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FZNT21 KWBC 131944
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
300 PM EST WED FEB 13 2013

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.

ANZ080-140230-
300 PM EST WED FEB 13 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...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.
$$

ANZ081-140230-
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE
300 PM EST WED FEB 13 2013

...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 INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BECOMING 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 INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 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.
$$

ANZ082-140230-
GEORGES BANK...FROM THE NORTHEAST CHANNEL TO THE GREAT SOUTH
CHANNEL INCLUDING WATERS EAST OF CAPE COD...TO THE HAGUE LINE
300 PM EST WED FEB 13 2013

...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 SHIFTING TO NW AND DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS BECOMING 4 TO 7 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SE. RAIN ENDING.
.THU NIGHT...WINDS SHIFTING TO W TO SW 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS
BECOMING 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 BECOMING 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 INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 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.
$$

ANZ083-140230-
SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND...FROM THE GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL TO HUDSON
CANYON INCLUDING THE WATERS SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND
NANTUCKET ISLAND...OUT TO 1000 FM
300 PM EST WED FEB 13 2013

...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 BECOMING 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 BECOMING 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...WINDS BECOMING NW THROUGHOUT AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25
KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.SUN...NW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 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 SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT E OF 72W 6 TO 10 FT LATE...
HIGHEST SE.
$$

.FORECASTER VUKITS. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.