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FZNT21 KWBC 120759
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
359 AM EDT WED JUN 12 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.

ANZ080-121600-
359 AM EDT WED JUN 12 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...AN AREA OF LOW PRES ALONG THE
MAINE COAST WILL SLOWLY MOVE E TODAY INTO EARLY THU...WHILE AN
ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT PASSES S OF THE WATERS LATER THIS MORNING.
A WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL PASS ACROSS THE WATERS LATE THU INTO
THU NIGHT. ANOTHER DEVELOPING LOW WILL MOVE OFF THE NRN MID ATLC
COAST THU NIGHT AND THEN PASS NE ACROSS THE SRN WATERS FRI. A
HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE W SAT...WHILE A SERIES OF
LOW PRES TROUGHS PASS SE ACROSS THE WATERS. THE HIGH PRES RIDGE
WILL THEN PASS E ACROSS THE WATERS SUN.

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ANZ081-121600-
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE-
359 AM EDT WED JUN 12 2013

...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED FRI...

.TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT...HIGHEST E. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6
FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.FRI... NW PORTION...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 40
KT...THEN DIMINISHING TO NW 15 TO 25 KT. SE PORTION...S TO SW
WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NW 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT
BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST SE.
.SAT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST SE.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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ANZ082-121600-
GEORGES BANK...FROM THE NORTHEAST CHANNEL TO THE GREAT SOUTH
CHANNEL INCLUDING WATERS EAST OF CAPE COD...TO THE HAGUE LINE-
359 AM EDT WED JUN 12 2013

...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED FRI...

.TODAY...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO NW IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST SE.
.THU...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR
LESS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON.
.THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT...THEN OVER S
PORTION BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING
TO 5 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 11 TO 17 FT.
.SAT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO W TO SW 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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ANZ083-121600-
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-
359 AM EDT WED JUN 12 2013

...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED THU NIGHT...

.TODAY...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...W OF 70W...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10
KT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF 70W...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...W OF 70W...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SE 20 TO
25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF 70W...N WINDS LESS THAN 10
KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT.
.THU NIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 25 TO
35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. SHOWERS AND
CHANCE OF TSTMS. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS IN THE
EVENING.
.FRI...W OF 70W...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
15 KT. E OF 70W...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING NW 30 TO 40
KT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING
TO 5 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST SE.
.SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

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.FORECASTER CLARK. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.