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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
327 AM EST Sun Dec 22 2024

New England continental shelf and slope waters from 25 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.

ANZ898-221945-
327 AM EST Sun Dec 22 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...A low pressure trough will 
move SE across the waters today. Strong high pressure will build
SE to the coast late today and tonight, will settle offshore 
Mon, and then will shift NE of the area Mon night into Tue. 
Developing low pressure will approach the New England coast Tue, 
then move slowly E across the waters Tue night into Wed night. 
The low will slow and strengthen to the E and SE of the waters 
Wed night and Thu before tracking S and SE away from the area Thu
night. 

$$

ANZ800-221945-
Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line-
327 AM EST Sun Dec 22 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
Chance of snow in the morning. Light freezing spray. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Light freezing
spray. 
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Snow.
.TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to
10 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.THU...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 

$$

ANZ805-221945-
Georges Bank between Cape Cod and 68W north of 1000 FM-
327 AM EST Sun Dec 22 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of snow. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.THU...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. 

$$

ANZ900-221945-
Georges Bank between 68W and the Hague Line-
327 AM EST Sun Dec 22 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Chance of snow. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.WED...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. 
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. 

$$

ANZ810-221945-
South of New England between the Great South Channel and Montauk
Point to 1000 FM-
327 AM EST Sun Dec 22 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft. 
.MON...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.THU...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. 

$$

ANZ815-221945-
South of Long Island between Montauk Point and Sandy Hook to
1000 FM-
327 AM EST Sun Dec 22 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft. 
.MON...N winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 

$$

.Forecaster Collins. Ocean Prediction Center.