NWS Marine Forecast



 Hazardous marine condition(s):
 Storm Watch
   ANZ300-212030-  301 AM EST Sat Feb 21 2026    .Synopsis for the Long Island and Connecticut coastal waters...  Weak high pressure builds into the area today and then to the  passes to the east tonight. Developing low pressure along the Mid  Atlantic coast on Sunday will rapidly deepen becoming a major  oceanic storm producing gale and storm force conditions across the  area late Sunday into Monday. High pressure will build in Monday  night into Tuesday. A frontal system will then approach on  Wednesday.    $$
   ANZ332-212030-  Long Island Sound East of the Mouth of the Connecticut River-  301 AM EST Sat Feb 21 2026    STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY  AFTERNOON    TODAY  NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E late. Seas 2 to 3 ft.  Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 7 seconds. Slight chance of rain and snow  late with vsby 1 to 3 nm.  TONIGHT  E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E  1 ft at 5 seconds. Slight chance of snow. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.  SUN  E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, increasing to  20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to  4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 4 seconds.  Chance of snow. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.  SUN NIGHT  NE winds 25 to 35 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt with  gusts up to 50 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft, occasionally to  8 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft, occasionally to 11 ft after  midnight. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 6 seconds, becoming NE 8 ft at  7 seconds. Snow. Areas of blowing snow. Vsby less than 1 nm.  MON  N winds 35 to 40 kt, diminishing to 25 to 35 kt in the  afternoon. Gusts up to 55 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, occasionally to  11 ft. Wave Detail: NE 8 ft at 6 seconds and E 6 ft at  10 seconds. Snow. Areas of blowing snow. Vsby less than 1 nm,  increasing to 1 to 3 nm in the afternoon.  MON NIGHT  NW winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt  with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft,  occasionally to 9 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to  6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 4 seconds and NE  4 ft at 6 seconds, becoming NW 4 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at  10 seconds.  TUE  NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to  5 ft.  TUE NIGHT  W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft.  WED  SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Chance of rain and  snow. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.  WED NIGHT  SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas  2 to 3 ft. Chance of rain.    $$