Offshore Forecast Issued by NWS
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FZNT23 KWNM 191500
OFFN01
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR NE US WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1100 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013
...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...
.SYNOPSIS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE OVER THE WATERS WILL SLOWLY DRIFT
E THIS AFTERNOON...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 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.
EASTPORT MAINE TO CAPE COD...EAST TO THE HAGUE LINE
.THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.MON...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 6 TO 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE
EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS IN THE EVENING.
.TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8
FT.
CAPE COD TO NANTUCKET SHOALS AND GEORGES BANK...EAST TO THE
HAGUE LINE
.THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE
OF RAIN LATE.
.MON...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8
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...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...BECOMING 3
TO 4 FT.
.WED...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND...OUT TO 1000 FMS
.THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...INCREASING TO 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4
TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN DEVELOPING.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. RAIN IN THE
MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TUE...W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO 15
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.WED...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.