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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
953 PM EST Fri Dec 5 2025

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.

ANZ898-061415-
953 PM EST Fri Dec 5 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...High pressure will shift E of
the area tonight. A series of low pressure centers will pass to
the S of the area late tonight through Sat night. A cold front
will move offshore Sat night, then clear E of the waters Sun. A
stronger cold front will move to the coast late Sun, then move
across the area Sun night into Mon. High pressure will build E
across the waters late Mon through Tue. The high will shift E Tue
night as another low pressure develops and moves into New
England. The associated warm front will lift NE Wed and the cold
front to follow pushing E late Wed and Wed night.

$$

ANZ800-061415-
Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line-
953 PM EST Fri Dec 5 2025

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON...

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Chance of rain.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N less than 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W 10 to
20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ805-061415-
Georges Bank between Cape Cod and 68W north of 1000 FM-
953 PM EST Fri Dec 5 2025

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON...

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Chance of rain.
.SAT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Chance of rain early.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of rain.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.TUE...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

$$

ANZ900-061415-
Georges Bank between 68W and the Hague Line-
953 PM EST Fri Dec 5 2025

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON...

.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Chance of rain.
.SAT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance
of rain early.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of rain.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N to NW 30 to 35 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft, building to 10 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

$$

ANZ810-061415-
South of New England between the Great South Channel and Montauk
Point to 1000 FM-
953 PM EST Fri Dec 5 2025

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Chance of rain.
.SAT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of
rain.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to
12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.TUE...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.WED...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

$$

ANZ815-061415-
South of Long Island between Montauk Point and Sandy Hook to
1000 FM-
953 PM EST Fri Dec 5 2025

.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of
rain.
.SAT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Chance of rain.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Collins. Ocean Prediction Center.