FZNT23 KWNM 200942
OFFN01
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR NE US WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
545 AM EDT SAT SEP 20 2008
...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...
.SYNOPSIS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE WATERS 
INTO TONIGHT WHILE WEAKENING. A COLD FRONT WILL PASS SE ACROSS 
THE WATERS SUN AND SUN NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN 
FROM THE NW MON AND TUE...AND THEN DRIFT OFFSHORE INTO THE 
WATERS WED.
EASTPORT MAINE TO CAPE COD...EAST TO THE HAGUE LINE
.TODAY...E TO NE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT N PORTION S TO SE 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT N PORTION 2 TO 4 FT WITH E 
SWELL... HIGHEST FAR S. 
.TONIGHT...WINDS W TO SW 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT SE PORTION N 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 5 FT WITH E SWELL...HIGHEST SE. 
.SUN...WINDS NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N PORTION DIMINISHING TO 10 
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST S. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N PORTION BECOMING VARIABLE 
10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST FAR S. 
.WED...WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS THROUGHOUT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT...HIGHEST FAR S.
CAPE COD TO NANTUCKET SHOALS AND GEORGES BANK...EAST TO THE
HAGUE LINE
.TODAY...E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT S PORTION TO 10 FT EARLY WITH E 
SWELL. 
.TONIGHT...WINDS N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITH E 
SWELL. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT LATE. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT LATE. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND 
SEAS S. 
.WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION DIMINISHING 
TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION SUBSIDING 
TO 4 TO 6 FT.
SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND...OUT TO 1000 FMS
.TODAY...E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO NE 10 TO 15 
KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BECOMING 6 TO 9 FT WITH E SWELL... 
HIGHEST SE. 
.TONIGHT...WINDS N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT WITH E 
SWELL...HIGHEST SE. 
.SUN...WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EARLY...BECOMING NE 
AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT LATE. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. HIGHEST 
WINDS AND SEAS SE.