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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
923 AM EST THU JAN 29 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.
ANZ898-300230-
923 AM EST THU JAN 29 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS
LOW PRESSURE JUST SE OF THE
WATERS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE WELL OUT INTO THE N ATLANTIC TODAY.
A SERIES OF SURFACE TROUGHS THEN MOVES SE ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH EARLY SAT. LOW PRESSURE SHOULD RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN AND
BROADEN OFF OF THE SE U.S. COAST SAT AND SAT NIGHT. THE INTENSE
LOW ONLY GRADUALLY MOVES NE SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN EVENING,
FINALLY APPROACHING ATLANTIC CANADA LATE SUN NIGHT. ANOTHER
SERIES OF SURFACE TROUGHS WILL MOVE S ACROSS THE WATERS BEHIND
THE LOW MON AND MON NIGHT, WITH A COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE
WATERS LATE MON NIGHT. MARINERS SHOULD MONITOR THE FORECASTS FOR
SAT AND BEYOND, PREPARING TO EXECUTE AVOIDANCE PLANS.
ANZ800-300230-
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE-
923 AM EST THU JAN 29 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN
TODAY
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. LIGHT TO
MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. LIGHT TO
MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. LIGHT
FREEZING SPRAY.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
14 TO 23 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
ANZ805-300230-
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN CAPE COD AND 68W NORTH OF 1000 FM-
923 AM EST THU JAN 29 2026
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN
TODAY
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. LIGHT FREEZING
SPRAY.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED
SNOW SHOWERS. LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY.
FRI
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. LIGHT TO MODERATE
FREEZING SPRAY.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.
SAT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS
11 TO 19 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT, BECOMING N 35 TO 45 KT.
SEAS 17 TO 26 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO
24 FT, SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 17 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
ANZ900-300230-
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN 68W AND THE HAGUE LINE-
923 AM EST THU JAN 29 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. LIGHT
FREEZING SPRAY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY AND ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS.
FRI
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. LIGHT FREEZING
SPRAY.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.
SAT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 35 TO 45 KT.
SEAS 17 TO 26 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
13 TO 27 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
ANZ810-300230-
SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND BETWEEN THE GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL AND MONTAUK
POINT TO 1000 FM-
923 AM EST THU JAN 29 2026
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN
TODAY
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. LIGHT FREEZING
SPRAY.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED SNOW
SHOWERS. LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY.
FRI
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. LIGHT
TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. LIGHT
FREEZING SPRAY.
SAT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. 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
NE WINDS 40 TO 45 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS
13 TO 22 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 40 TO 50 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 35 TO 45 KT.
SEAS 15 TO 25 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
ANZ815-300230-
SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND BETWEEN MONTAUK POINT AND SANDY HOOK TO
1000 FM-
923 AM EST THU JAN 29 2026
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN
TODAY
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. LIGHT FREEZING
SPRAY.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED SNOW
SHOWERS. LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY.
FRI
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. LIGHT TO MODERATE
FREEZING SPRAY.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. LIGHT
FREEZING SPRAY.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 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
N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 TO 23 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 35 TO 50 KT, BECOMING NW 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
13 TO 22 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
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