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FZNT21 KWBC 190248
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1048 PM 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.
ANZ898-200300-
1048 PM EDT WED MAR 18 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE
WATERS TONIGHT WILL CONTINUE INTO THU. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH
FROM THE W THU NIGHT AND MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS FRI. A WARM
FRONT WILL LIFT ACROSS THE WATERS FRI NIGHT, FOLLOWED BY A COLD
FRONT SAT AND SAT NIGHT. YET ANOTHER WARM FRONT WILL APPROACH
THE COAST LATER SAT NIGHT, THEN LIFT N ACROSS THE WATERS SUN AS
THE PARENT LOW PRESSURE CENTER APPROACHES THE AREA. THE LOW AND
AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WATERS SUN NIGHT
INTO MON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA FOLLOWING THE
FRONT MON NIGHT.
ANZ800-200300-
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE-
1048 PM EDT WED MAR 18 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
SUN
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ805-200300-
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN CAPE COD AND 68W NORTH OF 1000 FM-
1048 PM EDT WED MAR 18 2026
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 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 WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ900-200300-
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN 68W AND THE HAGUE LINE-
1048 PM EDT WED MAR 18 2026
TONIGHT
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 5 TO
7 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 LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ810-200300-
SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND BETWEEN THE GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL AND MONTAUK
POINT TO 1000 FM-
1048 PM EDT WED MAR 18 2026
TONIGHT
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ815-200300-
SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND BETWEEN MONTAUK POINT AND SANDY HOOK TO
1000 FM-
1048 PM EDT WED MAR 18 2026
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO NE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
THU NIGHT
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 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 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
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