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offshore waters forecast
nws ocean prediction center washington dc
300 pm est tue feb 9 2010
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 - 100230-
300 pm est tue feb 9 2010
. synopsis for new england waters ... a weak high pres ridge will
cross the region tonight. rapidly intensifying low pres will
track e ... remaining just s of the waters wed and wed night. the
low will continue to track ne ... away from the region thu and
fri. the low will then move w over newfoundland sat while
maintaining a nw flow over the waters through the weekend.
$$
anz081 - 100230-
gulf of maine to the hague line
300 pm est tue feb 9 2010
... gale warning...
. tonight ... nw winds 15 to 20 kt diminishing to variable 10 kt or
less around midnight. seas 4 to 7 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft
late ... highest se.
. wed ... e winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to ne 30 to 40 kt late.
seas building to 9 to 14 ft ... except ne part 7 to 9 ft.
snow ... except rain over the s portion.
. wed night ... ne to n winds 35 to 45 kt. seas building to 14 to
21 ft ... except n part 9 to 14 ft. snow.
. thu ... n winds 30 to 40 kt diminishing to 20 to 30 kt late. seas
subsiding to 8 to 14 ft late ... highest s. scattered snow showers.
. thu night and fri ... n to nw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas subsiding
to 4 to 7 ft fri.
. sat and sun ... w to nw winds 15 to 25 kt. seas 3 to 6 ft.
$$
anz082 - 100230-
georges bank ... from the northeast channel to the great south
channel including waters east of cape cod ... to the hague line
300 pm est tue feb 9 2010
... gale warning...
... storm force winds expected wed night into thu...
. tonight ... nw winds 15 to 25 kt diminishing to variable 10 kt or
less around midnight. seas 6 to 11 ft subsiding to 2 to 5 ft
late. rain showers developing late over sw part late.
. wed ... e to se winds 10 to 15 kt ... increasing to e to ne 35 to
45 kt late. seas 2 to 4 ft building to 11 to 15 ft. rain.
. wed night ... ne winds 40 to 55 kt shifting to n. seas building
to 16 to 22 ft. rain showers becoming snow showers.
. thu ... n winds 40 to 50 kt diminishing to nw 20 to 30 kt late.
seas 15 to 24 ft subsiding to 8 to 11 ft late. scattered snow
showers.
. thu night and fri ... nw winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 10 to 15 ft
subsiding to 6 to 10 ft fri.
. sat and sun ... w to nw winds 20 to 30 kt. seas 8 to 12 ft.
$$
anz083 - 100230-
south of new england ... from the great south channel to hudson
canyon including the waters south of martha vineyard and
nantucket island ... out to 1000 fm
300 pm est tue feb 9 2010
... storm warning...
. tonight ... nw winds 10 to 15 kt diminishing to variable 10 kt or
less ... then becoming e and increasing to 20 to 30 kt late. seas
becoming 3 to 6 ft ... highest se. rain developing ... except snow
over far w part.
. wed ... e winds 30 to 40 kt ... becoming n to ne and increasing to
35 to 50 kt late. seas building to 10 to 16 ft ... highest w.
rain ... except snow over far w part.
. wed night ... n to ne winds 35 to 50 kt becoming 35 to 45 kt
late. seas becoming 12 to 21 ft ... highest se. rain showers
becoming snow showers throughout.
. thu ... n to nw winds 30 to 40 kt diminishing to nw 20 to 30 kt.
seas subsiding to 7 to 12 ft ... highest far se. scattered snow
showers.
. thu night and fri ... nw winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 9 ft...
highest se.
. sat ... w to nw winds 20 to 30 kt. seas 6 to 11 ft ... highest se.
$$
. forecaster clark. ocean forecast branch.