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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR NE US WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1051 AM EDT WED JUN 12 2013

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

.SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES OVER THE FAR ERN GULF OF MAINE WILL SLOWLY
MOVE E OF THE WATERS THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THU. A WEAK HIGH
PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD OFFSHORE TONIGHT AND PASS E OF THE WATERS
LATE THU INTO THU NIGHT. ANOTHER DEVELOPING LOW WILL MOVE OFF
THE NRN MID ATLC COAST THU NIGHT AND THEN PASS NE ACROSS THE SRN
WATERS FRI. A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE W
SAT...WHILE A SERIES OF LOW PRES TROUGHS PASS SE ACROSS THE
WATERS. THE HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL THEN PASS E ACROSS THE WATERS
SUN.

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

...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED FRI...

.THIS AFTERNOON...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS BECOMING ISOLATED.
.TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...HIGHEST E. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3
TO 7 FT...HIGHEST SE. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.THU...WINDS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS LATE.
.THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT
OVER SW PORTION 5 TO 7 FT. SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS WITH VSBY
1 NM OR LESS.
.FRI...NW PORTION...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...THEN DIMINISHING
TO NW 15 TO 25 KT. SE PORTION...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25
KT...BECOMING N TO NW 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST SE.
.SAT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST SE.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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

...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED FRI...

.THIS AFTERNOON...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING HIGHEST E. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT...HIGHEST SE.
.THU...WINDS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT OVER
FAR E PORTION BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS LATE.
.THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...THEN OVER S PORTION
SHIFTING TO S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5
TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...THEN SHIFTING TO W TO NW 30
TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.
.SAT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO W TO SW 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND...OUT TO 1000 FMS

...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED THU NIGHT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT E OF 72W 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST SE.
.TONIGHT...W OF 70W...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10
KT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF 70W...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT...EXCEPT E OF 72W 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST SE.
.THU...WINDS E TO SE THROUGHOUT AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
DEVELOPING.
.THU NIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 25 TO
35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS IN THE EVENING.
.FRI...WINDS W TO NW 30 TO 40 KT THROUGHOUT...THEN DIMINISHING
TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT... THEN SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7
FT...EXCEPT E OF 72W 7 TO 11 FT LATE... HIGHEST SE.
.SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.