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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
950 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 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.

ANZ080-200200-
950 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE OVER THE
WATERS WILL SLOWLY DRIFT E OVERNIGHT AND SUN...THEN PASS E OF THE
WATERS SUN NIGHT. A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NE THROUGH THE AREA MON
INTO MON NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NRN WATERS
TUE...AND STALL ACROSS THE SRN WATERS WED AS A SERIES OF WEAK LOWS
MOVE E ALONG THE FRONT. THE STATIONARY FRONT WILL LIFT N OF THE
WATERS THU WHILE LOW PRES MOVING NE THROUGH NEW ENGLAND PULLS A
COLD FRONT TO THE COAST.

$$

ANZ081-200200-
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE-
950 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013

.OVERNIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. RAIN WITH
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.MON...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.
.MON NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
.TUE...WINDS BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO
6 FT.
.WED...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...WINDS BECOMING S TO SW AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 4 TO 8 FT.

$$

ANZ082-200200-
GEORGES BANK...FROM THE NORTHEAST CHANNEL TO THE GREAT SOUTH
CHANNEL INCLUDING WATERS EAST OF CAPE COD...TO THE HAGUE LINE-
950 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013

.OVERNIGHT...NW PORTION...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SE PORTION...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...
BECOMING E TO NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. RAIN DEVELOPING.
.MON...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM
OR LESS IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.MON NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
.WED...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.THU...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO
9 FT.

$$

ANZ083-200200-
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-
950 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013

.OVERNIGHT...W OF 70W...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. E OF 70W...
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING E TO SE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SUN...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT.
AREAS OF RAIN.
.MON...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. RAIN
ENDING.
.MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED...W TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO
9 FT.

$$

.FORECASTER MILLS. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.

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