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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
430 AM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026
NEW ENGLAND CONTINENTAL SHELF AND SLOPE WATERS FROM 60 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.
ANZ898-081945-
430 AM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS
A COLD FRONT WILL EXIT THE
WATERS EARLY THIS MORNING. THEN A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE TROUGHS
WILL MOVE E OVER THE WATERS TODAY AND TONIGHT, WHILE A HIGH
PRESSURE RIDGE CROSSES THE SOUTHERN WATERS. A WARM FRONT WILL
MOVE N ACROSS THE WATERS SAT AND SAT NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL
APPROACH THE COAST SAT NIGHT, THEN PUSH E ACROSS THE REGION SUN.
ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE COAST BY LATE SUN AND SUN
NIGHT, THEN MOVE OFFSHORE AND STALL MON. LOW PRESSURE WILL
DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT S OF THE AREA MON, THEN TRACK NE ACROSS
THE WATERS MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT.
ANZ800-081945-
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE-
430 AM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT,
THEN, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE
OF RAIN.
SUN
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
MON
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ805-081945-
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN CAPE COD AND 68W NORTH OF 1000 FM-
430 AM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
MON
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ900-081945-
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN 68W AND THE HAGUE LINE-
430 AM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
SUN
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ810-081945-
SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND BETWEEN THE GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL AND MONTAUK
POINT TO 1000 FM-
430 AM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026
TODAY
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT, THEN,
BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
MON
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ANZ815-081945-
SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND BETWEEN MONTAUK POINT AND SANDY HOOK TO
1000 FM-
430 AM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026
TODAY
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW, THEN, BECOMING W
TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SUN
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
.FORECASTER BYRD. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.
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