Offshore Forecast Issued by NWS
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FZNT23 KWNM 211505
OFFN01
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR NE US WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1103 AM EDT TUE MAY 21 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 MOVE SLOWLY SE...THEN STALL ACROSS
THE WATERS THIS AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT
LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO WED AS LOW PRES MOVES NE FROM CAPE COD.
A COLD FRONT TRAILING SW FROM ANOTHER LOW PRES AREA MOVING NE
INTO QUEBEC LATE WED INTO THU WILL APPROACH THE COAST THU...THEN
MOVE SE OVER THE WATERS FRI INTO SAT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD
OFFSHORE LATER SAT.
EASTPORT MAINE TO CAPE COD...EAST TO THE HAGUE LINE
.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WIDESPREAD RAIN AND AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO 15
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM
OR LESS.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN
AND AREAS OF FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF
FOG AND SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
.FRI...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
.SAT...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
CAPE COD TO NANTUCKET SHOALS AND GEORGES BANK...EAST TO THE
HAGUE LINE
.THIS AFTERNOON...W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.FRI...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.SAT...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND...OUT TO 1000 FMS
.THIS AFTERNOON...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.TONIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.WED...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.FRI...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
.SAT...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.