Issued by NWS
000 FZNT21 KWBC 231949 OFFNT1 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 300 PM EST MON NOV 23 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. ANZ080-240230- 300 PM EST MON NOV 23 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...HIGH PRES WILL PASS NE OF THE REGION TONIGHT. DEVELOPING LOW PRES WILL APPROACH THE AREA FROM THE SW THIS EVENING...THEN SLOWLY MOVE NE ACROSS GEORGES BANK LATER TONIGHT AND TUE. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE OFF TO THE NE TUE NIGHT AND WED. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA WED NIGHT AND THU. DEVELOPING LOW PRES WILL NE ALONG THE COAST THU NIGHT AND FRI PASSING N OF THE GULF OF MAINE EARLY SAT. THE LOW WILL PULL A STRONG COLD FRONT ACROSS THE AREA FRI AND SAT. $$ ANZ081-240230- GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE 300 PM EST MON NOV 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT...EXCEPT FAR N PART 5 TO 8 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHEST S. RAIN DEVELOPING...WITH PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. RAIN AND FOG CHANGING TO ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHEST SE. .WED...N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...HIGHEST SE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SW TO W AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT. .SAT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 14 FT. $$ ANZ082-240230- GEORGES BANK...FROM THE NORTHEAST CHANNEL TO THE GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL INCLUDING WATERS EAST OF CAPE COD...TO THE HAGUE LINE 300 PM EST MON NOV 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING S TO SE LATE...EXCEPT FAR NW PART BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 12 TO 16 FT. RAIN WITH PATCHY FOG. .TUE...WINDS BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT SE PORTION NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. RAIN CHANGING TO SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .WED...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT...THEN SHIFTING TO W LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT...HIGHEST SW. .SAT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. $$ ANZ083-240230- SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND...FROM THE GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL TO HUDSON CANYON INCLUDING THE WATERS SOUTH OF MARTHA VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET ISLAND...OUT TO 1000 FM 300 PM EST MON NOV 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...E TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST SE. RAIN CHANGING TO ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST SE. SHOWERS ENDING EARLY. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT FAR E PART TO 10 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHEST E. .WED...WINDS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO W AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST E. .SAT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. $$ .FORECASTER OSZAJCA. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH.
