Rhode Island Marine Weather

South of New England

Expires:200805171430;;702864 FZNT21 KWBC 170808 OFFNT1 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 400 AM EDT SAT MAY 17 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.

- 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 AM EDT SAT MAY 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING...

TODAY: E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT EARLY...THEN DIMINISHING TO W TO SW 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST SE. ISOLATED SHOWERS.

TONIGHT: W WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST SE.

SUN: W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST SE. AREAS OF RAIN CHANGING TO SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT E OF 71W 8 TO 11 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.

MON: W TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 8 FT LATE...HIGHEST SE.

TUE: W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N...THEN BECOMING W AGAIN LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST E.

WED: W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST SE. $$ .FORECASTER OSZAJCA. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.