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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
354 PM EDT THU JUN 13 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.

ANZ080-140800-
354 PM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...A WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE OVER THE
FAR E PORTION WILL PASS E OF THE WATERS TONIGHT. DEVELOPING LOW
PRES WILL MOVE OFF THE NRN MID ATLC COAST TONIGHT AND THEN MOVE E
THROUGH THE SRN WATERS FRI. AN AREA OF HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SW
AND S OF THE REGION FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...THEN WEAKEN MON INTO
TUE. A SERIES OF LOW PRES TROUGHS WILL PASS SE ACROSS THE WATERS
FRI NIGHT INTO SAT NIGHT. ANOTHER LOW PRES TROUGH WILL MOVE E
THROUGH THE AREA MON...BEFORE A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVE SE OVER THE
REGION TUE.

$$

ANZ081-140800-
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE-
354 PM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

.TONIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO 20
KT..EXCEPT FAR SW PORTION TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4
TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SE PORTION 10 TO 20 KT
EARLY. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST SW. CHANCE OF RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM
OR LESS EARLY.
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST S.
.SAT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT.
.MON...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT.

$$

ANZ082-140800-
GEORGES BANK...FROM THE NORTHEAST CHANNEL TO THE GREAT SOUTH
CHANNEL INCLUDING WATERS EAST OF CAPE COD...TO THE HAGUE LINE-
354 PM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT
S PORTION BECOMING SHIFTING WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST
SW. RAIN AND CHANCE OF TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.FRI...SHIFTING WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT N PORTION NE WINDS 25
TO 35 KT EARLY...THEN BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 6
TO 10 FT...HIGHEST W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS WITH
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST SW. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
.SAT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BECOMING 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.

$$

ANZ083-140800-
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-
354 PM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E TO NE...EXCEPT S
PORTION BECOMING SHIFTING WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.FRI...E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT N PORTION TO 35 KT
EARLY. SEAS BECOMING 6 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST SE. CHANCE OF RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST SE.
.SAT NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.MON...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PORTION TO 25 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST S.
.TUE...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

$$

.FORECASTER KELLS. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.