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FZNT21 KWBC 211950
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
300 PM EST FRI NOV 21 2008
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.
ANZ080-220230-
300 PM EST FRI NOV 21 2008
SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS
LOW PRES WILL INTENSIFY AS IT
TRACKS NE AND PASSES E THEN NE OF THE AREA TONIGHT INTO SAT
NIGHT. A WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD OFFSHORE SUN AND PASS
SE OF THE WATERS MON. ANOTHER LOW WILL FORM NEAR SRN NEW ENGLAND
MON NIGHT...THEN INTENSIFY AND MOVE N TUE WHILE PULLING A STRONG
COLD FRONT ACROSS THE WATERS. A THIRD LOW WILL MOVE SLOWLY NE
ACROSS NEW ENGLAND WED.
ANZ081-220230-
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE
300 PM EST FRI NOV 21 2008
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE...HIGHEST S. ISOLATED RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS.
SAT
NW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT EARLY. SEAS BUILDING
TO 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT OVER SE PORTION TO 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST
FAR SE. SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
EXCEPT OVER
SE PORTION TO 9 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST FAR SE. SNOW SHOWERS ENDING.
SUN...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...HIGHEST NE EARLY
DIMINISHING TO
20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT OVER SE PORTION TO 8
TO 10 FT LATE...HIGHEST FAR SE.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE AND INCREASING 30 TO
40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE...SE WINDS 35 TO 40 KT EARLY
THEN DIMINISHING TO S 15 TO
25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 TO 18 FT...THEN SUBSIDING TO 12
TO 16 FT LATE...BECOMING HIGHEST E.
WED
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FT.
ANZ082-220230-
GEORGES BANK...FROM THE NORTHEAST CHANNEL TO THE GREAT SOUTH
CHANNEL INCLUDING WATERS EAST OF CAPE COD...TO THE HAGUE LINE
300 PM EST FRI NOV 21 2008
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT
THEN
BECOMING NW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11
FT...HIGHEST SE. SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
SAT AND SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10
TO 17 FT LATE SAT...HIGHEST SE. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
SUN...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE...HIGHEST SE.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SE AND INCREASING TO
30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT LATE.
TUE
SE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 12 TO 18 FT...HIGHEST SE.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 11 TO 14 FT.
ANZ083-220230-
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 PM EST FRI NOV 21 2008
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT
THEN
BECOMING NW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10
FT...HIGHEST SE. ISOLATED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
SAT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BECOMING 6 TO 10 FT
EXCEPT E
OF 72W 10 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST FAR SE. SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO
30 KT LATE...HIGHEST E. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT E
OF 72W 8 TO 12 FT LATE...HIGHEST FAR SE. SHOWERS ENDING.
SUN
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT E OF 72W 6 TO 9
FT...HIGHEST FAR SE.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO S TO SE 25 TO 35
KT...THEN W OF 71W SHIFTING TO W LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9
FT...EXCEPT E OF 71W 9 TO 12 FT.
TUE...WINDS BECOMING SW 25 TO 30 KT THROUGHOUT EARLY
THEN
DIMINISHING TO S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO
14 FT EARLY...THEN SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 11 FT LATE...HIGHEST E.
WED...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
EXCEPT E OF 71W 9
TO 12 FT.
.FORECASTER OSZAJCA. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH.
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