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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. ANZ080-100230- 300 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...A WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL CROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING LOW PRES WILL TRACK E...REMAINING JUST S OF THE WATERS WED AND WED NIGHT. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK NE...AWAY FROM THE REGION THU AND FRI. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE W OVER NEWFOUNDLAND SAT WHILE MAINTAINING A NW FLOW OVER THE WATERS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. $$
SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. ANZ082-100230- GEORGES BANK...FROM THE NORTHEAST CHANNEL TO THE GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL INCLUDING WATERS EAST OF CAPE COD...TO THE HAGUE LINE 300 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010 GALE WARNING STORM FORCE WINDS EXPECTED WED NIGHT INTO THU TONIGHT NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS AROUND MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 5 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS DEVELOPING LATE OVER SW PART LATE. WED E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO E TO NE 35 TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 11 TO 15 FT. RAIN. WED NIGHT NE WINDS 40 TO 55 KT SHIFTING TO N. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 TO 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS BECOMING SNOW SHOWERS. THU N WINDS 40 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 15 TO 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. THU NIGHT AND FRI NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT FRI. SAT AND SUN W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. $$
