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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
348 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 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.

ANZ080-242000-
348 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE
TODAY...THEN PASS SLOWLY SE ACROSS THE WATERS FRI INTO SAT. LOW
PRES WILL DEVELOP ON THE FRONT TODAY...TRACK SLOWLY NE ACROSS THE
WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...THEN PASS N OF THE AREA SUN
INTO MON. A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE W MON AND THEN
MOVE OFFSHORE TUE.

$$

ANZ081-242000-
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE-
348 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR NW PORTION
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT BECOMING 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT OVER SE PORTION 8 TO 12 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.TONIGHT...NW PORTION...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 15
TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SE PORTION...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30
KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BECOMING 6
TO 10 FT...HIGHEST SE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1
NM OR LESS.
.SAT...NW PORTION...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO
15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SE PORTION...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST SE. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT OVER SE PORTION S
TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST SE. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
.SUN...WINDS SHIFTING TO W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST SE.
.MON...W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST SE.
.TUE...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT.
$$

ANZ082-242000-
GEORGES BANK...FROM THE NORTHEAST CHANNEL TO THE GREAT SOUTH
CHANNEL INCLUDING WATERS EAST OF CAPE COD...TO THE HAGUE LINE-
348 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

.TODAY...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 13
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14
FT. WINDS AND SEAS BECOMING HIGHEST SE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11
FT...HIGHEST SE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. AREAS OF FOG WITH
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST S. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SUN...W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE...HIGHEST S.
.MON...W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO
4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.

$$

ANZ083-242000-
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-
348 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT OVER W PORTION SW
WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT...EXCEPT E OF 72W 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST SE. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SAT...WINDS INCREASING TO W TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
.SUN...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT E OF 72W 6 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST
SE.
.MON...W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST SE.
.TUE...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT.

$$

.FORECASTER VUKITS. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.