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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
1218 AM EDT WED SEP 8 2010
MONTAUK POINT NEW YORK TO SANDY HOOK NEW JERSEY OUT 20 NM OFFSHORE
INCLUDING LONG ISLAND SOUND...LONG ISLAND BAYS AND NEW YORK HARBOR
ANZ300-081630-
1218 AM EDT WED SEP 8 2010

SYNOPSIS FOR LONG ISLAND WATERS AND NEW YORK HARBOR
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN TONIGHT AS THE AREA IS CAUGHT
BETWEEN LOW PRES MOVING THROUGH THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES AND HIGH
PRES TO THE SOUTH. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ON WED WITH A
STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH DURING THE AFTERNOON INTO EVENING
HOURS. HIGH PRESSURE THEN SLOWLY BUILDS IN BEHIND THE COLD FRONT
THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEKEND WITH A COUPLE OF WEAK TROUGHS
PASSING THROUGH. THE NEXT SYSTEM BEGINS TO APPROACH FROM THE WEST ON
SUNDAY.    
  




OVERNIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 FT
OR LESS. 

WED
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 

WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT IN THE EVENING...THEN
1 FT OR LESS. 

THU
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR
LESS. 

THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 FT
OR LESS. 

FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR
LESS. 

FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. 

SAT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. 

SUN
S WINDS AROUND 5 KT...INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT
OR LESS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.