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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
352 AM 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.

ANZ080-192000-
352 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE OVER THE
WATERS WILL SLOWLY DRIFT E TODAY...THEN PASS E OF THE WATERS
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
JUST TO THE S OF THE AREA BY WED AS A SERIES OF WEAK LOWS MOVE E
ALONG THE FRONT. THE FRONT WILL LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT THU AS LOW
PRES MOVES NE OVER NEW ENGLAND. A COLD FRONT TRAILING SW FROM THE
LOW WILL APPROACH THE COAST LATE THU.

$$

ANZ081-192000-
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE-
352 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO SW IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN
SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.MON NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE
EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS IN THE EVENING.
.TUE...WINDS BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO
6 FT.
.WED...WINDS BECOMING S AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
.THU...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FT.

$$

ANZ082-192000-
GEORGES BANK...FROM THE NORTHEAST CHANNEL TO THE GREAT SOUTH
CHANNEL INCLUDING WATERS EAST OF CAPE COD...TO THE HAGUE LINE-
352 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SE IN THE
MORNING...THEN...BECOMING S TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE.
.MON...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM
OR LESS.
.MON NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SHOWERS.
.TUE...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO
6 FT.
.WED...WINDS BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FT.

$$

ANZ083-192000-
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-
352 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

.TODAY...W OF 70W...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SE
10 TO 20 KT. E OF 70W...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING
VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN...BECOMING S TO SW
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. W OF 70W...SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF
70W...SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. RAIN DEVELOPING.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. RAIN TAPERING TO
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TUE...WINDS BECOMING SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.THU...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FT.

$$

.FORECASTER MILLS. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.