FZNT21 KWBC 141346
OFFNT1
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1030 AM EDT THU MAY 14 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.
ANZ080-142030-
1030 AM EDT THU MAY 14 2009

SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS
A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH 
FROM THE W LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...THEN STALL NEAR THE 
COAST AND WEAKEN FRI. A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT N ACROSS THE WATERS 
FRI NIGHT AND SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE W LATE 
SAT AND PASS SE ACROSS THE WATERS SUN. A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL 
THEN BUILD INTO THE N WATERS MON.
ANZ081-142030-
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE
1030 AM EDT THU MAY 14 2009

THIS AFTERNOON
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS DEVELOPING LATE.

TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST NE. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

FRI
S TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT LATE...HIGHEST SE. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS.

FRI NIGHT
WINDS SHIFTING TO E TO NE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT.

SAT
WINDS SHIFTING TO S AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.

SUN
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY...SHIFTING TO NW AND 
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 
TO 7 FT...HIGHEST E.

MON
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS 
LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE...HIGHEST S.
  
ANZ082-142030-
GEORGES BANK...FROM THE NORTHEAST CHANNEL TO THE GREAT SOUTH 
CHANNEL INCLUDING WATERS EAST OF CAPE COD...TO THE HAGUE LINE
1030 AM EDT THU MAY 14 2009

THIS AFTERNOON
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST W. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT.

TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. HIGHEST 
WINDS AND SEAS NW. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS DEVELOPING.

FRI
S TO SW WINDS BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

FRI NIGHT
SW TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

SAT
S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT.

SUN
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NW 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

MON
WINDS BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 
FT LATE. WINDS AND SEAS BECOMING HIGHEST S.
  
ANZ083-142030-
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 AM EDT THU MAY 14 2009

THIS AFTERNOON
S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NW. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
DEVELOPING.

TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

FRI
S TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT OVER W 
PORTION BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS BECOMING 4 TO 
7 FT...HIGHEST SE. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

FRI NIGHT
WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

SAT
WINDS BECOMING S TO SW AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SUN
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NW 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST E.

MON
WINDS BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND 
SEAS BECOMING HIGHEST SE.
  
.FORECASTER PROSISE. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Weather Service
Generated 1506 UTC, Thursday, May 14, 2009
Document URL http://weather.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/fmtbltn.pl?file=raw/fz/fznt21.kwbc.off.nt1.txt