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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
952 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

NEW ENGLAND CONTINENTAL SHELF AND SLOPE WATERS FROM 25 NM
OFFSHORE TO THE HAGUE LINE...EXCEPT TO 1000 FM S OF NEW ENGLAND

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

ANZ080-240300-
952 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH
FROM THE NW THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 INTO
EARLY SUN...THEN PASS N OF THE AREA LATE SUN INTO MON. A HIGH PRES
RIDGE WILL THEN BUILD IN FROM THE W LATE MON.

$$

ANZ081-240300-
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE-
952 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

.THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.FRI...NW PORTION...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SE PORTION...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.FRI NIGHT...NW PORTION...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N
TO NE 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SE PORTION...S
TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.SAT...NW PORTION...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SE PORTION...W TO
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.SUN...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 5 FT.

$$

ANZ082-240300-
GEORGES BANK...FROM THE NORTHEAST CHANNEL TO THE GREAT SOUTH
CHANNEL INCLUDING WATERS EAST OF CAPE COD...TO THE HAGUE LINE-
952 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF
FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.TONIGHT...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 BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.FRI NIGHT...NW PORTION...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SE PORTION...S
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. AREAS
OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.SAT...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
.SUN...W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
.MON...W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4
TO 7 FT.

$$

ANZ083-240300-
SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND...FROM THE GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL TO HUDSON
CANYON INCLUDING THE WATERS SOUTH OF MARTHA`S VINEYARD AND
NANTUCKET ISLAND...OUT TO 1000 FM-
952 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

.THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.FRI...W OF 70W...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. E OF 70W...S TO SW
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
PATCHY FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SAT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT.
.SUN...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT.
.MON...W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3
TO 5 FT.

$$

.FORECASTER SCOVIL. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.