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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR NE US WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1104 PM EDT THU JUL 3 2008

...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL DRIFT OFFSHORE 
OVERNIGHT...BECOME STATIONARY ACROSS THE WATERS FRI AND FRI 
NIGHT...THEN DISSIPATE SAT. A STRONG HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL 
PERSIST SE OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT THROUGH TUE. ANOTHER COLD FRONT 
WILL THEN APPROACH FROM THE NW TUE.

EASTPORT MAINE TO CAPE COD...EAST TO THE HAGUE LINE

.OVERNIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO W TO NW 
10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BECOMING 3 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST 
E. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS FRI. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT FRI. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SAT...S TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST E.

CAPE COD TO NANTUCKET SHOALS AND GEORGES BANK...EAST TO THE
HAGUE LINE

.OVERNIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BECOMING 5 TO 
7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT OVER N 
PORTION BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...WINDS S TO SE 10 KT OR LESS FRI NIGHT. SEAS 
3 TO 4 FT FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND...OUT TO 1000 FMS

.OVERNIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT... 
EXCEPT OVER FAR NW PORTION BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.FRI...SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...THEN BECOMING 
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...WINDS SW 10 TO 15 KT SAT AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.