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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR NE US WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
500 AM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

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

.SYNOPSIS...A WARM FRONT WILL DRIFT SLOWLY N ACROSS THE NRN
WATERS TODAY INTO TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE
NW THU AND THU NIGHT...THEN PASS SLOWLY SE ACROSS THE WATERS FRI
INTO SAT. LOW PRES WILL TRACK NE ALONG THE FRONT FRI AND
SAT...THEN MOVE OFF TO THE NE SUN. A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL THEN
BUILD IN FROM THE W LATE SUN.

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT OVER S PORTION SW 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS AND TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...WINDS S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.THU...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT OVER NW
PORTION SHIFTING TO N LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.SAT...WINDS N TO NW 20 TO 30 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
.SUN...W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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

.TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BECOMING 4 TO 6
FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.THU NIGHT...WINDS S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.SAT...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.SUN...W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND...OUT TO 1000 FMS

.TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BECOMING 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR W
PORTION DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 11
FT...HIGHEST E. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT OVER W PORTION
SHIFTING TO N TO NW. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST SE.
.SAT...WINDS W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 5 TO 9
FT...HIGHEST SE.
.SUN...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST SE.