NWS Forecast

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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR NE US WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1008 PM EST MON NOV 23 2009

...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...

SYNOPSIS
HIGH PRES WILL PASS NE OF THE REGION OVERNIGHT.
DEVELOPING LOW PRES WILL APPROACH THE AREA FROM THE SW AND MOVE
NE ACROSS GEORGES BANK OVERNIGHT AND TUE. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE
OFF TO THE NE TUE NIGHT AND WED. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE AREA WED NIGHT AND THU. DEVELOPING LOW PRES WILL MOVE NE
ALONG THE COAST THU NIGHT AND FRI...THEN PASS N OF THE GULF OF
MAINE SAT. THE LOW WILL PULL A STRONG COLD FRONT ACROSS THE AREA
FRI AND SAT.

EASTPORT MAINE TO CAPE COD...EAST TO THE HAGUE LINE

GALE WARNING


OVERNIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE AND
INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 14
FT...EXCEPT FAR N PORTION 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. WINDS
AND SEAS HIGHEST S. RAIN DEVELOPING...WITH PATCHY FOG.

TUE
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT THROUGHOUT.
HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SW. RAIN AND FOG CHANGING TO ISOLATED
SHOWERS.

TUE NIGHT
N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10
FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHEST SE.

WED
N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT...HIGHEST SE.

WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

THU
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.

FRI
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SW TO W AND INCREASING TO
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST S.

SAT
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST SE.

CAPE COD TO NANTUCKET SHOALS AND GEORGES BANK...EAST TO THE
HAGUE LINE

GALE WARNING


OVERNIGHT
E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING S TO SE...EXCEPT FAR
NW PART BECOMING NE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST S. RAIN WITH
PATCHY FOG.

TUE
WINDS N 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT SE PORTION NW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. RAIN CHANGING TO SCATTERED SHOWERS.

TUE NIGHT
WINDS DIMINISHING TO N 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS
9 TO 12 FT.

WED
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.

THU
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT.

FRI
E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...THEN SHIFTING TO W. SEAS 10 TO 16
FT...HIGHEST SW.

SAT
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT...HIGHEST SE.

SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND...OUT TO 1000 FMS

GALE WARNING


OVERNIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT
SE PORTION 12 TO 15 FT. RAIN CHANGING TO ISOLATED SHOWERS.

TUE
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT THROUGHOUT...HIGHEST SE. SHOWERS EARLY.

TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHEST E.

WED AND WED NIGHT
WINDS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS
WED. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WED...BECOMING 4 TO 6 FT WED NIGHT.

THU
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO E 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

FRI
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO W AND INCREASING TO 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST E.

SAT
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST SE.