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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
329 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 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.

ANZ080-220830-
329 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT N ACROSS
THE WATERS TONIGHT AND WED. A COLD FRONT TRAILING SW FROM A LOW
PRES AREA MOVING NE INTO QUEBEC LATE WED INTO THU WILL APPROACH
THE COAST THU NIGHT...THEN MOVE SLOWLY SE OVER THE WATERS FRI INTO
SAT. LOW PRES WILL FORM ACROSS THE AREA SAT AND THEN MOVE N OF THE
WATERS SUN.

$$

ANZ081-220830-
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE-
329 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO SW IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
AREAS OF FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF
FOG AND SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.SAT...WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
.SUN...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.

$$

ANZ082-220830-
GEORGES BANK...FROM THE NORTHEAST CHANNEL TO THE GREAT SOUTH
CHANNEL INCLUDING WATERS EAST OF CAPE COD...TO THE HAGUE LINE-
329 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.WED...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.THU...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.FRI...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.SAT...W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
.SUN...W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.

$$

ANZ083-220830-
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-
329 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.WED...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF
FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.THU...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
.SAT...WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
.SUN...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.

$$

.FORECASTER NOLT. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.