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Hazardous marine condition(s):
Storm 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. $$
SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. ANZ083-100830- SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND...FROM THE GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL TO HUDSON CANYON INCLUDING THE WATERS SOUTH OF MARTHA VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET ISLAND...OUT TO 1000 FM 930 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010 STORM WARNING OVERNIGHT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...THEN BECOMING E AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BECOMING 4 TO 6 FT. RAIN DEVELOPING...EXCEPT SNOW FAR W. WED E TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT...BECOMING N TO NE AND INCREASING TO 35 TO 50 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT...HIGHEST W. RAIN...EXCEPT SNOW FAR W. WED NIGHT N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT BECOMING 35 TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 TO 21 FT...HIGHEST SE. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. THU N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT E OF 72W TO 10 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST SE. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. THU NIGHT AND FRI NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 10 FT FRI...HIGHEST SE. SAT WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST SE. $$
