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FZNT21 KWBC 190852
OFFNT1
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
352 AM EST THU FEB 19 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.
ANZ898-191945-
352 AM EST THU FEB 19 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER
THE WATERS TODAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTH AND EAST OF THE
WATERS. A WARM FRONT WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHERN WATERS FRI AND
FRI NIGHT AND LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OFFSHORE JUST SOUTH OF THE
AREA. THE LOW WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES NE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
WATERS FRI NIGHT AND MOVE WELL E OF THE AREA SAT. A SECONDARY
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE S ACROSS THE WATERS SAT FOLLOWED BY HIGH
PRESSURE SUN. A LOW WILL MOVE OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST MON AND
RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN INTO MON NIGHT WILL MOVING INTO THE SOUTHERN
WATERS. MARINERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR
THIS STRONG SYSTEM MON.
ANZ800-191945-
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE-
352 AM EST THU FEB 19 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT.
ANZ805-191945-
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN CAPE COD AND 68W NORTH OF 1000 FM-
352 AM EST THU FEB 19 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TODAY
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. 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 W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT, BUILDING TO
9 TO 16 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 23 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT.
ANZ900-191945-
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN 68W AND THE HAGUE LINE-
352 AM EST THU FEB 19 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TODAY
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
FRI
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO 15 FT.
MON
E WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 13 TO 23 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING NW 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 15 TO 25 FT.
ANZ810-191945-
SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND BETWEEN THE GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL AND MONTAUK
POINT TO 1000 FM-
352 AM EST THU FEB 19 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TODAY
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT EARLY,
THEN, BECOMING E 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
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. CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. PATCHY
FOG EARLY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING NE 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS
10 TO 17 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 21 FT.
ANZ815-191945-
SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND BETWEEN MONTAUK POINT AND SANDY HOOK TO
1000 FM-
352 AM EST THU FEB 19 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TODAY
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E EARLY, THEN,
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. PATCHY
FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS EARLY.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT,
BUILDING TO 11 TO 19 FT.
MON
N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 19 FT.
.FORECASTER KREKELER. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.
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