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FZNT21 KWBC 260746
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
300 AM EST THU NOV 26 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.

ANZ080-261430-
300 AM EST THU NOV 26 2009

.SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...LOW PRES NE OF GEORGES BANK 
WILL MOVE N TODAY. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA 
TODAY. A LOW PRES CENTER WILL APPROACH THE REGION FROM THE SW 
TODAY...CROSS THE WATERS TONIGHT INTO FRI...THEN MOVE INLAND 
OVER MAINE FRI NIGHT WHILE CONTINUING TO INTENSIFY. THE LOW WILL 
STALL FRI NIGHT THEN LIFT TO THE NE SAT AND SUN. HIGH PRES WILL 
BUILD OVER THE AREA SUN AND MOVE TO THE E MON. A COLD FRONT WILL 
APPROACH THE AREA MON.
$$

ANZ081-261430-
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE
300 AM EST THU NOV 26 2009

...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED FRI INTO SUN...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E TO NE AND 
INCREASING 10 TO 15 KT...HIGHEST SW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST SW. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS DEVELOPING. DENSE FOG 
OCCASIONALLY REDUCING VSBY BELOW 1 NM.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO SW AND INCREASING 
TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST SE.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING W AND INCREASING TO 
30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 16 FT...HIGHEST S.
.SAT...W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
16 FT EARLY SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 14 FT LATE...HIGHEST E.
.SUN...W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 
13 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST SE.
.MON...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
$$

ANZ082-261430-
GEORGES BANK...FROM THE NORTHEAST CHANNEL TO THE GREAT SOUTH 
CHANNEL INCLUDING WATERS EAST OF CAPE COD...TO THE HAGUE LINE
300 AM EST THU NOV 26 2009

...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED FRI INTO SUN...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT...THEN 
SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 
TO 14 FT...HIGHEST SE. RAIN CHANGING TO ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING W 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 14 TO 23 FT...HIGHEST E.
.SAT...W TO NW WINDS 35 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS 14 TO 23 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 TO 20 FT LATE...HIGHEST SE.
.SUN...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST SE.
.MON...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
$$

ANZ083-261430-
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 AM EST THU NOV 26 2009

...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED FRI INTO SAT...

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS 
DEVELOPING.
.TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING W TO NW AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT...HIGHEST S. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
PATCHY FOG.
.FRI...W WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 
12 FT...HIGHEST SE. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 
FT...EXCEPT E OF 70W 14 TO 18 FT.
.SAT...W WINDS 35 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 
10 TO 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 12 FT LATE...HIGHEST SE.
.SUN...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO W 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST E.
.MON...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
$$

.FORECASTER MUSONDA. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH.