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Hazardous marine condition(s):
Gale Warning
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. ANZ080-100830- 930 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...A WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL PASS E ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT. RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING LOW PRES WILL MOVE NE OFF CAPE HATTERAS OVERNIGHT...TRACK N OVER THE MID ATLC WATERS WED...THEN PASS JUST S AND SE OF THE AREA WED NIGHT INTO EARLY THU. THE LOW WILL MOVE OFF TO THE NE AND AWAY FROM THE REGION LATER THU AND FRI...THEN MOVE NW OVER NEWFOUNDLAND SAT WHILE MAINTAINING A W TO NW FLOW OVER THE WATERS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. $$
SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. ANZ081-100830- GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE 930 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010 GALE WARNING OVERNIGHT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. WED E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 30 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST S...EXCEPT N PORTION TO 6 TO 9 FT. SNOW...EXCEPT RAIN S PORTION. WED NIGHT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 TO 21 FT...EXCEPT N PORTION TO 9 TO 14 FT. SNOW. THU N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 14 FT LATE...HIGHEST S. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. THU NIGHT AND FRI N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT FRI. SAT AND SUN W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. $$