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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1003 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 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.

ANZ898-200215-
1003 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...A warm front will lift N
from the Georges Bank and Gulf of Maine waters tonight as the
next cold front approaches the coast. The cold front will cross
the area early Sun, and pass S and E of the waters Sun afternoon
into Sun night. High pressure will move E over the waters Mon
while weakening. The front to the S will then return N as a warm
front Tue into Tue night, and lift N of the waters by early Wed.
Another cold front will move slowly E into the waters later Wed
into Wed night. The front will become stationary to the S and E
of the waters Thu and Thu night.

$$

ANZ800-200215-
Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line-
1003 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026

.TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
Showers likely and chance of tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.SUN...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.WED...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
4 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ805-200215-
Georges Bank between Cape Cod and 68W north of 1000 FM-
1003 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED...

.TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt. Winds
and seas higher in and near tstms. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Scattered
tstms and showers likely with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Areas of fog. Isolated tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to
10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming S 20 to 30 kt. Seas
8 to 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ900-200215-
Georges Bank between 68W and the Hague Line-
1003 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED...

.TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft. Areas of fog and isolated tstms with vsby 1 nm or
less.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 15 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

$$

ANZ810-200215-
South of New England between the Great South Channel and Montauk
Point to 1000 FM-
1003 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026

.TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Winds and seas
higher in and near tstms. Tstms and showers likely with vsby 1
nm or less.
.SUN...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft. Isolated tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft.
.WED...SW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

ANZ815-200215-
South of Long Island between Montauk Point and Sandy Hook to
1000 FM-
1003 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Winds and
seas higher in and near tstms. Showers and tstms becoming
scattered to isolated.
.SUN...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. Isolated tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 15 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.