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FZNT21 KWBC 120820
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
420 AM EDT TUE MAY 12 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.
ANZ898-122100-
420 AM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS
A COLD FRONT WILL WEAKEN WHILE
MOVING SE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL
BUILD E ACROSS THE AREA TODAY INTO WED. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL
APPROACH FROM THE W WED NIGHT, THEN MOVE SLOWLY OFFSHORE THU AND
THU NIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE TRACKS NE ALONG THE NEW ENGLAND COAST.
THE LOW WILL SLOWLY MOVE OFFSHORE INTO THE WATERS FRI, THEN MOVE
NE OF THE REGION FRI NIGHT AND SAT AS ANOTHER RIDGE BUILDS E OVER
THE AREA. YET ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE SAT NIGHT.
ANZ800-122100-
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE-
420 AM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ805-122100-
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN CAPE COD AND 68W NORTH OF 1000 FM-
420 AM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
ANZ900-122100-
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN 68W AND THE HAGUE LINE-
420 AM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT,
THEN, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
THU
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ810-122100-
SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND BETWEEN THE GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL AND MONTAUK
POINT TO 1000 FM-
420 AM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
WED
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
ANZ815-122100-
SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND BETWEEN MONTAUK POINT AND SANDY HOOK TO
1000 FM-
420 AM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
THU
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
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