NWS Forecast

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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
930 PM EST SUN NOV 22 2009

NEW ENGLAND CONTINENTAL SHELF AND SLOPE WATERS FROM 25 NM
OFFSHORE TO THE HAGUE LINE...EXCEPT TO 1000 FM S 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.

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930 PM EST SUN NOV 22 2009

SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS
HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE INTO
THE WATERS AND ESTABLISH A RIDGE JUST N OF THE AREA TONIGHT AND
MON. THE RIDGE WILL MOVE NE OF THE WATERS MON NIGHT AND TUE. A
DEVELOPING LOW WILL APPROACH THE AREA FROM THE SW MON NIGHT...
PASS NE ACROSS THE SE WATERS TUE INTO TUE NIGHT...THEN MOVE OFF
TO THE NE WED AND THU. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE COAST THU
WHILE LOW PRES DEVELOPS ON THE FRONT S OF THE FRONT LATE THU.
THE LOW PRES WILL THEN MOVE N THROUGH THE WATERS FRI.

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GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE
930 PM EST SUN NOV 22 2009

GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED TUE INTO TUE NIGHT


OVERNIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT.

MON
E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO
9 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHEST S.

MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 6 TO 11 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHEST S. RAIN
DEVELOPING...WITH PATCHY FOG.

TUE
E TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...THEN SHIFTING TO N LATE. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST SE. RAIN AND FOG CHANGING TO ISOLATED
SHOWERS.

TUE NIGHT
N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 6 TO 11 FT LATE. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHEST SE.

WED
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT
OR LESS. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT.

THU
WINDS BECOMING E TO SE AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

FRI
E WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT...THEN SHIFTING TO S TO
SW 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT.

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GEORGES BANK...FROM THE NORTHEAST CHANNEL TO THE GREAT SOUTH
CHANNEL INCLUDING WATERS EAST OF CAPE COD...TO THE HAGUE LINE
930 PM EST SUN NOV 22 2009

GALE WARNING


OVERNIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING E. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT
BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT.

MON
E WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO
8 TO 13 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHEST SW. RAIN DEVELOPING LATE.

MON NIGHT
E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 TO 15 FT.
RAIN.

TUE
SHIFTING WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT
LATE...HIGHEST W. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. RAIN CHANGING TO SCATTERED
SHOWERS.

TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 11 FT.

WED
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT
OR LESS. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT.

THU
WINDS BECOMING SE AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT.

FRI
E WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT EARLY...THEN SHIFTING
TO SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST SW.

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SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND...FROM THE GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL TO HUDSON
CANYON INCLUDING THE WATERS SOUTH OF MARTHA VINEYARD AND
NANTUCKET ISLAND...OUT TO 1000 FM
930 PM EST SUN NOV 22 2009

GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED MON NIGHT INTO TUE


OVERNIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 5
TO 9 FT...HIGHEST SW.

MON
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 13
FT...HIGHEST SE. AREAS OF RAIN DEVELOPING.

MON NIGHT
NE WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST SE. RAIN.

TUE
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO N 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST SE. RAIN ENDING.

TUE NIGHT
N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 5 TO 10 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHEST E.

WED
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT
OR LESS. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT.

THU
WINDS BECOMING E TO SE AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

FRI
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO W TO SW. SEAS BUILDING TO
9 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST SE.

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