NWS Forecast

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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
500 AM EDT SAT OCT 11 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.

ANZ089-111500-
500 AM EDT SAT OCT 11 2008

SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
LOW PRES SE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
WITH A TROUGH THAT EXTENDS N TO CAPE HATTERAS WILL DISSIPATE AS
IT MOVES TOWARDS THE COAST TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE S INTO
THE CENTRAL WATERS LATER TODAY. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE
TOWARD THE WATERS TODAY THROUGH SUN...THEN PERSIST OVER THE
INLAND AREAS OF THE MID ATLC REGION MON THROUGH WED...AS LOW
PRES DEVELOPS E OF THE WATERS.

ANZ084-111500-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON INCLUDING THE WATERS W OF
39.3N 71.9W...SW TO 37.7N 72.9W
500 AM EDT SAT OCT 11 2008

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

SUN AND SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

MON
WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...HIGHEST SE.

TUE
WINDS SHIFTING TO S TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT.

WED
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

ANZ094-111500-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HAGUE LINE S OF 1000 FM
500 AM EDT SAT OCT 11 2008

TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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

SUN
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST E.

SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST
E.

MON
N TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6
FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 9 FT LATE...HIGHEST SE.

TUE
NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF
71W...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS 5 TO 10
FT...EXCEPT W OF 71W SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.

WED
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 71W BECOMING SW
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BECOMING 6 TO 9 FT THROUGHOUT...HIGHEST E.

ANZ085-111500-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON OUT TO 36N 70W TO 34N 71W
500 AM EDT SAT OCT 11 2008

TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SW PORTION TO 25 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST SW. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

TONIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENDING OVER S PORTION.

SUN
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW PORTION DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT NW PORTION BECOMING 3 TO 5
FT.

SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW PORTION 10 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST S.

MON
WINDS BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT FAR W PORTION
N TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST S.

TUE
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW PORTION VARIABLE 10
KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E PORTION BECOMING 5 TO 8 FT
IN NE SWELL.

WED
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W PORTION BECOMING S TO SW 
10 KT OR LESS. SEAS BECOMING 4 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.

ANZ086-111500-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR OUT TO 34N 71W TO 32N 73W
500 AM EDT SAT OCT 11 2008

TODAY
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5
TO 10 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

TONIGHT THROUGH SUN
WINDS BECOMING E TO NE 20 TO 25 KT SUN.
SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
ENDING TONIGHT.

SUN NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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

TUE
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W PORTION DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT W PORTION BECOMING 3 TO 5 FT.

WED
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT....EXCEPT FAR W PORTION BECOMING S
TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST E.

ANZ088-111500-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N OUT TO 32N 73W TO 31N 74W
500 AM EDT SAT OCT 11 2008

TODAY AND TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATER TONIGHT...HIGHEST NW. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

SUN AND SUN NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.

MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST SW.

TUE
NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5
TO 8 FT.

WED
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST E.

.FORECASTER ROWLAND. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.