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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1020 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 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.

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1020 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE JUST E OF
THE WATERS WILL DRIFT SE OVERNIGHT. A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NE
THROUGH THE AREA MON. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE INTO THE WATERS
MON NIGHT AND TUE...THEN STALL NEAR 1000 FM TUE NIGHT. THE FRONT
WILL LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT 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.

$$

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GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE-
1020 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

.OVERNIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND PATCHY FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 15 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. RAIN AND PATCHY FOG WITH VSBY 1
NM OR LESS.
.MON NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND AREAS
OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.TUE...NW PORTION...E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING E TO
SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SE PORTION...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN
10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED...WINDS BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.FRI...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.

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GEORGES BANK...FROM THE NORTHEAST CHANNEL TO THE GREAT SOUTH
CHANNEL INCLUDING WATERS EAST OF CAPE COD...TO THE HAGUE LINE-
1020 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

.OVERNIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND PATCHY FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO SW IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. RAIN AND PATCHY FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.
.MON NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND PATCHY FOG WITH
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO
8 FT.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.FRI...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.

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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-
1020 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

.OVERNIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BECOMING 4 TO 7 FT. RAIN AND PATCHY FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.MON...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN
IN THE MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.MON NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.
.TUE...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO
9 FT.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. HIGHEST WINDS
AND SEAS SE.
.FRI...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST E.

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.FORECASTER MILLS. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.



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