NWS Forecast

FZNT21 KWBC 100210
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
930 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

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 TUE FEB 9 2010

SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS
A WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL
PASS E ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT. RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING LOW PRES
WILL MOVE NE OFF CAPE HATTERAS OVERNIGHT...TRACK N OVER THE MID
ATLC WATERS WED...THEN PASS JUST S AND SE OF THE AREA WED NIGHT
INTO EARLY THU. THE LOW WILL MOVE OFF TO THE NE AND AWAY FROM
THE REGION LATER THU AND FRI...THEN MOVE NW OVER NEWFOUNDLAND
SAT WHILE MAINTAINING A W TO NW FLOW OVER THE WATERS THROUGH THE
WEEKEND.

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GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE
930 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

GALE WARNING


OVERNIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE.

WED
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 30 TO 40 KT LATE.
SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST S...EXCEPT N PORTION TO 6
TO 9 FT. SNOW...EXCEPT RAIN S PORTION.

WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 14 TO 21 FT...EXCEPT N PORTION TO 9 TO 14 FT. SNOW.

THU
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 14 FT LATE...HIGHEST S. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.

THU NIGHT AND FRI
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 4 TO 7 FT FRI.

SAT AND SUN
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
BUILDING TO 4 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
930 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

GALE WARNING

STORM FORCE WINDS EXPECTED WED NIGHT INTO THU


OVERNIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE...HIGHEST E. RAIN DEVELOPING SW LATE.

WED
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO E TO NE 35 TO
45 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 11 TO 15 FT. RAIN.

WED NIGHT
NE WINDS INCREASING TO 40 TO 55 KT...THEN SHIFTING
TO N LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 TO 22 FT. RAIN EARLY...CHANGING
TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.

THU
N WINDS 40 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 20 TO 30 KT LATE.
SEAS 15 TO 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 16 FT LATE. SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS.

THU NIGHT AND FRI
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT FRI.

SAT AND SUN
W TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE SAT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT SUN.

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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 FEB 9 2010

STORM WARNING


OVERNIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...THEN BECOMING E AND
INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BECOMING 4 TO 6
FT. RAIN DEVELOPING...EXCEPT SNOW FAR W.

WED
E TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT...BECOMING N TO
NE AND INCREASING TO 35 TO 50 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 16
FT...HIGHEST W. RAIN...EXCEPT SNOW FAR W.

WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT BECOMING 35 TO 45 KT
LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 TO 21 FT...HIGHEST SE. SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS.

THU
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT E OF 72W TO 10 TO 15
FT...HIGHEST SE. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.

THU NIGHT AND FRI
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5
TO 10 FT FRI...HIGHEST SE.

SAT
WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO
11 FT...HIGHEST SE.

.FORECASTER SCOVIL. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH.