NWS Forecast

FZNT21 KWBC 250139
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
930 PM EST TUE NOV 24 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.

ANZ080-250830-
930 PM EST TUE NOV 24 2009

SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS
DEVELOPING LOW PRES OVER
GEORGES BANK WILL PASS E OF THE WATERS OVERNIGHT ...THEN MOVE
SLOWLY N WED AND WED NIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
AREA WED NIGHT INTO THU. DEVELOPING LOW PRES WILL APPROACH THE
REGION FROM THE SW WED NIGHT INTO THU...THEN MOVE ACROSS THE
WATERS LATE THU AND FRI. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN FROM THE SW SAT
AND SUN.

ANZ081-250830-
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE
930 PM EST TUE NOV 24 2009

GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED SAT INTO SUN


OVERNIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25
KT...HIGHEST NE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT FAR SE PORTION 11 TO
13 FT EARLY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND PATCHY FOG.

WED
N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT...HIGHEST NE. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT.

WED NIGHT
WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT FAR
NE PORTION BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.

THU
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO E TO SE 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST SE.

THU NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST
S. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

FRI
SHIFTING WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING SW TO W 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST SE.

SAT
W TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST SE.

SUN
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT.

ANZ082-250830-
GEORGES BANK...FROM THE NORTHEAST CHANNEL TO THE GREAT SOUTH
CHANNEL INCLUDING WATERS EAST OF CAPE COD...TO THE HAGUE LINE
930 PM EST TUE NOV 24 2009

GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED SAT INTO SUN


OVERNIGHT
W PORTION...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW
PART TO 25 KT EARLY. SE PORTION...SHIFTING WINDS 5 TO 15 KT
BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT
THROUGHOUT...HIGHEST E. SHOWERS FAR E ENDING. PATCHY FOG.

WED
WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 9 TO
11 FT. PATCHY FOG E EARLY.

WED NIGHT
WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. SHOWERS DEVELOPING SW.

THU
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG DEVELOPING.

THU NIGHT
SHIFTING WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT...HIGHEST SE.

FRI
SW TO W WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
10 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST S.

SAT
W TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
14 TO 19 FT...HIGHEST SE.

SUN
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
10 TO 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST SE.

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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 TUE NOV 24 2009

GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED FRI INTO SAT


OVERNIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT BECOMING 5 TO 10 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS
SE.

WED
WINDS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT W OF
71W BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BECOMING 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST
SE.

WED NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW TO W. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST SE. ISOLATED SHOWERS.

THU
WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR E EARLY.

THU NIGHT
WINDS INCREASING TO NE TO E 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT...HIGHEST E.

FRI
W TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
9 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST SE.

SAT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10
TO 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST SE.

SUN
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SW TO W 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST SE.

.FORECASTER KELLS. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH.