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FZNT21 KWBC 170200
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1000 PM EDT THU MAY 16 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.

ANZ080-180200-
1000 PM EDT THU MAY 16 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...A COLD FRONT WILL PASS SE
ACROSS THE WATERS OVERNIGHT INTO FRI. A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL
BUILD E TO THE COAST FRI NIGHT...THEN SLOWLY MOVE E OVER THE AREA
SAT THROUGH SUN. THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT SE OF THE WATERS MON AS
ANOTHER COLD FRONT SLOWLY APPROACHES THE COAST MON AND TUE.

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ANZ081-180200-
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE-
1000 PM EDT THU MAY 16 2013

.OVERNIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.FRI...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS
THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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ANZ082-180200-
GEORGES BANK...FROM THE NORTHEAST CHANNEL TO THE GREAT SOUTH
CHANNEL INCLUDING WATERS EAST OF CAPE COD...TO THE HAGUE LINE-
1000 PM EDT THU MAY 16 2013

.OVERNIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.FRI...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW PORTION...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING
VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SE PORTION...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING E TO NE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW PORTION...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E
TO SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SE PORTION...E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...W TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4
TO 7 FT.
.TUE...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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ANZ083-180200-
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-
1000 PM EDT THU MAY 16 2013

.OVERNIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.FRI...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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.FORECASTER SCOVIL. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.