NWS Forecast

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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1000 PM TUE MAY 13 2008

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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1030 PM EDT TUE MAY 13 2008

SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS
INTENSE LOW PRES 450 NM SE OF
CAPE COD WILL MOVE NE OVERNIGHT...THEN BECOME STATIONARY AND
WEAKEN E OF THE REGION WED AND THU. A WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL
DRIFT E ACROSS THE WATERS WED THROUGH THU...THEN PASS E OF THE
AREA FRI. ANOTHER LOW WILL MOVE OFF THE MID ATLC COAST
FRI...THEN INTENSIFY SAT WHILE PASSING SE OF GEORGES BANK. A
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE WATERS SUN.

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GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE
1030 PM EDT TUE MAY 13 2008

OVERNIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SE PORTION 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST SE.

WED
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT
NW PORTION TO VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST SE.

WED NIGHT
WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.

THU
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.

THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST NW. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT.

FRI
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.

SAT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS BUILDING
TO 4 TO 7 FT.

SUN
SW TO W WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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
1030 PM EDT TUE MAY 13 2008

OVERNIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT...HIGHEST
SE. .WED...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SE.

WED NIGHT
N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST SE.

THU
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6
FT.

FRI
WINDS BECOMING NE AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT.

SAT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

SUN
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST S.

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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
1030 PM EDT TUE MAY 13 2008

OVERNIGHT
E OF 71W...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14
FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SE. W OF 71W...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT
BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT.
HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SE.

WED
E OF 71W...NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST SE. W OF 71W...VARIABLE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST SE.

WED NIGHT
WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W
PORTION BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BECOMING 4 TO 8 FT
THROUGHOUT...HIGHEST SE.

THU
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W PORTION S 10 TO 15
KT...THEN BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 10 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT...HIGHEST SE.

THU NIGHT
WINDS INCREASING TO N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT...HIGHEST SE.

FRI
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S.

SAT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING W. SEAS 4 TO 8
FT...HIGHEST SE.

SUN
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST SE.

.FORECASTER PROSISE. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.