NWS Forecast

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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR NE US WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
606 PM EDT FRI AUG 29 2008

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

SYNOPSIS
A WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE
WATERS TONIGHT...THEN MOVE SE OF THE AREA SAT. LOW PRES 420 NM E
OF CAPE COD WILL MOVE NE TONIGHT AND SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
SE ACROSS THE WATERS SAT NIGHT AND EARLY SUN. STRONG HIGH PRES
WILL BUILD E OVER THE REGION SUN NIGHT AND MON...THEN PERSIST W
OF THE AREA THROUGH WED. LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SE OF
NOVA SCOTIA SUN NIGHT...AND BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY E OF THE
REGION MON THROUGH WED.

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

TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

SAT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
NW.

SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.

SUN THROUGH MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT SUN.

TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

WED
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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

TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SAT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW PORTION BECOMING
NW 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.

SUN
WINDS NW 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT BY NOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SUN NIGHT AND MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.

WED
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND
SEAS SE.

SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND...OUT TO 1000 FMS

TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST
SE.

SAT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON...EXCEPT W OF 71W...BECOMING W TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.

SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.

SUN
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO W TO NW 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST SE.

SUN NIGHT
WINDS N 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

MON
NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST SE.

TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

WED
W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST SE.