Offshore Waters Forecast - Gulf of Maine
FZNT21 KWBC 100203
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
930 PM EST TUE MAR 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.
ANZ081-100830-
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE
930 PM EST TUE MAR 9 2010
GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED SAT AND SUN
OVERNIGHT
NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BECOMING 1
TO 3 FT...HIGHEST SE.
WED AND WED NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS BECOMING
1 TO 2 FT WED.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EARLY...THEN OVER SW PORTION
BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS DEVELOPING LATE.
THU NIGHT
WINDS BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SW.
FRI
E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO
6 FT LATE. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SW.
SAT
E WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO
14 FT LATE...HIGHEST SW.
SUN
E TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 TO 18 FT.
National Weather Service
Generated 0533 UTC, Wednesday, Mar 10, 2010
Document URL http://weather.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/fmtbltn.pl?file=forecasts/marine/offshore/an/anz081.txt
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