FZNT21 KWBC 111950
OFFNT1
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
400 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008
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.
ANZ080-120230-
400 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008
.SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL PASS E 
ACROSS THE WATERS TONIGHT. AN INTENSIFYING LOW WILL MOVE OFF THE 
MID ATLC COAST TONIGHT...TRACK E MON INTO TUE AND PASS S OF THE 
AREA...THEN MOVE OFF TO THE SE TUE NIGHT. ANOTHER HIGH PRES 
RIDGE WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE WATERS WED INTO THU...AS THE LOW 
MOVES WELL E OF THE AREA AND WEAKENS. ANOTHER LOW WILL MOVE NE 
TO THE MID ATLC COAST LATE THU...THEN MOVE E AND PASS S OF THE 
AREA FRI.
$$
ANZ081-120230-
GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE
400 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008
...GALE WARNING...
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST S.
.MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT S PORTION TO 12 TO 16 FT. 
HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S. RAIN DEVELOPING FAR S PORTION.
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE TO 40 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT S PORTION 12 TO 16 FT. RAIN FAR S PORTION.
.TUE...NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 
TO 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 14 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SE.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 13 FT. HIGHEST 
WINDS AND SEAS SE.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 9 FT.
.THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.
$$
ANZ082-120230-
GEORGES BANK...FROM THE NORTHEAST CHANNEL TO THE GREAT SOUTH 
CHANNEL INCLUDING WATERS EAST OF CAPE COD...TO THE HAGUE LINE
400 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008
...GALE WARNING...
...STORM FORCE WINDS EXPECTED MON NIGHT INTO TUE...
.TONIGHT...E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST 
E.
.MON...E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 13 TO 19 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SW. RAIN 
DEVELOPING.
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING 
TO 15 TO 22 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S. RAIN.
.TUE...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE AND DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 40 KT. 
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 14 TO 19 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SE. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. 
HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SE.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 14 FT LATE...HIGHEST SE.
.THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST SE.
.FRI...WINDS BECOMING NE 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
$$
ANZ083-120230-
SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND...FROM THE GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL TO HUDSON 
CANYON INCLUDING THE WATERS SOUTH OF MARTHA VINEYARD AND 
NANTUCKET ISLAND...OUT TO 1000 FM
400 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008
...STORM WARNING...
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT 
EARLY...THEN INCREASING AGAIN TO 30 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 
FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST SW. RAIN DEVELOPING.
.MON...E TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 
14 TO 20 FT...HIGHEST S. RAIN AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.MON NIGHT...WINDS DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 30 TO 40 KT...EXCEPT 
FAR SE PORTION TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT...EXCEPT SE PORTION 16 
TO 22 FT...HIGHEST SE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS BECOMING 9 TO 14 FT...EXCEPT E OF 71W 14 TO 18 FT...HIGHEST 
SE. SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENDING.
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 
TO 7 TO 13 FT...EXCEPT E OF 71W TO 12 TO 17 FT...HIGHEST SE.
.WED...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W 
PORTION BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 
FT...EXCEPT E OF 71W TO 8 TO 11 FT...IN NE SWELL.
.THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT THROUGHOUT.
.FRI...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 
5 FT.
$$
.FORECASTER SCOVIL. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH