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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
320 AM EST MON FEB 23 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.
ANZ898-232100-
320 AM EST MON FEB 23 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS
RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING LOW
PRESSURE TO THE S OF THE AREA WILL TRACK NE TOWARDS THE WATERS
THIS MORNING, MOVE NE ACROSS GEORGES BANK LATER TODAY, THEN PASS
E OF THE AREA TONIGHT 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 TONIGHT
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.
ANZ800-232100-
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE-
320 AM EST MON FEB 23 2026
..STORM WARNING
TODAY
E WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING NE 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 9 TO
15 FT, BUILDING TO 14 TO 27 FT. CHANCE OF SNOW WITH VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 40 TO 50 KT, BECOMING NW 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS
16 TO 26 FT. CHANCE OF SNOW AND LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY WITH VSBY
1 NM OR LESS.
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. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. LIGHT
FREEZING SPRAY.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ805-232100-
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN CAPE COD AND 68W NORTH OF 1000 FM-
320 AM EST MON FEB 23 2026
..STORM WARNING
TODAY
E TO NE WINDS 40 TO 55 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 45 TO
55 KT. SEAS 15 TO 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS
EARLY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 35 TO 50 KT, BECOMING NW 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 16 TO 26 FT. CHANCE OF SNOW.
TUE
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO
15 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. LIGHT
FREEZING SPRAY.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
THU
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
ANZ900-232100-
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN 68W AND THE HAGUE LINE-
320 AM EST MON FEB 23 2026
..STORM WARNING
TODAY
E WINDS 40 TO 55 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS
14 TO 23 FT, BUILDING TO 19 TO 34 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
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 11 TO 18 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
THU
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
ANZ810-232100-
SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND BETWEEN THE GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL AND MONTAUK
POINT TO 1000 FM-
320 AM EST MON FEB 23 2026
..STORM WARNING
TODAY
E TO NE WINDS 40 TO 55 KT, BECOMING N 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS
15 TO 25 FT. RAIN. CHANCE OF SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS EARLY.
TONIGHT
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 14 FT. LIGHT
FREEZING SPRAY.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
THU
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT.
ANZ815-232100-
SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND BETWEEN MONTAUK POINT AND SANDY HOOK TO
1000 FM-
320 AM EST MON FEB 23 2026
..STORM WARNING
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 55 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 35 TO
45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 24 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW WITH VSBY 1 NM
OR LESS.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 6 TO 11 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 7 TO 12 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
THU
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
.FORECASTER KELLS. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.
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