000 FZNT21 KWBC 100154 OFFNT1 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 930 PM EST THU FEB 9 2012 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. ANZ080-100830- 930 PM EST THU FEB 9 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...A WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL PASS ACROSS THE WATERS OVERNIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NW FRI...MOVE OFFSHORE FRI NIGHT...THEN PASS E OF THE WATERS SAT WHILE DEVELOPING LOW PRES TRACKS NE ALONG THE FRONT. THE DEVELOPING LOW WILL THEN MOVE OFF TO THE NE SAT NIGHT INTO SUN WHILE A SECONDARY COLD FRONT MOVES OFFSHORE. A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD OFFSHORE MON AND THEN PASS E OF THE WATERS TUE. $$ ANZ081-100830- GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE 930 PM EST THU FEB 9 2012 ...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED SAT NIGHT INTO SUN... .OVERNIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SW. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST NE. SCATTERED RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING. .SAT...SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EARLY...SHIFTING TO N AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST SE. .SUN...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 11 FT LATE...HIGHEST SE. .MON...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT LATE...HIGHEST E. .TUE...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS EARLY...THEN S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. $$ ANZ082-100830- GEORGES BANK...FROM THE NORTHEAST CHANNEL TO THE GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL INCLUDING WATERS EAST OF CAPE COD...TO THE HAGUE LINE 930 PM EST THU FEB 9 2012 ...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED SAT NIGHT INTO SUN... .OVERNIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS... THEN SHIFTING TO SW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST SE. .FRI...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO S TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING LATE. .SAT...WINDS SHIFTING TO N TO NE AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PORTION BECOMING SHIFTING WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NW AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 TO 16 FT...HIGHEST SE. .SUN...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 15 FT LATE...HIGHEST SE. .MON...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST SE. .TUE...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS EARLY...THEN S TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. $$ ANZ083-100830- SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND...FROM THE GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL TO HUDSON CANYON INCLUDING THE WATERS SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET ISLAND...OUT TO 1000 FM. 930 PM EST THU FEB 9 2012 ...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED SAT INTO SUN... .OVERNIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BECOMING 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST E. .FRI...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BECOMING 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS BECOMING 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EARLY...BECOMING N TO NW AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE...HIGHEST S. SCATTERED RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 12 FT... HIGHEST SE. .SUN...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT E OF 72W 9 TO 13 FT LATE...HIGHEST SE. .MON...NW TO W WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...THEN SHIFTING TO SW LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT LATE...HIGHEST E. .TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. $$ .FORECASTER VUKITS. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER