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FZNT21 KWBC 040157
OFFNT1

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1030 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.

ANZ080-040830-
1030 PM EDT THU JUL 3 2008

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

ANZ081-040830-
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE
1030 PM EDT THU JUL 3 2008

.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 BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS FRI. 
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 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 INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 
6 FT.
.TUE...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST E.
$$

ANZ082-040830-
GEORGES BANK...FROM THE NORTHEAST CHANNEL TO THE GREAT SOUTH 
CHANNEL INCLUDING WATERS EAST OF CAPE COD...TO THE HAGUE LINE
1030 PM EDT THU JUL 3 2008

.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 BECOMING 4 TO 6 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...WINDS BECOMING S TO SE 10 KT OR LESS FRI 
NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 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 INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 
6 FT.
.TUE...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
$$

ANZ083-040830-
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
1030 PM EDT THU JUL 3 2008

.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 SUBSIDING TO 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 BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT SAT 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.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 VUKITS. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH