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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. ANZ080-192100- 1005 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE OVER THE WATERS WILL SLOWLY DRIFT E THIS AFTERNOON...THEN PASS E OF THE WATERS TONIGHT. A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NE THROUGH THE AREA MON. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE INTO THE WATERS MON NIGHT AND TUE...THEN STALL JUST TO THE S OF THE AREA WED AS A SERIES OF WEAK LOWS MOVE E ALONG THE FRONT. THE FRONT WILL LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT THU AS LOW PRES MOVES NE OVER NEW ENGLAND. A COLD FRONT TRAILING SW FROM THE LOW WILL APPROACH THE COAST LATE THU. $$
SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. ANZ083-192100- SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND...FROM THE GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL TO HUDSON CANYON INCLUDING THE WATERS SOUTH OF MARTHA'S VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET ISLAND...OUT TO 1000 FM- 1005 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013 THIS AFTERNOON S TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. TONIGHT S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN DEVELOPING. MON S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MON NIGHT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. TUE W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. WED SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. THU SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FT. $$