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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR NE US WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
422 PM EST FRI NOV 21 2008
...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...
SYNOPSIS
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.
EASTPORT MAINE TO CAPE COD...EAST TO THE HAGUE LINE
..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 25 TO 35 KT EARLY. SEAS 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 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 12 TO 18 FT...THEN SUBSIDING TO 12 TO 16 FT
LATE...BECOMING HIGHEST E.
WED
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
CAPE COD TO NANTUCKET SHOALS AND GEORGES BANK...EAST TO THE
HAGUE LINE
..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 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 8 TO 11 FT LATE...HIGHEST SE.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 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
12 TO 18 FT...HIGHEST SE.
WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND...OUT TO 1000 FMS
..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 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 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 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 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT E
OF 71W 9 TO 12 FT.
TUE...WINDS SW 25 TO 30 KT THROUGHOUT EARLY
THEN DIMINISHING
TO S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 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.
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