FZNT23 KWNM 201514
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR NE US WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1012 AM EST TUE JAN 20 2009
...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...
.SYNOPSIS...DEVELOPING LOW PRES WILL APPROACH FROM THE S THIS 
AFTERNOON AND PASS SE OF THE WATERS TONIGHT. A WEAK HIGH PRES 
RIDGE WILL BUILD INTO THE WATERS LATE WED AND WED NIGHT...THEN 
SHIFT S OF THE AREA THU. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE N 
THU...STALL ACROSS THE WATERS EARLY FRI...THEN LIFT BACK N OF 
THE AREA AS A WARM FRONT LATE FRI. DEVELOPING LOW PRES WILL PASS 
N THEN NE OF THE AREA FRI NIGHT AND SAT...WHILE PULLING A STRONG 
COLD FRONT SE ACROSS THE WATERS.
EASTPORT MAINE TO CAPE COD...EAST TO THE HAGUE LINE
...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED SAT... 
.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 
25 KT...BECOMING HIGHEST S. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 
8 FT LATE WITH SE SWELL...BECOMING HIGHEST S. ISOLATED SNOW 
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. HIGHEST 
WINDS AND SEAS S. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...WINDS W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT LATE...HIGHEST 
SE. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST 
SE. 
.THU...W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT... HIGHEST SE. 
.FRI...W WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SHIFTING TO 
NE OVER N PORTION EARLY. WINDS THEN BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT 
THROUGHOUT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST SE. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT EARLY...SHIFTING TO NW AND 
INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST SE.
CAPE COD TO NANTUCKET SHOALS AND GEORGES BANK...EAST TO THE
HAGUE LINE
...GALE WARNING... 
.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE WITH SE 
SWELL. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT OVER SE PORTION TO 
35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST SE. SCATTERED RAIN OR SNOW 
SHOWERS. 
.WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT LATE...HIGHEST SE. ISOLATED RAIN OR SNOW 
SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST 
SE. SHOWERS ENDING. 
.THU...W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT... HIGHEST SE. 
.FRI...W WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT EARLY...THEN 
INCREASING TO S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT... 
HIGHEST SE. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT EARLY...SHIFTING TO NW AND 
INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST SE.
SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND...OUT TO 1000 FMS
.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST 
W...INCREASING TO N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT E OF 
72W 6 TO 9 FT WITH S TO SE SWELL...BECOMING 5 TO 8 FT 
LATE...HIGHEST S. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT E OF 72W BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT... 
HIGHEST FAR SE. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT 
LATE...HIGHEST FAR SE. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST 
SE. 
.THU...W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT E OF 
72W BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST FAR E. 
.FRI...W WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT EARLY...THEN 
INCREASING TO SW 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT THROUGHOUT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY...SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT E OF 72W BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 
FT...HIGHEST FAR SE.