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FZNT21 KWBC 190202
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1002 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 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.

ANZ080-200215-
1002 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...A WEAK STATIONARY FRONT ACROSS
THE AREA WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT...THEN DISSIPATE WED AS LOW PRES
PASSES NE OVER GEORGES BANK. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE
WATERS WED NIGHT AND THU...AND ESTABLISH A RIDGE OVER THE AREA THU
NIGHT THROUGH FRI. THE HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL DRIFT S OF THE WATERS
SAT AND SUN AS A WEAK COLD FRONT SLOWLY APPROACHES FROM THE NW.

$$

ANZ081-200215-
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE-
1002 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

.OVERNIGHT...E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 25
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...HIGHEST S. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SHOWERS AND CHANCE
OF TSTMS MAINLY S PORTION. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING.
.WED NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING W TO SW LESS THAN
10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$

ANZ082-200215-
GEORGES BANK...FROM THE NORTHEAST CHANNEL TO THE GREAT SOUTH
CHANNEL INCLUDING WATERS EAST OF CAPE COD...TO THE HAGUE LINE-
1002 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

.OVERNIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...THEN OVER NW PORTION
BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SHOWERS
AND CHANCE OF TSTMS. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
.WED NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...N TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
.THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

$$

ANZ083-200215-
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-
1002 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

.OVERNIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO
25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST SE. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE MORNING.
.WED NIGHT...W OF 70W...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING N
TO NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF 70W...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N
TO NW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

$$

.FORECASTER CLARK. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.