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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1031 AM EDT Wed Aug 19 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.

ANZ898-200400-
1031 AM EDT Wed Aug 19 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...A weak high pressure ridge
over the region today will shift E of the region tonight. A cold
front will move slowly S across the waters Thu into Thu night,
then stall S of the area Fri and Fri night as weak low pressure
forms along the front. The front will then lift N across the area
as a warm front Sat into Sun as low pressure tracks NE along the
coast, before another cold front moves offshore Sun night.

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ANZ800-200400-
Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line-
1031 AM EDT Wed Aug 19 2026

.TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of
fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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ANZ805-200400-
Georges Bank between Cape Cod and 68W north of 1000 FM-
1031 AM EDT Wed Aug 19 2026

.TODAY...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NW.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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ANZ900-200400-
Georges Bank between 68W and the Hague Line-
1031 AM EDT Wed Aug 19 2026

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...N to NE winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

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ANZ810-200400-
South of New England between the Great South Channel and Montauk
Point to 1000 FM-
1031 AM EDT Wed Aug 19 2026

.TODAY...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.

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ANZ815-200400-
South of Long Island between Montauk Point and Sandy Hook to
1000 FM-
1031 AM EDT Wed Aug 19 2026

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...W winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Scattered tstms.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Kells. Ocean Prediction Center.