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FZNT21 KWBC 140147
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
930 PM EST MON FEB 13 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.

ANZ080-140830-
930 PM EST MON FEB 13 2012

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

ANZ081-140830-
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE
930 PM EST MON FEB 13 2012

...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 SUBSIDING TO 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 BECOMING 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 BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT.
.SAT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT.
$$

ANZ082-140830-
GEORGES BANK...FROM THE NORTHEAST CHANNEL TO THE GREAT SOUTH 
CHANNEL INCLUDING WATERS EAST OF CAPE COD...TO THE HAGUE LINE
930 PM EST MON FEB 13 2012

...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 SUBSIDING TO 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 SUBSIDING TO 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 BECOMING SE AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW AND INCREASING TO 25 
TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT.
.SAT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT.
$$

ANZ083-140830-
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
930 PM EST MON FEB 13 2012

.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 SUBSIDING TO 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 BECOMING SE AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT...THEN W 
PORTION BECOMING W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...WINDS BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 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 SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
$$

.FORECASTER MUSONDA. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER