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FZNT21 KWBC 140748
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
400 AM EDT SAT MAR 14 2009

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.

ANZ080-141430-
400 AM EDT SAT MAR 14 2009

.SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDING
ACROSS THE WATERS TODAY WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL
APPROACH FROM THE N TONIGHT AND SUN...THEN PUSH S ACROSS THE
REGION SUN NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL ONCE AGAIN BUILD ACROSS THE
WATERS FROM THE N SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...THEN SHIFT E OF THE
REGION WED.
$$

ANZ081-141430-
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE
400 AM EDT SAT MAR 14 2009

.TODAY...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT NE
PORTION 5 TO 6 FT EARLY. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS NE.
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S.
.SUN...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE AND INCREASING
TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST E.
.MON...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR
LESS LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 5 FT LATE.
.TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING SW AND INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST
N. .WED...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NE.
$$

ANZ082-141430-
GEORGES BANK...FROM THE NORTHEAST CHANNEL TO THE GREAT SOUTH
CHANNEL INCLUDING WATERS EAST OF CAPE COD...TO THE HAGUE LINE
400 AM EDT SAT MAR 14 2009

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT OVER THE S
PORTION E TO NE 10 TO 15 KT EARLY...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT
THROUGHOUT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
RAIN TONIGHT CHANGING TO SCATTERED SHOWERS SUN.
.SUN NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30
KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. SHOWERS ENDING.
.MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT...BECOMING HIGHEST S.
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR
LESS...THEN BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
$$

ANZ083-141430-
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
400 AM EDT SAT MAR 14 2009

.TODAY...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S PORTION.
.TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...HIGHEST SE. RAIN
CHANGING TO SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT. SHOWERS ENDING.
.MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT...HIGHEST SE.
.TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SW LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 2 TO 3 FT...HIGHEST SE.
.WED...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
$$

.FORECASTER OSZAJCA. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH.