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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR NE US WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
359 PM EST WED FEB 13 2013
...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL PASS NE ACROSS THE AREA
TONIGHT. DEVELOPING LOW PRES WILL PASS S OF THE WATERS LATE
TONIGHT INTO EARLY THU. ANOTHER HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD
OFFSHORE LATE THU AND PASS E OF THE AREA THU NIGHT. A COLD FRONT
WILL APPROACH FROM THE NW FRI...THEN PASS SE ACROSS THE WATERS
FRI NIGHT AND SAT. LOW PRES ON THE FRONT WILL INTENSIFY E OF THE
WATERS SUN...THEN MOVE SLOWLY OFF TO THE NE MON WHILE A HIGH
PRES RIDGE BUILDS IN FROM THE W.
EASTPORT MAINE TO CAPE COD...EAST TO THE HAGUE LINE
...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED SUN INTO MON...
.TONIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS SHIFTING TO N TO NE 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING
MAINLY S.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST S EARLY...DIMINISHING
TO W TO NW 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST S.
SHOWERS ENDING.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO W TO SW 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE.
.SAT...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW AND INCREASING
TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT
LATE... HIGHEST SE.
.SUN...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT LATE...HIGHEST SE.
.MON...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE.
SEAS 8 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 12 FT LATE...HIGHEST SE.
CAPE COD TO NANTUCKET SHOALS AND GEORGES BANK...EAST TO THE
HAGUE LINE
...GALE WARNING...
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE AND
INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT OVER S PORTION TO 25 TO 35 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT OVER S PORTION BUILDING TO 5 TO 8
FT LATE. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S. AREAS OF RAIN DEVELOPING.
.THU...WINDS NW AND DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SE. RAIN ENDING.
.THU NIGHT...WINDS W TO SW 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE
10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NW AND INCREASING
TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST SE.
.MON...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE.
SEAS 11 TO 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 14 FT LATE...HIGHEST SE.
SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND...OUT TO 1000 FMS
...GALE WARNING...
.TONIGHT...E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...HIGHEST SW EARLY...
INCREASING TO N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR SE PORTION
TO 35 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF 72W
5 TO 8 FT LATE...HIGHEST SE. SCATTERED SHOWERS BECOMING
ISOLATED.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR SE PORTION 25
TO 35 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS
THROUGHOUT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST SE. ISOLATED SHOWERS
ENDING EARLY.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT OVER W PORTION
SHIFTING TO NW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...WINDS NW THROUGHOUT AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.SUN...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT E OF 72W 9
TO 14 FT...HIGHEST SE.
.MON...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 TO 25 KT LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT E OF 72W 6 TO 10 FT LATE... HIGHEST SE.