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FZNT21 KWBC 181448

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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC

1048 AM EDT THU AUG 18 2016



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.



ANZ898-190300-

1048 AM EDT THU AUG 18 2016



.SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...A COLD FRONT JUST S OF THE

WATERS WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT S TODAY. A WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE

WILL MOVE SE THROUGH THE REGION TODAY. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL

MOVE SE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT AND FRI. ANOTHER HIGH PRES RIDGE

WILL BUILD INTO THE WATERS FROM THE N FRI NIGHT INTO SUN...THEN

WEAKEN LATE SUN AND SUN NIGHT. A THIRD COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH

FROM THE W AND NW SUN NIGHT...THEN PASS THROUGH THE REGION MON

INTO MON NIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS W OF THE WATERS.



$$



ANZ800-190300-

GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE-

1048 AM EDT THU AUG 18 2016



.TODAY...W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

.FRI...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

.FRI NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS

1 TO 3 FT.

.SAT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 1 TO 2

FT.

.SAT NIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

.MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.

.MON NIGHT...WINDS VEERING TO NW 15 TO 25 KT...THEN BECOMING 15 TO

20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST S.



$$



ANZ805-190300-

GEORGES BANK BETWEEN CAPE COD AND 68W NORTH OF 1000 FM-

1048 AM EDT THU AUG 18 2016



.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SW. SEAS 2 TO

4 FT. 

.TONIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED

SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

.FRI...N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

.FRI NIGHT...E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

.SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3

FT.

.SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

.MON...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO

5 FT.

.MON NIGHT...WINDS INCREASING TO NW 15 TO 25 KT...THEN BECOMING N 15

TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.



$$



ANZ900-190300-

GEORGES BANK BETWEEN 68W AND THE HAGUE LINE-

1048 AM EDT THU AUG 18 2016



.TODAY...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT

BECOMING 2 TO 3 FT.

.TONIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

.FRI...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.

SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

.SAT...E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

.SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

.MON...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO

5 FT.

.MON NIGHT...WINDS VEERING TO W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT...THEN BECOMING N

TO NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.



$$



ANZ810-190300-

SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND BETWEEN THE GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL AND MONTAUK

POINT TO 1000 FM-

1048 AM EDT THU AUG 18 2016



.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SCATTERED SHOWERS. 

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING W. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

.FRI...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

.FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

.MON...WINDS VEERING TO W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS

BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.



$$



ANZ815-190300-

SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND BETWEEN MONTAUK POINT AND SANDY HOOK TO

1000 FM-

1048 AM EDT THU AUG 18 2016



.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED

SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

.TONIGHT...W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2

FT.

.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

.SUN...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4

FT.

.MON...WINDS VEERING TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

.MON NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.



$$



.FORECASTER BANCROFT. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.

