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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR NE US WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1106 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NW
OVERNIGHT...THEN PASS SLOWLY SE ACROSS THE WATERS FRI THROUGH
SAT. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP ON THE FRONT FRI...TRACK SLOWLY NE
ACROSS THE WATERS FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...THEN PASS N OF
THE AREA SUN INTO MON. A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE
W MON AND THEN MOVE OFFSHORE TUE.

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

.OVERNIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR NW PORTION
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT OVER SE
PORTION 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.FRI NIGHT...NW PORTION...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING
NE 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SE PORTION...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO
30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10
FT...HIGHEST SE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM
OR LESS.
.SAT...NW PORTION...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 20
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SE PORTION...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST SE. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT OVER SE PORTION
S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST SE.
.SUN...WINDS W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 3 TO 6
FT...HIGHEST SE.
.MON...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT... HIGHEST SE.
.TUE...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT.

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

.OVERNIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.FRI...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT OVER W PORTION
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST SE.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11
FT...HIGHEST SE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. AREAS OF FOG WITH
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11
FT...HIGHEST S.
.SUN...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 6
TO 10 FT LATE...HIGHEST S.
.MON...W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT.

SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND...OUT TO 1000 FMS

.OVERNIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6
TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1
NM OR LESS.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT OVER W PORTION
DIMINISHING TO W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT... EXCEPT E
OF 72W 9 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.FRI NIGHT...WINDS W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 5 TO 10
FT...HIGHEST SE. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SAT...W OF 70W...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO
30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF 70W...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...W OF 70W...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. E OF 70W...W
TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST SE.
.SUN...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST SE.
.MON...W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5
FT...HIGHEST SE.
.TUE...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.




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