FZNT21 KWBC 100722
OFFNT1

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
300 AM EST WED FEB 10 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.

ANZ080-101430-
300 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

.SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING LOW PRES 
WILL MOVE N OVER THE MID ATLC WATERS TODAY...THEN PASS JUST S 
AND SE OF THE AREA TONIGHT INTO EARLY THU. THE LOW WILL MOVE OFF 
TO THE NE AND AWAY FROM THE REGION LATER THU AND FRI...THEN MOVE 
NW OVER NEWFOUNDLAND SAT WHILE MAINTAINING A W TO NW FLOW OVER 
THE WATERS THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
$$

ANZ081-101430-
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE
300 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 30 TO 40 KT LATE. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT S PORTION TO 9 TO 
14 FT...HIGHEST S. SNOW...EXCEPT RAIN S PORTION.
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 14 TO 21 FT...EXCEPT N PORTION TO 9 TO 14 FT. SNOW.
.THU...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 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. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS THU NIGHT.
.SAT AND SUN...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT.
$$

ANZ082-101430-
GEORGES BANK...FROM THE NORTHEAST CHANNEL TO THE GREAT SOUTH 
CHANNEL INCLUDING WATERS EAST OF CAPE COD...TO THE HAGUE LINE
300 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...STORM WARNING...

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO E TO NE 35 TO 
45 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 11 TO 15 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 40 TO 55 KT...THEN SHIFTING TO 
N LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 TO 22 FT. RAIN EARLY...CHANGING TO 
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
.THU...N WINDS 40 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 20 TO 30 KT LATE. 
SEAS 15 TO 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 16 FT LATE. SCATTERED SNOW 
SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT FRI.
.SAT AND SUN...W TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE SAT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT SUN.
$$

ANZ083-101430-
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 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...STORM WARNING...

.TODAY...E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 
KT...THEN BECOMING N TO NE AND INCREASING TO 35 TO 50 KT LATE. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT...HIGHEST W. 
RAIN...EXCEPT SNOW FAR W.
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT BECOMING 35 TO 45 KT LATE. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 12 TO 21 FT...HIGHEST SE. SCATTERED SNOW 
SHOWERS.
.THU...N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT E OF 72W TO 10 TO 15 
FT...HIGHEST SE. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 
TO 10 FT FRI...HIGHEST SE.
.SAT...WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 
11 FT...HIGHEST SE.
$$

.FORECASTER SCOVIL. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH.