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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
343 PM EST SUN FEB 22 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.
ANZ898-230845-
343 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS
LOW PRESSURE NE OF CAPE
HATTERS, NORTH CAROLINA WILL RAPIDLY INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES
SLOWLY NE OFF OF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST TONIGHT THROUGH MON
NIGHT. MARINERS SHOULD BE EXECUTING AVOIDANCE PLANS NOW AND
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. A SERIES OF SURFACE
TROUGHS WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA BEHIND THE LOW MON NIGHT THROUGH
TUE NIGHT. A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE NE ACROSS THE AREA WED, WITH A
COLD FRONT THE MOVING E ACROSS THE AREA WED NIGHT INTO EARLY THU.
A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL QUICKLY MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THU AND
LATE THU. ANOTHER WARM FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA BY EARLY FRI
AS LOW ANOTHER LOW APPROACHES FROM THE S, WITH THE LOW MOVING NE
THROUGH THE AREA FRI AND FRI NIGHT WHILE PULLING A COLD FRONT
ALONG WITH IT.
ANZ800-230845-
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE-
343 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
..STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO 15 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 14 TO 27 FT. CHANCE OF SNOW
AND LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 40 TO 50 KT, BECOMING NW 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS
16 TO 26 FT. CHANCE OF SNOW WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TUE
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO
15 FT, SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
ANZ805-230845-
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN CAPE COD AND 68W NORTH OF 1000 FM-
343 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
..STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO 11 TO 19 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON
E TO NE WINDS 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 18 TO 28 FT. SNOW AND
CHANCE OF RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 35 TO 50 KT, BECOMING NW 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 16 TO 26 FT. CHANCE OF SNOW.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. LIGHT
FREEZING SPRAY EARLY.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
THU
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ900-230845-
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN 68W AND THE HAGUE LINE-
343 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
..STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 11 TO 18 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON
E WINDS 45 TO 55 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS
17 TO 23 FT, BUILDING TO 19 TO 34 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 22 TO 33 FT,
SUBSIDING TO 15 TO 24 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
THU
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT.
ANZ810-230845-
SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND BETWEEN THE GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL AND MONTAUK
POINT TO 1000 FM-
343 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
..STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
E WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 40 TO 50 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT, BUILDING TO 13 TO 21 FT. CHANCE OF SNOW WITH
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS EARLY. CHANCE OF RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
MON
NE WINDS 45 TO 55 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS
15 TO 25 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 14 TO 23 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. LIGHT
FREEZING SPRAY EARLY.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
THU
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO
12 FT.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
ANZ815-230845-
SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND BETWEEN MONTAUK POINT AND SANDY HOOK TO
1000 FM-
343 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
..STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING NE 45 TO 55 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT, BUILDING TO 15 TO 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW WITH
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 45 TO 55 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 35 TO 45 KT.
SEAS 14 TO 24 FT. CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. LIGHT
FREEZING SPRAY.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
THU
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO
11 FT.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
.FORECASTER HOLLEY. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.
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