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FZNT21 KWBC 112101
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
501 PM EDT WED MAR 11 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.
ANZ898-120815-
501 PM EDT WED MAR 11 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS
A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT N
ACROSS THE WATERS TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE COAST
EARLY THU, THEN MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THU NIGHT. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BRIEFLY BUILD INTO THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT THU
NIGHT AND FRI. ANOTHER WARM FRONT WILL LIFT N INTO THE WATERS
FRI NIGHT BEFORE ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES OFFSHORE LATER FRI
NIGHT. THE COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP E ACROSS THE WATERS SAT WHILE
THE PARENT LOW PRESSURE CENTER MOVES THROUGH THE GULF OF MAINE. A
SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE TROUGHS OR SECONDARY COLD FRONTS WILL
MOVE ACROSS THE WATERS BEHIND THE FRONT SAT NIGHT. MEANWHILE,
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA LATER SAT NIGHT THROUGH
SUN, THEN EXIT E OF THE AREA SUN NIGHT. ANOTHER WARM FRONT WILL
APPROACH FROM THE S LATE SUN NIGHT, THEN MOVE N ACROSS THE AREA
MON. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE COAST LATER MON, THEN MOVE
ACROSS THE WATERS MON NIGHT.
ANZ800-120815-
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE-
501 PM EDT WED MAR 11 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT. AREAS OF FOG AND CHANCE OF RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. CHANCE OF
SNOW. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.
FRI
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING S 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO
14 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT.
ANZ805-120815-
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN CAPE COD AND 68W NORTH OF 1000 FM-
501 PM EDT WED MAR 11 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TONIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS, TSTMS AND AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY
1 NM OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN AND SNOW WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO
6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO
6 TO 10 FT.
MON
SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT.
ANZ900-120815-
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN 68W AND THE HAGUE LINE-
501 PM EDT WED MAR 11 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM
OR LESS.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN AND SNOW WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO
5 TO 9 FT.
MON
SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 13 TO 18 FT.
ANZ810-120815-
SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND BETWEEN THE GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL AND MONTAUK
POINT TO 1000 FM-
501 PM EDT WED MAR 11 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF
FOG. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS, TSTMS AND AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF
SNOW.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 7 TO
11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT, SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
S TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
13 TO 18 FT.
ANZ815-120815-
SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND BETWEEN MONTAUK POINT AND SANDY HOOK TO
1000 FM-
501 PM EDT WED MAR 11 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. AREAS
OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH VSBY 1 NM
OR LESS. CHANCE OF SNOW.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. CHANCE OF
SNOW.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT, SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON
S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 10 TO
18 FT.
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