FZNT23 KWNM 100311
OFFN01
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR NE US WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1008 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010
...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL PASS E ACROSS THE AREA 
OVERNIGHT. RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING LOW PRES WILL MOVE NE OFF CAPE 
HATTERAS OVERNIGHT...TRACK N OVER THE MID ATLC WATERS WED...THEN 
PASS JUST S AND SE OF THE AREA WED NIGHT 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.
EASTPORT MAINE TO CAPE COD...EAST TO THE HAGUE LINE
...GALE WARNING... 
.OVERNIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 30 TO 40 KT LATE. 
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST S...EXCEPT N PORTION TO 6 TO 9 FT. 
SNOW...EXCEPT RAIN S PORTION. 
.WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 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 
8 TO 14 FT LATE...HIGHEST S. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT 
FRI. 
.SAT AND SUN...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT.
CAPE COD TO NANTUCKET SHOALS AND GEORGES BANK...EAST TO THE
HAGUE LINE
...GALE WARNING... 
...STORM FORCE WINDS EXPECTED WED NIGHT INTO THU... 
.OVERNIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE...HIGHEST E. RAIN DEVELOPING SW 
LATE. 
.WED...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. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 40 TO 55 KT...THEN SHIFTING TO N LATE. 
SEAS 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 25 TO 30 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 8 TO 13 
FT SUN.
SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND...OUT TO 1000 FMS
...STORM WARNING... 
.OVERNIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...THEN BECOMING E AND 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BECOMING 4 TO 6 
FT. RAIN DEVELOPING...EXCEPT SNOW FAR W. 
.WED...E TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...BECOMING N TO NE AND 
INCREASING TO 35 TO 50 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT...HIGHEST W. 
RAIN...EXCEPT SNOW FAR W. 
.WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT BECOMING 35 TO 45 KT 
LATE. SEAS 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 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 5 TO 10 FT 
FRI...HIGHEST SE. 
.SAT...WINDS W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST SE.