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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1111 AM EDT Wed Oct 28 2020

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.

ANZ898-290300-
1111 AM EDT Wed Oct 28 2020

.SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...A high pressure area will
build across the region today, then shift SE of the area by
tonight. Another high will move quickly E across the area later
Wed night into Thu. A warm front will approach the area from the
S Thu and stall just S of the waters by Thu night. Tropical
Cyclone Zeta will become a post-tropical cyclone near the mid-
Atlantic coast Thu night and then move NE into southern Georges
Bank along the stalled front Thu night and early Fri. Another low
will follow, passing just S of the waters Fri into Fri night and
continue moving NE away from the waters Fri night and Sat. See
the latest National Hurricane Center advisory on Zeta. A third
high will build over the area from the W Fri night through Sat
night. A cold front will approach the waters Sun, then move
across the region Sun night. 

$$

ANZ800-290300-
Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line-
1111 AM EDT Wed Oct 28 2020

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI...

.TODAY...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. Chance of rain. 
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to
5 to 9 ft. Chance of rain. 
.FRI...NE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N to NE 20 to 30 kt. Seas
building to 7 to 13 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW less than 10 kt.
Seas subsiding to 5 to 9 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt.
Seas subsiding to 3 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 5 to 9 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W to SW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas building to 6 to 11 ft. 

$$

ANZ805-290300-
Georges Bank between Cape Cod and 68W north of 1000 FM-
1111 AM EDT Wed Oct 28 2020

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NE 25 to 35 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft, building to 8 to 14 ft. Rain with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.FRI...NE winds 30 to 35 kt, becoming N 30 to 40 kt. Seas
building to 12 to 20 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 11 to 18 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
subsiding to 7 to 12 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S 10 to
20 kt. Seas subsiding to 4 to 8 ft. 
.SUN...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW 25 to 35 kt.
Seas building to 7 to 11 ft. 

$$

ANZ900-290300-
Georges Bank between 68W and the Hague Line-
1111 AM EDT Wed Oct 28 2020

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of
rain. 
.THU...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE 25 to 35 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft, building to 7 to 12 ft. Rain with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.FRI...N to NE winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas building to 12 to 20 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt.
Seas becoming 11 to 19 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
subsiding to 7 to 12 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE.
Seas subsiding to 4 to 8 ft. 
.SUN...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S to SW 25 to 35 kt.
Seas building to 7 to 12 ft. 

$$

ANZ810-290300-
South of New England between the Great South Channel and Montauk
Point to 1000 FM-
1111 AM EDT Wed Oct 28 2020

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to
25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.THU...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Rain with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft, building to
8 to 14 ft. Rain with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.FRI...NE winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming N 35 to 45 kt. Seas
building to 11 to 19 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas becoming 10 to 17 ft. 
.SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas
subsiding to 6 to 11 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt.
Seas subsiding to 4 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to
25 kt. Seas building to 8 to 10 ft. 

$$

ANZ815-290300-
South of Long Island between Montauk Point and Sandy Hook to
1000 FM-
1111 AM EDT Wed Oct 28 2020

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to
25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 15 to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Rain with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming NE 25 to 35 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 14 ft. Rain with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.FRI...N to NE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas building to 10 to 17 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas becoming 9 to 15 ft. 
.SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas
subsiding to 5 to 9 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW. Seas
building to 6 to 10 ft. 

$$

.Forecaster Kosier. Ocean Prediction Center.