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NOAA>NWS>NCEP>OPC> N Atlantic Navtex Forecast>N01

                   
                     
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FZNT23 KWNM 140243
OFFN01

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR NE US WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
939 PM EST MON FEB 13 2012

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

.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT ACROSS THE GULF OF MAINE WILL 
LIFT N OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT INTO TUE. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD S OF 
THE AREA OVERNIGHT...THEN PASS SE OF THE WATERS TUE. WEAK LOW 
PRES WILL PASS SE OF GEORGES BANK TUE NIGHT AND WED. A WEAK HIGH 
PRES RIDGE WILL PASS OVER THE AREA WED NIGHT AND THU. LOW PRES 
AND ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE REGION FRI 
AND E OF THE AREA SAT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA FROM 
THE W SAT.

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

...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED FRI INTO SAT... 

.OVERNIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING W TO SW AND 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 
FT...HIGHEST SE. 
.TUE...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SNOW DEVELOPING. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...HIGHEST SE. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...HIGHEST 
SE. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...WINDS SE AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW AND INCREASING TO 25 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 6 FT.

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

...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED FRI INTO SAT... 

.OVERNIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST SE. 
.TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT 
OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. RAIN CHANGING TO 
SHOWERS. 
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...WINDS SE AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW AND INCREASING TO 25 
TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 8 FT.

SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND...OUT TO 1000 FMS

.OVERNIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. RAIN DEVELOPING. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. RAIN CHANGING TO SHOWERS. 
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT. SHOWERS ENDING. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...WINDS SE AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT...THEN W PORTION 
BECOMING W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...WINDS NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT E OF 71W 7 
TO 10 FT...HIGHEST SE. 
.SAT...NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR W 5 TO 
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.