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NWS Forecast

FZNT22 KWBC 172056
OFFNT2

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
500 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2008

W CENTRAL N ATLC CONTINENTAL SHELF AND SLOPE WATERS BEYOND 20
NM...TO 250 NM OFFSHORE...INCLUDING S OF GEORGES BANK FROM 1000
FM TO...250 NM OFFSHORE.

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.

ANZ089-180300-
500 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2008

SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING
ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND S WATERS WILL REMAIN THROUGH THU. WEAK
LOW PRES CENTERS WILL DEVELOP AND SLIDE E AND NE ALONG THE FRONT
THU AND FRI WHILE PULLING THE FRONT SE OVER THE WATERS. STRONG
HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE WATERS FROM THE NW THU AND
FRI...THEN WEAKEN SAT THROUGH MON AS THE LOW PRES CENTER PASSES
NE OF THE AREA.


ANZ084-180300-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON INCLUDING THE WATERS W OF
39.3N 71.9W...SW TO 37.7N 72.9W
500 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2008

TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

THU
N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 9
FT...HIGHEST SE.

FRI
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11
FT...HIGHEST SE.

FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST SE

SAT
NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9
FT...HIGHEST SE.

SUN
WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.

MON
WINDS BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.


ANZ094-180300-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HAGUE LINE S OF 1000 FM
500 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2008

GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED FRI


TONIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S PORTION VARIABLE
WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

THU
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SE PORTION VARIABLE WINDS
10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E.

THU NIGHT
NE WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 8 TO 12 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S.

FRI AND FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10
TO 15 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SE.

SAT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SE.

SUN
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8
FT...HIGHEST SE.

MON
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.


ANZ085-180300-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON OUT TO 36N 70W TO 34N 71W
500 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2008

GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED FRI


TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST
NW. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E.

THU
NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO
8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E.

THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE.

FRI
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 13
FT...HIGHEST NE.

FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST NE.

SAT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST E.

SUN
N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT...HIGHEST E.

MON
NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT...HIGHEST E.


ANZ086-180300-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR OUT TO 34N 71W TO 32N 73W
500 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2008

TONIGHT
W OF 1000 FM...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. E OF 1000 FM...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST NW.

THU
WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E PORTION
VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT NW PORTION
TO 9 FT.

THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NW.
ISOLATED SHOWERS NE.

FRI
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 12
FT...HIGHEST N.

FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT...HIGHEST N.

SAT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST NE.

SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SE PORTION VARIABLE 10 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

MON
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.


ANZ088-180300-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N OUT TO 32N 73W TO 31N 74W
500 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2008

TONIGHT
W OF 1000 FM...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
E OF 1000 FM...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

THU
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6
TO 8 FT.

THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST
NW.

FRI
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NW.

FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NW.

SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT.

SUN
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

MON
WINDS BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.


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