618 FZNT21 KWBC 220739 OFFNT1 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 339 AM EDT WED MAY 22 2013 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. ANZ080-222045- 339 AM EDT WED MAY 22 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...A WARM FRONT WILL DRIFT SLOWLY N ACROSS THE NRN WATERS TODAY INTO TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NW THU AND THU NIGHT...THEN PASS SLOWLY SE ACROSS THE WATERS FRI INTO SAT. LOW PRES WILL TRACK NE ALONG THE FRONT FRI AND SAT...THEN MOVE OFF TO THE NE SUN. A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL THEN BUILD IN FROM THE W LATE SUN. $$ ANZ081-222045- GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE- 339 AM EDT WED MAY 22 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT OVER S PORTION SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...WINDS INCREASING TO S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT OVER NW PORTION SHIFTING TO N LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .SAT...WINDS BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 30 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .SUN...W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. $$ ANZ082-222045- GEORGES BANK...FROM THE NORTHEAST CHANNEL TO THE GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL INCLUDING WATERS EAST OF CAPE COD...TO THE HAGUE LINE- 339 AM EDT WED MAY 22 2013 .TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BECOMING 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SAT...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SUN...W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. $$ ANZ083-222045- SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND...FROM THE GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL TO HUDSON CANYON INCLUDING THE WATERS SOUTH OF MARTHA'S VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET ISLAND...OUT TO 1000 FM- 339 AM EDT WED MAY 22 2013 .TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BECOMING 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR W PORTION DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST E. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT OVER W PORTION SHIFTING TO N TO NW. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST SE. .SAT...WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST SE. .SUN...W TO NW WINDS BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST SE. $$ .FORECASTER VUKITS. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.