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FZNT21 KWBC 200239
OFFNT1
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
939 PM 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.
ANZ898-201415-
939 PM EST THU FEB 19 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER
MOST OF THE WATERS TONIGHT, WITH A NEARLY STATIONARY FRONT JUST S
OF THE AREA. THE FRONT MOVES N FRI AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES E, AND
GRADUALLY INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE MOVES E ALONG THE FRONT OVER
THE S WATERS FRI NIGHT. A SURFACE TROUGH MOVES S OVER THE AREA
BEHIND THE LOW SAT, THEN HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN AGAIN SAT NIGHT.
LOW PRESSURE MOVES OFF OF THE CAROLINA COAST SAT NIGHT, WITH THE
LOW BROADENING AND STRENGTHENING AS IT MOVES SLOWLY NE OFF OF THE
EAST COAST SUN THROUGH MON. MARINERS SHOULD MONITOR LATER
FORECASTS FOR POSSIBLE AVOIDANCE NEEDS. A SERIES OF SURFACE
TROUGHS WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA BEHIND THE LOW MON NIGHT THROUGH
TUE NIGHT.
ANZ800-201415-
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE-
939 PM EST THU FEB 19 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT. SNOW WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING
RAIN.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF SNOW AND
LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT, SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO
16 FT, SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ805-201415-
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN CAPE COD AND 68W NORTH OF 1000 FM-
939 PM EST THU FEB 19 2026
..GALE WARNING
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON
TONIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT. RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NE 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT, BECOMING N 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO
24 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 15 TO 25 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
10 TO 16 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ900-201415-
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN 68W AND THE HAGUE LINE-
939 PM EST THU FEB 19 2026
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT. RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING
RAIN.
SAT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 28 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT, SUBSIDING TO 8 TO
11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ810-201415-
SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND BETWEEN THE GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL AND MONTAUK
POINT TO 1000 FM-
939 PM EST THU FEB 19 2026
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON
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.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. RAIN
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NE 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT, BECOMING N 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO
24 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 14 TO 24 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT, SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ815-201415-
SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND BETWEEN MONTAUK POINT AND SANDY HOOK TO
1000 FM-
939 PM EST THU FEB 19 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. CHANCE
OF RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NE 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
MON
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
10 TO 17 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
.FORECASTER KREKELER. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.
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