FZNT21 KWBC 071944 OFFNT1 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 300 PM EST SAT NOV 7 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. ANZ080-080230- 300 PM EST SAT NOV 7 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDING SW TO NE ACROSS THE WATERS THIS EVENING WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL PASS SE ACROSS THE AREA SUN. ANOTHER HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL PASS QUICKLY ACROSS THE WATERS MON... FOLLOWED BY A WEAK WARM FRONT LIFTING NE ACROSS THE AREA MON NIGHT. LOW PRES MOVING E ACROSS THE N GULF OF MAINE WILL PULL A STRONG COLD FRONT OFFSHORE LATE TUE AND THEN PASS SE ACROSS THE WATERS WED. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN FROM THE W LATER WED AND THU. $$ ANZ081-080230- GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE 300 PM EST SAT NOV 7 2009 ...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED WED... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY...SHIFTING TO NW AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EARLY...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 5 FT LATE...HIGHEST E. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EARLY...BECOMING SW AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...WINDS BECOMING NW AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT EARLY...THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT... HIGHEST SE. .THU...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. $$ ANZ082-080230- GEORGES BANK...FROM THE NORTHEAST CHANNEL TO THE GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL INCLUDING WATERS EAST OF CAPE COD...TO THE HAGUE LINE 300 PM EST SAT NOV 7 2009 ...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED WED... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...WINDS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EARLY...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .WED...WINDS SHIFTING TO N TO NW AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT EARLY. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. $$ ANZ083-080230- SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND...FROM THE GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL TO HUDSON CANYON INCLUDING THE WATERS SOUTH OF MARTHA VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET ISLAND...OUT TO 1000 FM 300 PM EST SAT NOV 7 2009 ...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED WED... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST FAR SE. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT LATE. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EARLY...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...WINDS BECOMING NW AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT EARLY...THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. $$ .FORECASTER OSZAJCA. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH.