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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. ANZ080-212030- 930 AM EST SAT NOV 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD E INTO THE WATERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...MOVE E ACROSS THE WATERS SUN AND SUN NIGHT...THEN PASS E OF THE AREA LATE MON. A DEVELOPING LOW WILL APPROACH THE AREA FROM THE S MON...PASS NE ACROSS THE WATERS TUE AND STRENGTHEN...THEN MOVE OFF TO THE NE WED. ANOTHER RIDGE WILL BUILD E INTO THE WATERS LATE WED. $$
SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. ANZ083-212030- SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND...FROM THE GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL TO HUDSON CANYON INCLUDING THE WATERS SOUTH OF MARTHA VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET ISLAND...OUT TO 1000 FM 930 AM EST SAT NOV 21 2009 THIS AFTERNOON NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. TONIGHT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SUN WINDS BECOMING E AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SUN NIGHT E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST S. MON E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT SE PORTION BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. TUE WINDS BECOMING W TO NW AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. WED WINDS DIMINISHING TO S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. $$