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FZNT21 KWBC 171957
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
357 PM EDT FRI MAY 17 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.

ANZ080-180700-
357 PM EDT FRI MAY 17 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL SLOWLY
MOVE E OVER THE WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH SUN. THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT
SE OF THE WATERS SUN NIGHT AND MON. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO
THE NRN WATERS TUE THEN BECOME STATIONARY ACROSS THE SRN WATERS BY
WED AS A SERIES OF WEAK LOWS MOVE E ALONG THE FRONT.

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ANZ081-180700-
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE-
357 PM EDT FRI MAY 17 2013

.TONIGHT...NW PORTION...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...
BECOMING W TO NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SE PORTION...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT EARLY...THEN INCREASING TO N 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW PORTION...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SE PORTION...
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT.

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ANZ082-180700-
GEORGES BANK...FROM THE NORTHEAST CHANNEL TO THE GREAT SOUTH
CHANNEL INCLUDING WATERS EAST OF CAPE COD...TO THE HAGUE LINE-
357 PM EDT FRI MAY 17 2013

.TONIGHT...NW PORTION...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING
VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SE PORTION...N TO NW WINDS 15 KT...
BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING N TO NE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING E AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FT.
.TUE...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
.WED...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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ANZ083-180700-
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-
357 PM EDT FRI MAY 17 2013

.TONIGHT...W OF 70W...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING
VARIABLE IN THE EVENING...THEN...BECOMING S TO SE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
E OF 70W...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FT.
.TUE...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
.WED...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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.FORECASTER BANCROFT. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.