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FZNT21 KWBC 181422
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1022 AM EDT WED MAR 18 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.
ANZ898-190230-
1022 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO
BUILD NE INTO THE WATERS TODAY, CONTINUING THROUGH THU. A COLD
FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST THU NIGHT AND MOVES THROUGH THE
WATERS FRI. THE FRONT THEN LIFTS BACK N AS A WARM FRONT FRI NIGHT
AND SAT. A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA SAT NIGHT, AND
MOVES THROUGH THE WATERS SUN AND SUN EVENING, WITH HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDING IN FROM THE W LATE SUN NIGHT.
ANZ800-190230-
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE-
1022 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2026
TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.
THU
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ805-190230-
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN CAPE COD AND 68W NORTH OF 1000 FM-
1022 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2026
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO NE.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ900-190230-
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN 68W AND THE HAGUE LINE-
1022 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2026
TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
THU
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ810-190230-
SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND BETWEEN THE GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL AND MONTAUK
POINT TO 1000 FM-
1022 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
THU
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ815-190230-
SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND BETWEEN MONTAUK POINT AND SANDY HOOK TO
1000 FM-
1022 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
THU
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
THU NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FORECASTER HOLLEY. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.
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