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FZNT21 KWBC 210253
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
953 PM EST FRI FEB 20 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.
ANZ898-211415-
953 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS
A WARM FRONT MOVES N INTO THE
WATERS THIS EVENING AS HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS E TONIGHT.
INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE MOVES NE ALONG THE FRONT OVER THE S
WATERS TONIGHT. A SURFACE TROUGH MOVES S OVER THE AREA BEHIND THE
LOW SAT, THEN HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA 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 NIGHT. MARINERS SHOULD MONITOR LATER
FORECASTS FOR POSSIBLE AVOIDANCE NEEDS. A SERIES OF SURFACE
TROUGHS MOVES OVER THE AREA BEHIND THE LOW MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE
NIGHT. ANOTHER WARM FRONT MOVES NE ACROSS THE AREA WED, WITH A
COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE COAST BY WED NIGHT.
ANZ800-211415-
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE-
953 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON
TONIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS EARLY. CHANCE
OF SNOW WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF SNOW AND
LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 12 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 14 TO 24 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING NW 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
14 TO 26 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT, SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ805-211415-
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN CAPE COD AND 68W NORTH OF 1000 FM-
953 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TONIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS. CHANCE OF
RAIN. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
SUN
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, INCREASING TO 35 TO 50 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT, BUILDING TO 11 TO 18 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 16 TO 27 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 26 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
14 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ900-211415-
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN 68W AND THE HAGUE LINE-
953 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
CHANCE OF RAIN. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT, BUILDING TO 10 TO 17 FT.
MON
E WINDS 40 TO 50 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT,
BUILDING TO 19 TO 28 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 TO 31 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
10 TO 17 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
ANZ810-211415-
SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND BETWEEN THE GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL AND MONTAUK
POINT TO 1000 FM-
953 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS. AREAS OF FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
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, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING NE 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS
11 TO 18 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 45 TO 55 KT, BECOMING N 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 TO
27 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 17 TO 26 FT, SUBSIDING TO 12 TO 19 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
ANZ815-211415-
SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND BETWEEN MONTAUK POINT AND SANDY HOOK TO
1000 FM-
953 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF
FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS EARLY.
SAT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 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 20 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING NE 35 TO 50 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
MON
N WINDS 40 TO 55 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS
14 TO 24 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT, SUBSIDING
TO 8 TO 13 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
.FORECASTER KREKELER. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.
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