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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
400 PM EDT THU JUL 3 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.
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SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS
A STRONG HIGH PRES RIDGE
CENTERED NE OF BERMUDA WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE PERIOD. A COLD
FRONT WILL DRIFT OFFSHORE TONIGHT INTO FRI...BECOME STATIONARY
ACROSS THE WATERS FRI NIGHT...THEN DISSIPATE ON SAT. THE HIGH
PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD NW INTO THE WATERS SUN...THEN GIVE WAY TO
A LOW PRES TROUGH MOVING E INTO THE AREA ON MON. DEVELOPING LOW
PRES WILL MOVE E AND APPROACH THE NEW ENGLAND STATES LATE TUE.
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GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE
400 PM EDT THU JUL 3 2008
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST SE. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PORTION LATE.
FOG...OCCASIONALLY REDUCING VSBY BELOW 1 NM.
FRI
WINDS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6
FT...HIGHEST SE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ENDING. FOG...OCCASIONALLY
REDUCING VSBY BELOW 1 NM...MAINLY E PORTION.
FRI NIGHT AND SAT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 2 TO 4 FT FRI NIGHT. FOG...OCCASIONALLY REDUCING VSBY BELOW 1
NM...MAINLY E PORTION.
SAT NIGHT
WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN
WINDS BECOMING SW AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT.
MON AND TUE
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT
LATE MON.
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GEORGES BANK...FROM THE NORTHEAST CHANNEL TO THE GREAT SOUTH
CHANNEL INCLUDING WATERS EAST OF CAPE COD...TO THE HAGUE LINE
400 PM EDT THU JUL 3 2008
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO
7 FT. FOG...OCCASIONALLY REDUCING VSBY BELOW 1 NM.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FOG...OCCASIONALLY REDUCING VSBY BELOW 1 NM.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. FOG...OCCASIONALLY REDUCING VSBY
BELOW 1 NM...MAINLY NE PORTION.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FOG...OCCASIONALLY REDUCING VSBY BELOW 1
NM...MAINLY N PORTION.
SAT NIGHT AND SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO
8 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
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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
400 PM EDT THU JUL 3 2008
TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
EXCEPT NW PORTION DIMINISHING
TO W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST E.
FRI...SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
THEN BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT AND SAT NIGHT
WINDS BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT SAT
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO
9 FT.
.FORECASTER SCOVIL. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH
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