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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
929 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.
ANZ898-231615-
929 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS
RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING LOW
PRESSURE TO THE S OF THE AREA THIS EVENING WILL TRACK NE TOWARDS
THE WATERS TONIGHT, MOVE NE ACROSS GEORGES BANK MON, THEN PASS E
OF THE AREA MON NIGHT AND TUE. MARINERS SHOULD BE EXECUTING
AVOIDANCE PLANS NOW AND CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE TROUGHS WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA MON
NIGHT INTO TUE NIGHT. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL MOVE E OVER THE
REGION TUE NIGHT INTO WED. A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE NE ACROSS THE
AREA WED, BEFORE A COLD FRONT MOVES E ACROSS THE WATERS WED NIGHT
INTO EARLY THU. ANOTHER RIDGE WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE REGION THU
INTO THU NIGHT. ANOTHER LOW WILL MOVE NE THROUGH THE AREA FRI
WHILE PULLING A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE WATERS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD E OVER THE REGION FRI NIGHT.
ANZ800-231615-
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE-
929 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
..STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO 15 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 14 TO 27 FT. CHANCE OF SNOW
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.
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. LIGHT
FREEZING SPRAY.
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 20 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 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ805-231615-
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN CAPE COD AND 68W NORTH OF 1000 FM-
929 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
..STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT, BUILDING TO 11 TO 19 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN. CHANCE OF
SNOW.
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 TO SE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 7 TO
12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
ANZ900-231615-
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN 68W AND THE HAGUE LINE-
929 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
..STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, INCREASING TO 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT, BUILDING TO 11 TO 18 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN. CHANCE OF
SNOW.
MON
E WINDS 45 TO 55 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 35 TO 45 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 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT.
ANZ810-231615-
SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND BETWEEN THE GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL AND MONTAUK
POINT TO 1000 FM-
929 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
..STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
E WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 40 TO 50 KT.
SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY. CHANCE OF RAIN. 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.
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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ815-231615-
SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND BETWEEN MONTAUK POINT AND SANDY HOOK TO
1000 FM-
929 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
..STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 40 TO 45 KT, BECOMING NE 45 TO 55 KT.
SEAS 14 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, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
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