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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1020 PM 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.
ANZ898-140230-
1020 PM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS
A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL
BUILD E ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT INTO EARLY WED BEFORE SHIFTING E
OF THE WATERS BY LATE WED. A 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. A STRONGER LOW
WILL TRACK NE WHILE PASSING E OF THE AREA THU AND THU NIGHT. THE
FIRST LOW WILL SLOWLY MOVE OFFSHORE INTO THE WATERS BY FRI, THEN
MOVE NE OF THE REGION FRI NIGHT AND SAT AS ANOTHER RIDGE BUILDS
E OVER THE AREA, WHILE THE SECOND LOW CONTINUES MOVING NE AWAY
FROM THE AREA. YET ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE SAT
NIGHT INTO SUN, AND PUSH E OF THE AREA BY SUN NIGHT. A HIGH
PRESSURE RIDGE WILL SLIDE E OVER THE WATERS LATE SUN NIGHT.
ANZ800-140230-
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE-
1020 PM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
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. CHANCE
OF RAIN.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ805-140230-
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN CAPE COD AND 68W NORTH OF 1000 FM-
1020 PM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SHOWERS. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ900-140230-
GEORGES BANK BETWEEN 68W AND THE HAGUE LINE-
1020 PM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SHOWERS. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ810-140230-
SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND BETWEEN THE GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL AND MONTAUK
POINT TO 1000 FM-
1020 PM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
TONIGHT
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
4 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
THU
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ANZ815-140230-
SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND BETWEEN MONTAUK POINT AND SANDY HOOK TO
1000 FM-
1020 PM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
THU
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SHOWERS. AREAS
OF FOG AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
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