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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR NE US WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1130 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 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 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.


EASTPORT MAINE TO CAPE COD...EAST TO THE HAGUE LINE

.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 E TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.WED...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...WINDS S TO SW AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8
FT.


CAPE COD TO NANTUCKET SHOALS AND GEORGES BANK...EAST TO THE
HAGUE LINE

.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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.


SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND...OUT TO 1000 FMS

.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 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 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.




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