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Ridgefield Park, NJ Coastal Forecast

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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service New York NY
203 PM EST Wed Dec 24 2025

Montauk Point NY to Sandy Hook NJ out 20 nm offshore, including
Long Island Sound, the Long Island Bays, and New York Harbor

ANZ300-250900-
203 PM EST Wed Dec 24 2025

.Synopsis for the Long Island and Connecticut coastal waters...
Low pressure continues to move off the northeast coast into this
evening as high pressure builds in from the west. The high drifts
south tonight as a cold front approaches to the north. The cold
front then passes through the region Christmas Day. High pressure
builds south of out Quebec Thursday night into Friday. A winter
storm may then impact the area Friday night into Saturday morning.
Another frontal system may impact the area Sunday into Sunday
night. High pressure returns early next week.

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ANZ350-250900-
Moriches Inlet NY to Montauk Point NY out 20 nm-
203 PM EST Wed Dec 24 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 ft at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with occasional gusts up to 25 kt
early this evening, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3
to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds
and NE 3 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft, building to 5 to
7 ft, occasionally to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft
at 5 seconds and E 4 ft at 10 seconds, becoming SW 6 ft at
6 seconds and E 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft, occasionally to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 6 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft, subsiding to
2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 5 seconds and NE 4 ft at 10 seconds, becoming NE 4 ft at
7 seconds and W 1 ft at 5 seconds. Slight chance of snow in the
afternoon with vsby 1 to 3 nm.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE
3 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 3 seconds. Snow. Vsby less than
1 nm.
.SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. Chance of snow in the morning. Vsby
1 to 3 nm.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft.
Chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, occasionally
to 10 ft. Rain.
.MON...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, occasionally to
14 ft. Rain likely.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft, occasionally
to 15 ft.

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ANZ353-250900-
Fire Island Inlet NY to Moriches Inlet NY out 20 nm-
203 PM EST Wed Dec 24 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt,
becoming N 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 5 seconds and NE 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft, building to 4 to
6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft
at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds, becoming W 5 ft at
5 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft, occasionally to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
5 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 5 seconds and NE 4 ft at 10 seconds. Chance of snow in
the afternoon with vsby 1 to 3 nm.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E
4 ft at 10 seconds and E 3 ft at 4 seconds. Snow. Vsby less than
1 nm.
.SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. Snow and rain likely in the morning.
Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft.
Chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, occasionally
to 9 ft. Rain.
.MON...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, occasionally to
13 ft. Rain likely.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, occasionally
to 14 ft.

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ANZ355-250900-
Sandy Hook NJ to Fire Island Inlet NY out 20 nm-
203 PM EST Wed Dec 24 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
5 seconds and SE 1 ft at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming W
5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NE 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at
9 seconds, becoming W 4 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
4 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 4 seconds and NE 3 ft at 8 seconds. Chance of snow in the
afternoon with vsby 1 to 3 nm.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E
4 ft at 10 seconds and E 3 ft at 4 seconds. Snow. Vsby less than
1 nm.
.SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Snow likely, mainly in the morning.
Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally
to 6 ft.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft.
Chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft, occasionally to 9 ft. Rain.
.MON...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, occasionally to
11 ft. Rain likely.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 35 to 40 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, occasionally to
11 ft.

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ANZ332-250900-
Long Island Sound East of the Mouth of the Connecticut River-
203 PM EST Wed Dec 24 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4
seconds.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming W
5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 3 seconds and E
1 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at
10 seconds.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 1 ft or less, then around
2 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: E 1 ft at 3 seconds. Snow. Vsby
less than 1 nm, increasing to 1 to 3 nm after midnight.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Chance of snow in the morning. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Rain.
.MON...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Rain likely.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, occasionally to
8 ft.

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ANZ331-250900-
Long Island Sound East of New Haven CT/Port Jefferson NY to the
Mouth of the Connecticut River-
203 PM EST Wed Dec 24 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft in the evening, then 1 ft or less. Wave
Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming NE
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft in the morning, then
1 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds, becoming N 1 ft
at 2 seconds. Slight chance of snow in the afternoon with vsby
1 to 3 nm.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: E 1 ft at 2 seconds. Snow. Vsby less than 1 nm.
.SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Chance of snow in the morning. Vsby
1 to 3 nm.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 ft or less. Chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Rain.
.MON...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft.
Rain likely.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, occasionally to
10 ft.

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ANZ335-250900-
Long Island Sound West of New Haven CT/Port Jefferson NY-
203 PM EST Wed Dec 24 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt
late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 1 to 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft or less. Wave
Detail: NW 1 ft at 2 seconds.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 3 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at
3 seconds.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 ft or less.
Wave Detail: NE 1 ft at 2 seconds. Chance of snow in the
afternoon with vsby 1 to 3 nm.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: E 1 ft at 2 seconds. Snow. Vsby less than 1 nm.
.SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Chance of snow in the morning. Vsby
1 to 3 nm.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 ft or less. Chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Rain.
.MON...W winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft.
Rain likely.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to
6 ft.

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ANZ338-250900-
New York Harbor-
203 PM EST Wed Dec 24 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt
late. Waves around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 2 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W around 5 kt after
midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft or less.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 2 seconds.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 1 ft at 3 seconds.
Chance of snow in the afternoon with vsby 1 to 3 nm.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 3 seconds.
Snow. Vsby less than 1 nm.
.SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Snow likely, mainly in the morning.
Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft. Rain.
.MON...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to
5 ft. Chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft, occasionally
to 5 ft.

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ANZ340-250900-
Peconic and Gardiners Bays-
203 PM EST Wed Dec 24 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt,
becoming N 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt late. Waves around 2
ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves
1 to 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft or less.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less, then 1 to 2 ft in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves
around 2 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming NE
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft in the morning,
then 1 ft or less. Slight chance of snow in the afternoon with
vsby 1 to 3 nm.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. Snow. Vsby less than 1 nm.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to
2 ft. Chance of snow in the morning. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
1 to 2 ft. Rain.
.MON...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft. Rain likely.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.

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ANZ345-250900-
South Shore Bays from Jones Inlet through Shinnecock Bay-
203 PM EST Wed Dec 24 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt
late. Waves 1 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming W
around 5 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming NE
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. Chance of snow
in the afternoon with vsby 1 to 3 nm.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. Snow. Vsby
less than 1 nm.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft or
less. Chance of snow in the morning. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Rain.
.MON...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Rain likely.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Waves around 2 ft.

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