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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
443 PM 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.
ANZ898-090800-
443 PM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS
A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL
MOVE E ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT WHILE A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE
CROSSES THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS. 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 WHILE A WEAK
LOW PRESSURE PASSES ALONG THE S PORTIONS. 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. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD E ACROSS THE AREA WED AND WED
NIGHT.
ANZ800-090800-
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE-
443 PM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SUN
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS, THEN AREAS OF FOG. VSBY 1 NM
OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
MON
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ805-090800-
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN CAPE COD AND 68W NORTH OF 1000 FM-
443 PM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SUN
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. AREAS OF
FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
WED
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ900-090800-
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN 68W AND THE HAGUE LINE-
443 PM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SUN
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. AREAS OF FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ810-090800-
SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND BETWEEN THE GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL AND MONTAUK
POINT TO 1000 FM-
443 PM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. AREAS OF FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
MON
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ANZ815-090800-
SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND BETWEEN MONTAUK POINT AND SANDY HOOK TO
1000 FM-
443 PM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT,
THEN, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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