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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
343 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

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.

ANZ080-232045-
343 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM
THE NW TODAY AND TONIGHT...THEN PASS SLOWLY SE ACROSS THE WATERS
FRI THROUGH SAT. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP ON THE FRONT FRI... TRACK
SLOWLY NE ACROSS THE WATERS SAT INTO EARLY SUN...THEN PASS N OF
THE AREA LATE SUN INTO MON. A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL THEN BUILD IN
FROM THE W LATE MON.

$$

ANZ081-232045-
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE-
343 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST
NE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT...THEN
OVER FAR NW PORTION SHIFTING TO N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS
BECOMING 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT OVER SE PORTION 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT
OVER NW PORTION N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
BECOMING 7 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST SE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.SAT...WINDS BECOMING E TO NE 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT OVER SE PORTION
S TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.SUN...WINDS SHIFTING TO W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON...W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 4 FT.

$$

ANZ082-232045-
GEORGES BANK...FROM THE NORTHEAST CHANNEL TO THE GREAT SOUTH
CHANNEL INCLUDING WATERS EAST OF CAPE COD...TO THE HAGUE LINE-
343 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

.TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.FRI...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT OVER W PORTION
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST SE.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT...
HIGHEST SE.
.SUN...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 7 TO 11
FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE...HIGHEST SE.
.MON...W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 5 FT.

$$

ANZ083-232045-
SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND...FROM THE GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL TO HUDSON
CANYON INCLUDING THE WATERS SOUTH OF MARTHA`S VINEYARD AND
NANTUCKET ISLAND...OUT TO 1000 FM-
343 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR W PORTION
DIMINISHING TO S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST
E. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR W PORTION
SHIFTING TO W TO NW LATE. SEAS BECOMING 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT E OF
72W 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST SE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT OVER W PORTION
SHIFTING TO N TO NW. SEAS BECOMING 5 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST SE.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SAT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST SE.
.SUN...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 9 FT LATE...HIGHEST SE.
.MON...W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 4 FT.

$$

.FORECASTER VUKITS. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.