NWS Forecast

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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1030 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008

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.

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1030 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008

SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS
A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL PASS E
ACROSS THE WATERS OVERNIGHT. AN INTENSIFYING LOW WILL MOVE OFF
THE MID ATLC COAST OVERNIGHT...TRACK E MON INTO TUE PASSING S OF
THE AREA...AND THEN MOVE OFF TO THE SE TUE NIGHT. ANOTHER HIGH
PRES RIDGE WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE WATERS WED INTO THU...AS THE
LOW MOVES WELL E OF THE AREA AND WEAKENS. ANOTHER LOW WILL MOVE
NE TO THE MID ATLC COAST LATE THU...AND PASS S OF THE AREA FRI.

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GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE
1030 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008

GALE WARNING


OVERNIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST S.

MON
NE WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO
12 FT...EXCEPT S PORTION TO 12 TO 16 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS
S. RAIN DEVELOPING FAR S PORTION.

MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE TO 40 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT S PORTION 12 TO 18 FT. RAIN FAR S PORTION.

TUE
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT S PORTION
BECOMING 12 TO 15 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SE.

TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 13 FT. HIGHEST
WINDS AND SEAS SE.

WED
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 9 FT.

THU
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT.

FRI
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.

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GEORGES BANK...FROM THE NORTHEAST CHANNEL TO THE GREAT SOUTH
CHANNEL INCLUDING WATERS EAST OF CAPE COD...TO THE HAGUE LINE
1030 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008

GALE WARNING

STORM FORCE WINDS EXPECTED MON NIGHT INTO TUE


OVERNIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12
FT...HIGHEST SE.

MON
E TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 13 TO 19 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SW. RAIN
DEVELOPING.

MON NIGHT
NE WINDS INCREASING TO 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 15 TO 22 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S. RAIN.

TUE
NE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 15 TO 22 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SE. RAIN BECOMING
ISOLATED SHOWERS.

TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 13 TO
18 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SE. ISOLATED SHOWERS.

WED
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 14 FT LATE...HIGHEST SE.

THU
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST SE.

FRI
WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4
TO 6 FT.

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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
1030 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008

STORM WARNING


OVERNIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT
EARLY...THEN TO 30 TO 40 KT TOWARDS DAYBREAK. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT
BUILDING TO 9 TO 15 FT...BECOMING HIGHEST SW. RAIN DEVELOPING.

MON
E TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
14 TO 21 FT...HIGHEST S. RAIN AND ISOLATED TSTMS.

MON NIGHT
WINDS DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 30 TO 40 KT...EXCEPT
FAR SE PORTION TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT...EXCEPT SE PORTION 16
TO 22 FT...HIGHEST SE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.

TUE
N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...EXCEPT W OF 72W DIMINISHING
TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT...EXCEPT W OF 72W 9 TO 14
FT...HIGHEST SE. SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENDING.

TUE NIGHT
N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W OF
72W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 12 TO 17 FT...EXCEPT W OF 72W
TO 7 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST SE.

WED
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W
PORTION BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8
FT...EXCEPT E OF 71W TO 8 TO 11 FT...IN NE SWELL.

THU
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT THROUGHOUT.

FRI
WINDS BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3
TO 5 FT.

.FORECASTER CLARK. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH