THIS FORECAST WAS AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED FROM NOAA/NWS/OPC FORECAST GRIDS AND SOME MODEL DATA. NO FORECASTER HAS PROOF READ THIS FORECAST. PLEASE USE AS GUIDANCE ONLY. FOR FORECAST COLLABORATION AND QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT OPC'S ATLANTIC REGIONAL FORECASTER AT 301-683-1520 OR NCEP.LIST.OPC-IDSS@NOAA.GOV. FOR TECHNICAL OR FORMATTER QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT OPC'S APPLICATIONS BRANCH AT NCEP.OPC.SUPPORT@NOAA.GOV. FORMATTER VERSION: V1.2.1 - MAY 3, 2019: ADDED EXTENDED 7 DAY FORECAST. ********************************************************************* 1. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAZARDS AT 081200Z DEC 25: A. 40.100250N 69.917300W: NONE 2. METEOROLOGICAL SITUATION AT 081200Z DEC 25: A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING SE OVER THE WATERS EARLY TODAY WILL CLEAR E AND S OF THE AREA BY LATER THIS MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD E ACROSS THE WATERS LATER TODAY INTO TUE. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT E TUE NIGHT AS WEAK LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS AND MOVES NE ALONG THE MAINE COAST, PULLING A WARM FRONT NE ACROSS THE AREA. ANOTHER WARM FRONT WILL LIFT N ACROSS THE WATERS WED AHEAD OF A STRONGER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING E INTO NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND. A STRONG COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL SWEEP SE ACROSS THE AREA WED NIGHT INTO THU. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD TO THE SW OF THE WATERS THU NIGHT, BUILD E AND PASS S OF THE WATERS FRI, THEN WEAKEN TO THE SE OF THE AREA FRI NIGHT. YET ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE E AND SE OVER THE WATERS FRI NIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS TO THE SW AND S OF THE AREA. 3. 40.100250N 69.917300W 24 HOUR FORECAST COMMENCING 081200Z DEC 25 A. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAZARDS: NONE B. SKY, WEATHER: 08/12Z: MM, 08/18Z:. C. VSBY (NM): 08/12Z: GREATER THAN 7NM. D. SURFACE WIND (KTS): 08/12Z: NW 25G30, 08/18Z: N 20 TO 25G30, 09/00Z: NE 20 TO 25G30, 09/06Z: N 15 TO 20G25. E. COMBINED SEAS (FT): 08/12Z: NW 7 TO 8, 08/18Z: NW 8, 09/00Z: N 7 TO 8, 09/06Z: N 5 TO 7. F. MAX/MIN TEMPS (F): 08/12Z: 41/32. G. SST ANALYSIS (F): 06/00Z: NO DATA AVAILABLE. H. THRESHOLD BASED OPERATING CONDITIONS: (1) SEAS (FT): OPERATIONS: FAVORABLE: NO MORE THAN 4 FT UNFAVORABLE: GREATER THAN 4 FT ROV: FAVORABLE: NO MORE THAN 7 FT UNFAVORABLE: GREATER THAN 7 FT 08/12Z: UNFAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR OPERATIONS, ROV. I. OUTLOOK TO 48 HOURS: (1) WINDS (KTS): 09/12Z: N 10 TO 15, 09/18Z: LGHT VRBL, 10/00Z: S 15 TO 20G25, 10/06Z: SW 25G30. (2) COMBINED SEAS (FT): 09/12Z: N 4 TO 5, 09/18Z: NE 3 TO 4, 10/00Z: E 3 TO 4, 10/06Z: SW 5 TO 7. J. EXTENDED FORECAST TO 7 DAYS: (1) WINDS (KTS): 10/12Z: SW 20 TO 30G35, 11/12Z: W 20 TO 30G35, 12/12Z: W 20 TO 30G35, 13/12Z: W 20 TO 30G35, 14/12Z: NW 25 TO 30G35. (2) COMBINED SEAS (FT): 10/12Z: SW 9 TO 13, 11/12Z: SW 11 TO 13, 12/12Z: W 7 TO 11, 13/12Z: SW 7 TO 11, 14/12Z: W 8 TO 10. K. OTHER COMMENTS: (1) VISIBILITY UNRESTRICTED OUTSIDE OF PRECIPITATION. (2) FOR BEST POSSIBLE WEATHER FORECASTS AND SURVEILLANCE, PLEASE SEND WEATHER OBSERVATIONS EVERY SIX HOURS AND PROVIDE TIMELY, ACCURATE MOVREPS. 4. FORECASTER: OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH - OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER/