945-
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN 68W AND THE HAGUE LINE-
406 AM EST MON JAN 12 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
11 TO 19 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO
16 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
ANZ810-121945-
SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND BETWEEN THE GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL AND MONTAUK
POINT TO 1000 FM-
406 AM EST MON JAN 12 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
11 TO 18 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
ANZ815-121945-
SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND BETWEEN MONTAUK POINT AND SANDY HOOK TO
1000 FM-
406 AM EST MON JAN 12 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI
TODAY
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT EARLY,
THEN, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT, SUBSIDING TO 5 TO
9 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
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