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FZNT21 KWBC 280238
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
938 PM EST TUE JAN 27 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.
ANZ898-281415-
938 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS
A SERIES OF TROUGHS OR WEAK
COLD FRONTS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WATERS TONIGHT INTO SAT WITH
LOW PRESSURE CENTERS DEVELOPING E OF THE AREA. A STATIONARY
BOUNDARY WILL DEVELOP S OF THE AREA LATER FRI. LOW PRESSURE WILL
DEVELOP WELL S OF THE AREA SAT, THEN SLOWLY LIFT N SAT NIGHT
WHILE RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING. THIS SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO
PRODUCE MAJOR IMPACTS TO SHIPPING THROUGHOUT THE WESTERN
ATLANTIC. MARINERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR
SAT AND BEYOND, AND PREPARE TO POSSIBLY EXECUTE AVOIDANCE PLANS.
ANZ800-281415-
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE-
938 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT
TONIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY. VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS EARLY.
WED
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. LIGHT FREEZING
SPRAY.
WED NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT, BUILDING TO 10 TO
17 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT.
ANZ805-281415-
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN CAPE COD AND 68W NORTH OF 1000 FM-
938 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. LIGHT
FREEZING SPRAY.
WED
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.
THU
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW EARLY. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 TO 27 FT.
ANZ900-281415-
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN 68W AND THE HAGUE LINE-
938 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAIN AND SNOW. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 13 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY EARLY.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. LIGHT FREEZING
SPRAY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING NW 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS
15 TO 27 FT.
ANZ810-281415-
SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND BETWEEN THE GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL AND MONTAUK
POINT TO 1000 FM-
938 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2026
..GALE WARNING
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TONIGHT
W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY, SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND
SNOW.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. LIGHT
FREEZING SPRAY.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.
THU
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. LIGHT FREEZING
SPRAY.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 40 TO 50 KT, BECOMING NW 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS
14 TO 26 FT.
ANZ815-281415-
SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND BETWEEN MONTAUK POINT AND SANDY HOOK TO
1000 FM-
938 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2026
..GALE WARNING
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. LIGHT
FREEZING SPRAY.
WED
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.
THU
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. LIGHT FREEZING
SPRAY.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 40 TO 45 KT, BECOMING N 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO
24 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 35 TO 50 KT, BECOMING NW 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
14 TO 23 FT.
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