NWS Forecast

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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
300 PM EST SAT NOV 7 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.

ANZ080-080230-
300 PM EST SAT NOV 7 2009

SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS
A HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDING 
SW TO NE ACROSS THE WATERS THIS EVENING WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA
OVERNIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL PASS SE ACROSS THE AREA SUN.
ANOTHER HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL PASS QUICKLY ACROSS THE WATERS
MON... FOLLOWED BY A WEAK WARM FRONT LIFTING NE ACROSS THE AREA
MON NIGHT. LOW PRES MOVING E ACROSS THE N GULF OF MAINE WILL
PULL A STRONG COLD FRONT OFFSHORE LATE TUE AND THEN PASS SE
ACROSS THE WATERS WED. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN FROM THE W
LATER WED AND THU.

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GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE
300 PM EST SAT NOV 7 2009

GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED WED


TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT.

SUN
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY...SHIFTING TO NW AND
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
EARLY...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 5 FT LATE...HIGHEST E.

SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT
OR LESS. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT.

MON
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EARLY...BECOMING SW AND
INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.

MON NIGHT
SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

WED
WINDS BECOMING NW AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT
EARLY...THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 8
TO 12 FT... HIGHEST SE.

THU
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 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
300 PM EST SAT NOV 7 2009

GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED WED


TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO SW 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.

SUN
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO W TO NW 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SUN NIGHT
WINDS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE.

MON
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EARLY...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15
KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

TUE
SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT LATE.

WED
WINDS SHIFTING TO N TO NW AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT
EARLY. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT.

THU
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. 

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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
300 PM EST SAT NOV 7 2009

GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED WED


TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.

SUN
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW AND DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST FAR SE.

SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT LATE.

MON
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EARLY...BECOMING S 10 TO 15
KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

WED
WINDS BECOMING NW AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT
EARLY...THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 8
TO 13 FT.

THU
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT.

.FORECASTER OSZAJCA. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH.