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000 FZNT21 KWBC 121948 OFFNT1 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 400 PM EDT THU MAR 12 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. ANZ080-130230- 400 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE WATERS TONIGHT INTO FRI NIGHT...SETTLE OVER THE SRN WATERS SAT...THEN WEAKEN ON SUN. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH S ACROSS THE REGION SUN. HIGH PRES WILL ONCE AGAIN BUILD ACROSS THE WATERS FROM THE N LATER SUN AND MON...THEN MOVE SE OF THE REGION MON. $$ ANZ081-130230- GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE 400 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2009 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT SE PORTION 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING W TO SW LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT...HIGHEST E. .FRI NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING SW AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT FAR E PORTION 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT...HIGHEST S. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS INCREASING TO SW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. $$ ANZ082-130230- GEORGES BANK...FROM THE NORTHEAST CHANNEL TO THE GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL INCLUDING WATERS EAST OF CAPE COD...TO THE HAGUE LINE 400 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2009 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO SW...EXCEPT S PORTION 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S PORTION 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS BECOMING 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...WINDS INCREASING TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S. .MON...NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...WINDS INCREASING TO SW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. $$ ANZ083-130230- SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND...FROM THE GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL TO HUDSON CANYON INCLUDING THE WATERS SOUTH OF MARTHA VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET ISLAND...OUT TO 1000 FM 400 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2009 .TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT SE PORTION 4 TO 7 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SE. .FRI...WINDS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS BY NOON. SEAS BECOMING 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST SE. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT SAT. .SUN...WINDS INCREASING TO NE 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FT LATE. .MON...NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ .FORECASTER PROSISE. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH.
