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FZNT21 KWBC 261348
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
930 AM EST THU NOV 26 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.
ANZ080-262030-
930 AM EST THU NOV 26 2009
SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS
INTENSIFYING LOW PRES OFF THE
CAROLINA COAST WILL TRACK NE AND APPROACH THE WATERS FROM THE SW
BY EARLY TONIGHT...THEN TRACK N OVER THE WATERS LATE TONIGHT INTO
FRI...BEFORE MOVING INLAND OVER ERN MAINE LATE FRI. THE LOW WILL
STALL OVR ERN MAINE FRI NIGHT...THEN LIFT TO THE NE SAT AND SUN.
HIGH PRES WILL PASS TO THE S OF THE WATERS SUN INTO MON...AS A
COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA FROM THE W LATE MON.
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GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE
930 AM EST THU NOV 26 2009
..GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED FRI INTO SUN
THIS AFTERNOON
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING 10 TO 15
KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST SE. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT...E TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT
HIGHEST S.
SEAS BECOMING 5 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF RAIN AND ISOLATED TSTMS
DEVELOPING. DENSE FOG ALSO DEVELOPING LATE WITH VSBY OCCASIONALLY
1 NM OR LESS.
FRI...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY
THEN SHIFTING TO W TO SW AND
INCREASING TO 30 TO 45 KT...HIGHEST S. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 13
FT...HIGHEST SE. RAIN AND ISOLATED TSTMS WITH AREAS OF DENSE FOG
REDUCING VSBY TO 1 NM OR LESS EARLY. RAIN CHANGING TO SCATTERED
SHOWERS LATE WITH FOG DIMINISHING AND VSBY IMPROVING.
FRI NIGHT
WINDS BECOMING W 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO
16 FT...HIGHEST SE. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 7
TO 14 FT LATE...HIGHEST E.
SUN...W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY
THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE...HIGHEST SE.
MON
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ082-262030-
GEORGES BANK...FROM THE NORTHEAST CHANNEL TO THE GREAT SOUTH
CHANNEL INCLUDING WATERS EAST OF CAPE COD...TO THE HAGUE LINE
930 AM EST THU NOV 26 2009
..GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED FRI INTO SUN
THIS AFTERNOON
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SHOWERS AND PATCHY FOG.
TONIGHT...E TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
EXCEPT S
PORTION BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BECOMING 6 TO 8 FT.
AREAS OF RAIN...ISOLATED TSTMS AND PATCHY FOG DEVELOPING.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
10 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST SE. RAIN...ISOLATED TSTMS AND PATCHY FOG
EARLY CHANGING TO ISOLATED SHOWERS BY NOON.
FRI NIGHT
WINDS BECOMING W 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 TO
22 FT LATE...HIGHEST E. ISOLATED SHOWERS BECOMING SCATTERED LATE.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 23 FT SUBSIDING TO
13 TO 20 FT LATE...HIGHEST SE.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 TO 25 KT BY
NOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE...HIGHEST SE.
MON
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ083-262030-
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 THU NOV 26 2009
..GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED FRI THROUGH SAT
THIS AFTERNOON
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
TONIGHT...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
THEN SHIFTING TO
W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST SE.
AREAS OF RAIN...ISOLATED TSTMS AND PATCHY FOG DEVELOPING.
FRI
WINDS BECOMING W AND INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST SE. RAIN AND ISOLATED TSTMS WITH
PATCHY FOG EARLY...CHANGING TO SCATTERED SHOWERS BY NOON.
FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT
EXCEPT E OF 71W 14 TO 18 FT...HIGHEST SE. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT...W TO NW WINDS 35 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT
EXCEPT E PORTION TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...EXCEPT E OF 71W
13 TO 19 FT EARLY SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT E OF 71W 11 TO
16 FT LATE...HIGHEST SE.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT LATE.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST E.
MON
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.FORECASTER MILLS. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH.
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