FZNT22 KWBC 161447 OFFNT2 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 1000 AM EST FRI JAN 16 2009 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. ANZ089-162100- 1000 AM EST FRI JAN 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...HIGH PRES WILL SLOWLY BUILD IN FROM THE W THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...THEN MOVE E OF THE AREA SAT. A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT N ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NRN WATERS SAT NIGHT AND SUN. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT NEAR THE NEW JERSEY COAST SUN AND MOVE NE WHILE PULLING A COLD FRONT SE ACROSS THE WATERS LATE SUN AND MON. ANOTHER LOW PRES AREA WILL FORM JUST E OF THE OFFSHORE WATERS AND MOVE NE TUE. $$ ANZ084-162100- HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON INCLUDING THE WATERS W OF 39.3N 71.9W...SW TO 37.7N 72.9W 1000 AM EST FRI JAN 16 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST E. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY NW PORTION. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST E. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING SW AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ ANZ094-162100- BALTIMORE CANYON TO HAGUE LINE S OF 1000 FM 1000 AM EST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED SUN INTO MON... .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT E OF 70W 9 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT THROUGHOUT LATE...HIGHEST E. SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST SE. ISOLATED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST SE. ISOLATED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING S TO SW AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF 70W BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT W OF 70W BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT E OF 70W BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST SE. .MON...W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT E OF 70W 10 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST SE. .TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BECOMING 6 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST SE. $$ ANZ085-162100- BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON OUT TO 36N 70W TO 34N 71W 1000 AM EST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED SUN INTO MON... .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 7 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT...BECOMING HIGHEST SE. .TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 6 TO 9 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SE. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SAT...N TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST SE. ISOLATED SHOWERS EARLY. .SAT NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT W OF 1000 FM DIMINISHING TO W 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST SE. .MON...WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT...EXCEPT SE PORTION SW 30 TO 40 KT EARLY. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST E. .TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 6 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST E. $$ ANZ086-162100- HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR OUT TO 34N 71W TO 32N 73W 1000 AM EST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED SUN INTO MON... .THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S PORTION TO 30 KT EARLY. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT E OF 73W 9 TO 12 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST E. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W 7 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST SE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS MAINLY E OF 75W. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT.... EXCEPT W OF 74W...VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W 6 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST SE. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...BECOMING HIGHEST NW. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT FAR W PORTION BECOMING W LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W TO 12 TO 15 FT...BECOMING HIGHEST NE. .MON...WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT E PORTION SW 25 TO 35 KT EARLY. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT W OF 75W SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE...HIGHEST NE. .TUE...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W 7 TO 10 FT. $$ ANZ088-162100- CAPE FEAR TO 31N OUT TO 32N 73W TO 31N 74W 1000 AM EST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED SUN INTO MON... .THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS E PORTION. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W PORTION DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT E OF 77W 7 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST SE. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 6 TO 9 FT... HIGHEST SE. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING SW AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS BECOMING 4 TO 7 FT LATE. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS NW. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM TO 14 FT...BECOMING HIGHEST NE. .MON...WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM SW 25 TO 35 KT EARLY. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 7 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NE. .TUE...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 7 TO 12 FT. $$ .FORECASTER PROSISE. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.