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000 FZNT21 KWBC 221423 OFFNT1 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 930 AM EST SUN NOV 22 2009 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. ANZ080-222030- 930 AM EST SUN NOV 22 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...HIGH PRES WILL BUILD E INTO THE WATERS AND ESTABLISH A RIDGE JUST N OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON. THE RIDGE WILL SLOWLY SHIFT NE OF THE WATERS MON NIGHT AND TUE. A DEVELOPING LOW WILL APPROACH THE AREA FROM THE S MON...PASS NE ACROSS THE SE WATERS TUE INTO WED...THEN MOVE OFF TO THE NE LATER WED AND THU. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE COAST THU. $$ ANZ081-222030- GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE 930 AM EST SUN NOV 22 2009 ...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED TUE... .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S PORTION TO 20 KT. SEAS BECOMING 3 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST S. .MON...E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHEST S. A CHANCE OF RAIN S PORTION LATE. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHEST S. RAIN DEVELOPING THROUGHOUT. .TUE...WINDS BECOMING E TO NE AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT...THEN SHIFTING TO N. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST SE. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...WINDS BECOMING S AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ ANZ082-222030- GEORGES BANK...FROM THE NORTHEAST CHANNEL TO THE GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL INCLUDING WATERS EAST OF CAPE COD...TO THE HAGUE LINE 930 AM EST SUN NOV 22 2009 ...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED MON INTO TUE... .THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. WINDS AND SEAS BECOMING HIGHEST S. .TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING E 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST SE. .MON...E WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHEST S. RAIN DEVELOPING LATE. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST S. RAIN. .TUE...E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT SHIFTING TO W TO SW 20 TO 30 KT... THEN SHIFTING TO NW LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...WINDS BECOMING S AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ ANZ083-222030- SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND...FROM THE GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL TO HUDSON CANYON INCLUDING THE WATERS SOUTH OF MARTHA VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET ISLAND...OUT TO 1000 FM 930 AM EST SUN NOV 22 2009 ...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED MON NIGHT INTO TUE... .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING E TO NE AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON...E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST SE. AREAS OF RAIN DEVELOPING. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST SE. RAIN. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST SE. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. .THU...WINDS BECOMING S AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ .FORECASTER BANCROFT. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH.
