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FZNT21 KWBC 211450
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
950 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.
ANZ898-220300-
950 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS
INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE E
OF THE AREA THIS MORNING, WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NE AWAY FROM THE
REGION TONIGHT INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. 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 RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING AS IT MOVES SLOWLY NE
OFF OF THE EAST COAST SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT. MARINERS SHOULD BE
EXECUTING AVOIDANCE PLANS NOW AND CONTINUE TO MONITOR LATER
FORECASTS. 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.
ANZ800-220300-
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE-
950 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2026
..GALE WARNING
..STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF SNOW AND
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.
ANZ805-220300-
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN CAPE COD AND 68W NORTH OF 1000 FM-
950 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2026
..STORM WARNING
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
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.
ANZ900-220300-
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN 68W AND THE HAGUE LINE-
950 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2026
..STORM WARNING
TODAY
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF SNOW.
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. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
MON
E WINDS 40 TO 50 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 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.
ANZ810-220300-
SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND BETWEEN THE GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL AND MONTAUK
POINT TO 1000 FM-
950 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2026
..STORM WARNING
TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 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, INCREASING TO 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 40 TO 50 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 35 TO 45 KT. 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.
ANZ815-220300-
SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND BETWEEN MONTAUK POINT AND SANDY HOOK TO
1000 FM-
950 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2026
..STORM WARNING
TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 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 HOLLEY. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.
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