367  
FZNT21 KWBC 210900  
OFFNT1  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
400 AM EST SAT FEB 21 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.  
 
ANZ898-211945-  
400 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS
 
INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE  
MOVES E OVER THE S WATERS EARLY THIS MORNING THEN MOVE E OF THE  
AREA TODAY. A SURFACE TROUGH MOVES S OVER THE AREA BEHIND THE  
LOW, THEN HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. LOW  
PRESSURE MOVES OFF OF THE CAROLINA COAST TONIGHT, 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.  
 

 
 
ANZ800-211945-  
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE-  
400 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2026  
   
..STORM WARNING
 
 
   
TODAY
 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
8 FT. CHANCE OF SNOW WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS EARLY. LIGHT  
FREEZING SPRAY.    
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
SUN
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT.    
MON
 
NE WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 14 TO 27 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING NW 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS  
13 TO 27 FT.    
TUE
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO  
14 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
WED
 
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ805-211945-  
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN CAPE COD AND 68W NORTH OF 1000 FM-  
400 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2026  
   
..STORM WARNING
 
 
   
TODAY
 
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF  
RAIN.    
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 7 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 30 TO 40 KT, INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT.  
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT, BUILDING TO 12 TO 20 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN. CHANCE  
OF SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
MON
 
E TO NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 TO 28 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT.    
TUE
 
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
WED
 
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ900-211945-  
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN 68W AND THE HAGUE LINE-  
400 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2026  
   
..STORM WARNING
 
 
   
TODAY
 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF  
RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
9 FT.    
SUN
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
7 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, INCREASING TO 35 TO 50 KT.  
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT, BUILDING TO 12 TO 20 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN. CHANCE  
OF SNOW.    
MON
 
E WINDS 40 TO 50 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS  
17 TO 23 FT, BUILDING TO 20 TO 35 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
W TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 21 TO 34 FT,  
SUBSIDING TO 15 TO 23 FT.    
TUE
 
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
WED
 
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO  
8 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO  
15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ810-211945-  
SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND BETWEEN THE GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL AND MONTAUK  
POINT TO 1000 FM-  
400 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2026  
   
..STORM WARNING
 
 
   
TODAY
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
8 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
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 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
8 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
E WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 40 TO 50 KT.  
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT, BUILDING TO 12 TO 21 FT. CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY.  
CHANCE OF RAIN. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
MON
 
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 16 TO 26 FT.   
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 15 TO 23 FT, SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 16 FT.    
TUE
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
WED
 
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO  
15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ815-211945-  
SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND BETWEEN MONTAUK POINT AND SANDY HOOK TO  
1000 FM-  
400 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2026  
   
..STORM WARNING
 
 
   
TODAY
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 7 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN
 
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
E TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING NE 45 TO 55 KT.  
SEAS 13 TO 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
MON
 
N WINDS 45 TO 55 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS  
13 TO 23 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.    
TUE
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
WED
 
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
6 TO 10 FT.  
 

 
 
.FORECASTER KREKELER. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.  
 
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