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FZNT21 KWBC 160725
OFFNT1

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
300 AM EST THU FEB 16 2012

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.

ANZ080-161430-
300 AM EST THU FEB 16 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...A WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL 
MOVE OVER THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE E 
ACROSS THE REGION LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRI NIGHT...AS LOW 
PRES PASSES S OF GEORGES BANK. HIGH PRES WILL PASS S OF THE 
REGION SAT. DEVELOPING LOW PRES WILL MOVE OFF THE MID ATLC COAST 
AND  PASS S OF THE WATERS WHILE STRENGTHENING SUN...THEN MOVE 
OFF TO THE NE MON AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN FROM THE W. 
$$

ANZ081-161430-
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE
300 AM EST THU FEB 16 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING S AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT... 
HIGHEST W. SEAS BECOMING 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND PATCHY FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT... 
HIGHEST SE.
.SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT SE PART 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS BECOMING 3 TO 6 FT. 
HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S.
.MON...N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT THEN BECOMING NW. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 4 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST SE.
$$

ANZ082-161430-
GEORGES BANK...FROM THE NORTHEAST CHANNEL TO THE GREAT SOUTH 
CHANNEL INCLUDING WATERS EAST OF CAPE COD...TO THE HAGUE LINE
300 AM EST THU FEB 16 2012

.TODAY...N TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT.
.FRI...S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...THEN SHIFTING TO W IN 
THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT OVER FAR E PORTION. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
PATCHY FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...WINDS INCREASING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT EARLY. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT.
.SAT...NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT... 
HIGHEST SE.
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE AND INCREASING TO 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST SW.
.MON...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT.
$$

ANZ083-161430-
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 AM EST THU FEB 16 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT W OF 71W BECOMING 
S 5 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...HIGHEST W. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A 
CHANCE OF SHOWERS W.
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR W PART 
BECOMING W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG 
DEVELOPING.
.FRI...WINDS BECOMING NW AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF 
71W BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT.
.SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT E OF 71W 2 TO 4 FT... 
HIGHEST E.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING NE AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST SE.
.MON...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 11 FT...HIGHEST SE.
$$

.FORECASTER PROSISE. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER