FZNT23 KWNM 080329
OFFN01
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR NE US WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1027 PM EST SAT NOV 7 2009
...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE W 
OVERNIGHT AND PASS SE ACROSS THE WATERS SUN. A HIGH PRES RIDGE 
WILL MOVE OFFSHORE SUN NIGHT AND PASS SE OF THE WATERS 
MON...FOLLOWED BY A WEAK WARM FRONT PASSING NE ACROSS THE AREA 
LATE MON INTO MON NIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE 
LATE TUE AND PASS SE ACROSS THE WATERS WED. STRONG HIGH PRES 
WILL THEN BUILD IN FROM THE W LATE WED INTO THU.
EASTPORT MAINE TO CAPE COD...EAST TO THE HAGUE LINE
...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED WED... 
.OVERNIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 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...WINDS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT LATE. 
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EARLY...BECOMING SW AND 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT LATE. 
.MON NIGHT...WINDS W TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST 
E. 
.TUE...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY...THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 
KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT... HIGHEST SE. 
.THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST SE.
CAPE COD TO NANTUCKET SHOALS AND GEORGES BANK...EAST TO THE
HAGUE LINE
...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED WED... 
.OVERNIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 15 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 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...WINDS N TO NW AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT EARLY. SEAS 
10 TO 15 FT. 
.THU...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND...OUT TO 1000 FMS
...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED WED... 
.OVERNIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT EARLY...SHIFTING TO NW AND 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT... HIGHEST FAR 
SE. 
.SUN NIGHT...WINDS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EARLY...BECOMING S TO SW 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY...THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 
TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT... HIGHEST SE. 
.THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST SE.