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FZNT21 KWBC 080738
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
300 AM EST SUN NOV 8 2009

NEW ENGLAND CONTINENTAL SHELF AND SLOPE WATERS FROM 25 NM
OFFSHORE TO THE HAGUE LINE...EXCEPT TO 1000 FM S OF NEW ENGLAND.

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.

ANZ080-081430-
300 AM EST SUN NOV 8 2009

.SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL 
PASS SE ACROSS THE WATERS TODAY. A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL MOVE 
OFFSHORE TONIGHT AND PASS SE OF THE WATERS MON...FOLLOWED BY A 
WEAK WARM FRONT PASSING NE ACROSS THE AREA LATE MON INTO MON 
NIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE LATE TUE AND PASS 
SE ACROSS THE WATERS EARLY WED. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL THEN BUILD 
IN FROM THE W LATE WED INTO THU...WHILE LOW PRES DEVELOPS S OF 
THE AREA.
$$

ANZ081-081430-
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE
300 AM EST SUN NOV 8 2009

...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED WED...

.TODAY...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY...SHIFTING TO W TO NW AND 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT 
EARLY...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 5 FT LATE...HIGHEST E.
.TONIGHT...WINDS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE.
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EARLY...BECOMING SW AND 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.MON NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 
FT...HIGHEST E.
.TUE...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 25 KT LATE. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 
7 TO 12 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 
KT LATE...HIGHEST S. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT OVER N PORTION 
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. 
$$

ANZ082-081430-
GEORGES BANK...FROM THE NORTHEAST CHANNEL TO THE GREAT SOUTH 
CHANNEL INCLUDING WATERS EAST OF CAPE COD...TO THE HAGUE LINE
300 AM EST SUN NOV 8 2009

...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED WED AND THU...

.TODAY...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...WINDS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE.
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EARLY...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 
KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 
TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...WINDS SHIFTING TO N TO NE AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT.
.THU...NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 12 TO 17 FT. HIGHEST WINDS 
AND SEAS S.
$$

ANZ083-081430-
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
300 AM EST SUN NOV 8 2009

...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED WED AND THU...

.TODAY...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY...SHIFTING TO NW AND 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 72W TO 10 KT OR LESS 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 5 FT LATE...HIGHEST FAR 
SE.
.TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS SUBSIDING 
TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE.
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EARLY...BECOMING S TO SW 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...THEN SHIFTING TO N 
AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 
9 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST SE.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR W PORTION 
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS TO 10 TO 17 FT...HIGHEST 
SE.
$$

.FORECASTER VUKITS. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH.