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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1022 AM EDT THU MAR 12 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.
ANZ898-130245-
1022 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
E ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD
INTO THE AREA TONIGHT AND FRI, BEFORE ANOTHER WARM FRONT LIFTS N
INTO THE WATERS FRI NIGHT. ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE E
ACROSS THE WATERS FRI NIGHT INTO SAT AS THE PARENT LOW PRESSURE
CENTER MOVES ALONG THE COAST OF MAINE. A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL
CROSS THE WATERS SAT NIGHT. ANOTHER HIGH WILL BUILD ACROSS THE
AREA LATER SAT NIGHT AND SUN, THEN PASS E OF THE REGION SUN
NIGHT. A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT N ACROSS THE AREA MON, BEFORE A
STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES OVER THE WATERS MON NIGHT.
ANZ800-130245-
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE-
1022 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TODAY
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. AREAS OF FOG WITH
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW. LIGHT
FREEZING SPRAY.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
SAT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO
15 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
SE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT.
ANZ805-130245-
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN CAPE COD AND 68W NORTH OF 1000 FM-
1022 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TODAY
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. AREAS OF
FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW. AREAS OF FOG
EARLY WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN N PORTION.
SAT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 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 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
S TO SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING S 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT.
ANZ900-130245-
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN 68W AND THE HAGUE LINE-
1022 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TODAY
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND SCATTERED TSTMS DEVELOPING. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW. AREAS OF FOG
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 TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. CHANCE
OF RAIN N PORTION.
SAT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
10 TO 16 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING S 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
14 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT.
ANZ810-130245-
SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND BETWEEN THE GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL AND MONTAUK
POINT TO 1000 FM-
1022 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TODAY
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1
NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW. AREAS OF FOG
EARLY WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
SUN
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
S TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING S 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT.
ANZ815-130245-
SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND BETWEEN MONTAUK POINT AND SANDY HOOK TO
1000 FM-
1022 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT
TODAY
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND SCATTERED TSTMS. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. CHANCE
OF SNOW LATE.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. CHANCE OF
SNOW EARLY.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO
16 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
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