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MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR N ATLANTIC OCEAN
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
140 AM EDT WED 22 MAY 2013

.FORECAST DISCUSSION: MAJOR FEATURES/WINDS/SEAS/SIGNIFICANT
.WEATHER FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN W OF 50W FROM 30N TO 50N.

OVER THE SHORT TERM...THE LATEST MDLS PRESENT NO MAJOR FCST
PROBLEMS. THE 00Z MDLS AND 12Z ECMWF ALL FCST A FRONT TO REMAIN
QSTNRY ACRS THE NT1 WTRS TODAY...THEN PUSH N ACRS THE GULF OF
MAINE TONITE AS A WARM FRONT. A CONSENSUS OF THE 00Z MDLS FOR
THE FCST TIMING OF THIS FROPA LOOKS FINE. IN REGARDS TO THE
GRADLY STRENGTHENING SSWLY GRADIENT FCST TO DVLP S OF THIS FRONT
THRU TONITE WL COMPROMISE BTWN THE STRONGER 00Z NAM/GFS AND
WEAKER 00Z UKMET/12Z ECMWF FCST GRADIENTS AND WL CAP THE MAX
WINDS AT 20 OR 25 KT. THEN ON THU INTO THU NITE AS A COLD FRONT
IS FCST TO APRCH FM THE NW AND THEN SLIP OFSHR LATE THU
NITE...THE LATEST MDLS FCST THE PREFRONTAL SSWLY GRADIENT TO
STRENGTHEN FURTHTER. BY LATE THU/THU NITE WL USE A COMPROMISE
00Z GFS/UKMET AND 12Z ECMWF SOLUTION FOR THIS PREFRONTAL
GRADIENT AND WL CONT TO FCST MAX WINDS UP TO 25 OR 30 KT. SO
OVERALL NO SIG SHORT TERM CHNGS ARE PLANNED FOR THE NEXT OFSHR
FCST PACKAGE.

IN THE LONG RANGE...ON FRI INTO SAT AS THE COLD FRONT CONTS TO
SLOWLY PUSH OFSHR...IN RESPONSE TO STRONG UPR LEVEL S/W TROF
FCST TO DIG INTO THE NE CONUS TO VARYING DEGREES THAT THE LATEST
MDLS FCST A SFC LOW TO DVLP ON THE FRONT FRI AND TRACK NE ACRS
THE NT1 WTRS SAT. FOR THE TIMING OF THIS FRONTAL LOW WL
COMPROMISE BTWN THE MORE PROGRESSIVE 00Z GEM/UKMET/12Z ECMWF AND
THE SLOWER 00Z NAM/GFS. IN REGARDS TO THE FCST STRENGTH OF THIS
LOW AND ITS ASCD FROPA GRADIENTS...BELIEVE THE 00Z CANADIAN
GLOBAL GEM SOLUTION IS AN OUTLIER WITH STORM FORCE BL WINDS FCST
NR ITS FCST FRONTAL WAVE. THEREFORE OVERALL WL AGAIN USE A
BLENDED 00Z GFS/UKMET AND 12Z ECMWF SOLUTION FOR THE FCST
STRENGTH OF THIS SYSTEM. SO PER THIS BLENDED
SOLULTION...DEPENDING ON WHAT THE 00Z ECMWF COMES IN WITH
LATER...WL NOW ADD THE E PORTION OF THE BALT CNYN TO HAT CNYN
WTRS TO THE PREVLY FCSTD PREFRONTAL PSBL GALES ON FRI.

THEN BY LATE SAT INTO SUN...THE 00Z GEFS INDICATES THAT THE 00Z
GFS BCMS TOO AMPLIFIED WITH ITS FCST SFC LOW BCMG TOO STRONG AND
TOO SLOW TO EJECT TO THE NE. THEREFORE FOR NOW WL NOT BUY OFF ON
THE NNWLY GALE FORCE BL WINDS THAT THE 00Z GFS FCSTS TO DVLP SAT
IN THE WAKE ITS SFC LOW ACRS THE NT1 WTRS. SO WITH THE 00Z
UKMET/GEM BOTH FCSTG WEAKER GRADIENTS THAN THE 00Z GFS...WL
AGAIN WAIT TO SEE THE 00Z ECMWF...BUT FOR NOW DO NOT PLAN ON
MAKING ANY SIG CHNGS TO THE PREV OFSHR FCSTS FOR THE SAT/SUN
TIMEFRAME WHICH WERE BASED ON THE 12Z ECMWF AND MR IN LINE WITH
THE LATEST WPC MEDIUM RANGE GUIDANCE.

THE 00Z WAVEWATCH III FCST SEAS LOOK REPRESENTATIVE THRUT THE
SHORT TERM. BUT IN THE LONG RANGE...ESPECLY BY LATE SAT INTO
SUN...DUE TO THE STRONGER 00Z GFS SOLUTION...BELIEVE THE MDL IS
OVERFCSTG THE SEAS ACRS THE NRN WTRS AND AS A RESULT WL LKLY
FAVOR THE ECMWF WAM FCST SEAS THEN.

EXTRATROPICAL STORM SURGE GUIDANCE...N/A.

.WARNINGS/FORECAST CONFIDENCE...PRELIMINARY. ANY CHANGES WILL BE
COORDINATED THROUGH AWIPS 12 PLANET CHAT OR BY TELEPHONE:

.NT1 NEW ENGLAND WATERS...
.GULF OF MAINE...NONE.
.GEORGES BANK...NONE.
.SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND...NONE.

.NT2 MID ATLC WATERS...
.HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON...NONE.
.BALTIMORE CANYON TO HAGUE LINE...GALE FRI INTO SAT...LOW TO MOD
CONFDC.
.BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON...GALE FRI E PORTION...LOW
CONFDC.
.HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR...NONE.
.CAPE FEAR TO 31N...NONE.
$$

.FORECASTER VUKITS. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.