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FZNT21 KWBC 121347
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
947 AM EDT WED JUN 12 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.

ANZ080-130400-
947 AM EDT WED JUN 12 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...LOW PRES OVER THE FAR ERN GULF
OF MAINE WILL SLOWLY MOVE E OF THE WATERS THIS AFTERNOON INTO
EARLY THU. A WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD OFFSHORE TONIGHT AND
PASS E OF THE WATERS LATE THU INTO THU NIGHT. ANOTHER DEVELOPING
LOW WILL MOVE OFF THE NRN MID ATLC COAST THU NIGHT AND THEN PASS
NE ACROSS THE SRN WATERS FRI. A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD IN FROM
THE W SAT...WHILE A SERIES OF LOW PRES TROUGHS PASS SE ACROSS THE
WATERS. THE HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL THEN PASS E ACROSS THE WATERS
SUN.

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ANZ081-130400-
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE-
947 AM EDT WED JUN 12 2013

...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED FRI...

.THIS AFTERNOON...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS BECOMING ISOLATED.
.TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT...HIGHEST E. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 7
FT...HIGHEST SE. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.THU...WINDS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 2 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS LATE.
.THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT OVER SW PORTION 5 TO 7 FT. SHOWERS
AND CHANCE OF TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.FRI...NW PORTION...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT...THEN
DIMINISHING TO NW 15 TO 25 KT. SE PORTION...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25
KT...BECOMING N TO NW 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT...
HIGHEST SE.
.SAT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST SE.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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ANZ082-130400-
GEORGES BANK...FROM THE NORTHEAST CHANNEL TO THE GREAT SOUTH
CHANNEL INCLUDING WATERS EAST OF CAPE COD...TO THE HAGUE LINE-
947 AM EDT WED JUN 12 2013

...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED FRI...

.THIS AFTERNOON...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING HIGHEST E. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT...HIGHEST SE.
.THU...WINDS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT OVER
FAR E PORTION BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS LATE.
.THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT...THEN OVER S
PORTION SHIFTING TO S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING
TO 5 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT...THEN SHIFTING TO W
TO NW 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 TO 17 FT.
.SAT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO W TO SW 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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ANZ083-130400-
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-
947 AM EDT WED JUN 12 2013

...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED THU NIGHT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT E OF 72W 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST SE.
.TONIGHT...W OF 70W...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10
KT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF 70W...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT E OF 72W 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST SE.
.THU...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE THROUGHOUT AND INCREASING TO 15 TO
25 KT. SEAS BECOMING 4 TO 6 FT THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS DEVELOPING.
.THU NIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 25 TO
35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS IN THE EVENING.
.FRI...WINDS INCREASING TO W TO NW 30 TO 40 KT THROUGHOUT...THEN
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 16 FT...
THEN SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT E OF 72W 7 TO 11 FT LATE...
HIGHEST SE.
.SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

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.FORECASTER VUKITS. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.