Offshore Forecast Issued by NWS
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FZNT23 KWNM 131512
OFFN01
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR NE US WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1110 AM EDT THU JUN 13 2013
...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...
.SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES JUST S OF NOVA SCOTIA WILL MOVE E THIS
AFTERNOON. A WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL PASS E ACROSS THE WATERS
THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. DEVELOPING LOW PRES WILL MOVE OFF
THE NRN MID ATLC COAST TONIGHT AND THEN MOVE E THROUGH THE SRN
WATERS FRI AND FRI NIGHT. AN AREA OF HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SW AND
S OF THE REGION SAT THROUGH MON. A SERIES OF LOW PRES TROUGHS
WILL PASS SE ACROSS THE WATERS SAT INTO SUN. A WEAK COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE SE OVER THE AREA MON.
EASTPORT MAINE TO CAPE COD...EAST TO THE HAGUE LINE
.THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
CHANCE OF RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 25
KT...THEN BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST SW. SHOWERS
WITH VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SE PORTION 20 TO 30 KT
EARLY. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST SW. CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH VSBY
1 NM OR LESS.
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 KT
OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
CAPE COD TO NANTUCKET SHOALS AND GEORGES BANK...EAST TO THE
HAGUE LINE
...GALE WARNING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW PORTION...N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...
BECOMING S TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SE PORTION...N TO NW WINDS 10
TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN LATE.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S PORTION BECOMING
SHIFTING WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. RAIN. CHANCE OF TSTMS
AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.FRI...NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND CHANCE OF TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
.SAT...W TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND...OUT TO 1000 FMS
...GALE WARNING...
.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 70W...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING 15 TO
25 KT. E OF 70W...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING S TO
SE 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BECOMING 3 TO
6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS IN
THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...SHIFTING WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST
SE. TSTMS AND SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.FRI...WINDS N TO NE 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST SE. CHANCE
OF RAIN.
.SAT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO SW 10 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.