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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1019 PM EDT MON MAY 20 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.

ANZ080-220230-
1019 PM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE INTO
THE WATERS OVERNIGHT AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS JUST SE OF THE AREA.
THE FRONT WILL THEN STALL OVER THE S WATERS TUE...AND LIFT N AS A
WARM FRONT FROM TUE AFTERNOON INTO WED AS LOW PRES MOVES NE OVER
NEW ENGLAND. A COLD FRONT TRAILING SW FROM THE LOW WILL APPROACH
THE COAST THU...AND MOVE SE OVER THE WATERS FRI. HIGH PRES WILL
MOVE OFF THE COAST SAT.

$$

ANZ081-220230-
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE-
1019 PM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

.OVERNIGHT...NW PORTION...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SE PORTION...
VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN. AREAS OF FOG AFTER
MIDNIGHT. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN AREAS OF FOG IN THE AFTERNOON. VSBY
1 NM OR LESS.
.WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
.THU...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

$$

ANZ082-220230-
GEORGES BANK...FROM THE NORTHEAST CHANNEL TO THE GREAT SOUTH
CHANNEL INCLUDING WATERS EAST OF CAPE COD...TO THE HAGUE LINE-
1019 PM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

.OVERNIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF
FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.TUE...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN. AREAS OF FOG
AFTER MIDNIGHT. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.WED...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 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.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.SAT...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

$$

ANZ083-220230-
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-
1019 PM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

.OVERNIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF
FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUE...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS WITH POSSIBLE FOG AND TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

$$

.FORECASTER ROWLAND. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.