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FZNT21 KWBC 180819
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
319 AM EST WED FEB 18 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.
ANZ898-181945-
319 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE
ACROSS THE WATERS TODAY AND TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD S
OVER THE AREA THU AND PERSIST THROUGH FRI. A LOW WILL TRACK
ACROSS THE WATERS FRI NIGHT AND MOVE E OF THE AREA SAT WHILE
LIFTING A WARM FRONT AND PUSHING A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE WATERS.
A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA LATER SAT AND
SAT NIGHT. LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH FROM THE SW SUN, THEN MOVE
N INTO THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS SUN NIGHT.
ANZ800-181945-
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE-
319 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ805-181945-
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN CAPE COD AND 68W NORTH OF 1000 FM-
319 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026
TODAY
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
THU NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ900-181945-
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN 68W AND THE HAGUE LINE-
319 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026
TODAY
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
ANZ810-181945-
SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND BETWEEN THE GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL AND MONTAUK
POINT TO 1000 FM-
319 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ815-181945-
SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND BETWEEN MONTAUK POINT AND SANDY HOOK TO
1000 FM-
319 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT EARLY,
THEN, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
THU
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.FORECASTER SHAW. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.
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