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NWS Forecast

FZNT21 KWBC 131354
OFFNT1

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
930 AM EST MON FEB 13 2012

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.

ANZ080-132030-
930 AM EST MON FEB 13 2012

SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS
HIGH PRES WILL BUILD S OF THE
AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...THEN PASS SE OF THE WATERS
TUE. WEAK LOW PRES WILL PASS SE OF GEORGES BANK TUE NIGHT AND
WED. A WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL PASS OVER THE AREA THU. A COLD
FRONT AND ASSOCIATED LOW PRES WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE REGION FRI.


ANZ081-132030-
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE
930 AM EST MON FEB 13 2012

THIS AFTERNOON
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT BECOMING 4 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT FAR SE PART 8 TO
11 FT...HIGHEST SE. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY ENDING.

TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST SE.

TUE
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO W TO SW 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT...HIGHEST SE.

WED
WINDS BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...HIGHEST SE.

THU
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

FRI
WINDS SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5
FT.


ANZ082-132030-
GEORGES BANK...FROM THE NORTHEAST CHANNEL TO THE GREAT SOUTH
CHANNEL INCLUDING WATERS EAST OF CAPE COD...TO THE HAGUE LINE
930 AM EST MON FEB 13 2012

THIS AFTERNOON
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST SE.

TONIGHT
W WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO
6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST SE.

TUE
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SW PART DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.

TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE
10 KT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.

WED
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT.

THU
N TO NW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT.

FRI
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.


ANZ083-132030-
SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND...FROM THE GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL TO HUDSON
CANYON INCLUDING THE WATERS SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND
NANTUCKET ISLAND...OUT TO 1000 FM
930 AM EST MON FEB 13 2012

THIS AFTERNOON
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT...EXCEPT E OF 71W 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST SE.

TONIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT...
EXCEPT E OF 71W 6 TO 8 FT.

TUE
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.

TUE NIGHT
WINDS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.

WED
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NW. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

THU
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING S AND INCREASING TO
10 TO 20 KT LATE...HIGHEST W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

FRI
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 3 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST SE.


.FORECASTER OSZAJCA. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER