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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
357 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 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.

ANZ080-200330-
357 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE JUST E OF THE
WATERS WILL DRIFT SE TONIGHT. A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NE THROUGH
THE AREA MON. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE INTO THE WATERS MON NIGHT
AND TUE...THEN STALL NEAR 1000 FM TUE NIGHT NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL
LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT WED AS LOW PRES MOVES NE OVER NEW ENGLAND.
A COLD FRONT TRAILING SW FROM THE LOW WILL APPROACH THE COAST THU
AND MOVE SE OVER THE WATERS FRI.

$$

ANZ081-200330-
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE-
357 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING S TO SE IN THE
EVENING...THEN...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 15 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.MON NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND AREAS OF
FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.FRI...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.

$$

ANZ082-200330-
GEORGES BANK...FROM THE NORTHEAST CHANNEL TO THE GREAT SOUTH
CHANNEL INCLUDING WATERS EAST OF CAPE COD...TO THE HAGUE LINE-
357 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING S TO SE IN THE
EVENING...THEN...BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM
OR LESS.
.MON NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.TUE...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT OR LESS IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.FRI...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.

$$

ANZ083-200330-
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-
357 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

.TONIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BECOMING 5 TO 7 FT. RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.
.MON...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. RAIN IN THE
MORNING...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.MON NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.
.TUE...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT.
.THU...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND
SEAS SE.
.FRI...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT.

$$

.FORECASTER CLARK. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.



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