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FZNT21 KWBC 182110
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
410 PM 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.
ANZ898-190745-
410 PM EST WED FEB 18 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE S AWAY
FROM THE WATERS TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SE OVER THE
AREA THU AND PERSIST INTO FRI. A LOW WILL TRACK ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN WATERS FRI NIGHT AND MOVE E OF THE AREA SAT, WITH A
TRAILING COLD FRONT MOVING SE ACROSS THE WATERS EARLY SAT. A
HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA LATER SAT, THEN
PERSIST SAT NIGHT BEFORE RETREATING TO THE NE SUN. LOW PRESSURE
WILL DEVELOP WELL S OF THE AREA SUN, THEN LIFT N TO THE OUTER
MID-ATLANTIC WATERS SUN NIGHT AND MON WHILE RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING.
THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE NE OF THE AREA MON NIGHT. MARINERS SHOULD
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR THIS STRONG SYSTEM SUN INTO
MON.
ANZ800-190745-
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE-
410 PM EST WED FEB 18 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
MON
E TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT.
ANZ805-190745-
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN CAPE COD AND 68W NORTH OF 1000 FM-
410 PM EST WED FEB 18 2026
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT
TONIGHT
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. RAIN LIKELY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU
N TO 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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT.
MON
E TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 23 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 40 TO 50 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 15 TO 25 FT.
ANZ900-190745-
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN 68W AND THE HAGUE LINE-
410 PM EST WED FEB 18 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON
TONIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. RAIN LIKELY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING E 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
MON
E TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 20 TO 24 FT.
ANZ810-190745-
SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND BETWEEN THE GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL AND MONTAUK
POINT TO 1000 FM-
410 PM EST WED FEB 18 2026
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING NE EARLY,
THEN, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. RAIN LIKELY
EARLY IN THE MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 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. RAIN LIKELY.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NE 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO 16 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 40 TO 45 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS
14 TO 23 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 35 TO 50 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
15 TO 25 FT.
ANZ815-190745-
SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND BETWEEN MONTAUK POINT AND SANDY HOOK TO
1000 FM-
410 PM EST WED FEB 18 2026
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT
EARLY, THEN, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
THU
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. RAIN LIKELY.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NE 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT, BUILDING TO 11 TO 18 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 14 TO 24 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
14 TO 22 FT.
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