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FZNT21 KWBC 160740
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
340 AM EDT THU MAY 16 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.

ANZ080-161945-
340 AM EDT THU MAY 16 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE
ACROSS THE WATERS TODAY FOLLOWED BY A SECOND COLD FRONT TONIGHT
INTO FRI. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD E TO THE COAST FRI NIGHT...THEN
SLOWLY MOVE E OVER THE AREA SAT AND SUN. THE HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL
SHIFT SE OF THE WATERS MON AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE
COAST.

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ANZ081-161945-
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE-
340 AM EDT THU MAY 16 2013

.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N. AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N.
.FRI...NW PORTION...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW
IN THE AFTERNOON. SE PORTION...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW PORTION...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N
TO NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SE PORTION...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN
10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...NW PORTION...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SE PORTION...S TO
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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ANZ082-161945-
GEORGES BANK...FROM THE NORTHEAST CHANNEL TO THE GREAT SOUTH
CHANNEL INCLUDING WATERS EAST OF CAPE COD...TO THE HAGUE LINE-
340 AM EDT THU MAY 16 2013

.TODAY...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS IN THE
MORNING.
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
.FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW PORTION...N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...
BECOMING W TO SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SE PORTION...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...NW PORTION...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SE PORTION...N
TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...W TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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ANZ083-161945-
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-
340 AM EDT THU MAY 16 2013

.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5
TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
.TONIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...WINDS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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.FORECASTER OSZAJCA. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.