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FZNT21 KWBC 211358
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
958 AM EDT TUE MAY 21 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.

ANZ080-220400-
958 AM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY
SE...THEN STALL ACROSS THE WATERS THIS AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL
LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO WED AS LOW PRES
MOVES NE FROM CAPE COD. A COLD FRONT TRAILING SW FROM ANOTHER LOW
PRES AREA MOVING NE INTO QUEBEC LATE WED INTO THU WILL APPROACH
THE COAST THU...THEN MOVE SE OVER THE WATERS FRI INTO SAT. HIGH
PRES WILL BUILD OFFSHORE LATER SAT.

$$

ANZ081-220400-
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE-
958 AM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WIDESPREAD RAIN AND AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM
OR LESS.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN
AND AREAS OF FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF
FOG AND SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
.FRI...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
.SAT...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.

$$

ANZ082-220400-
GEORGES BANK...FROM THE NORTHEAST CHANNEL TO THE GREAT SOUTH
CHANNEL INCLUDING WATERS EAST OF CAPE COD...TO THE HAGUE LINE-
958 AM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

.THIS AFTERNOON...W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 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. AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.FRI...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.SAT...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.

$$

ANZ083-220400-
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-
958 AM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

.THIS AFTERNOON...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.TONIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.WED...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.FRI...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
.SAT...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.

$$

.FORECASTER NOLT. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.