000 FZNT22 KWBC 142111 OFFNT2 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 500 PM EDT TUE OCT 14 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. ANZ089-150300- 500 PM EDT TUE OCT 14 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL PERSIST TO THE W AND N OF THE AREA TONIGHT...AS LOW PRES E OF THE WATERS DRIFTS SW TOWARD BERMUDA. THE RIDGE WILL DRIFT SE...REACHING THE CENTRAL WATERS LATE WED...AND THE SRN WATERS WED NIGHT INTO THU. THE RIDGE WILL THEN PASS JUST S OF THE AREA THU NIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE FAR NRN WATERS WED AND DISSIPATE WED NIGHT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NRN WATERS THU NIGHT AND THEN THE CENTRAL AND SW WATERS LATE FRI. DEVELOPING LOW PRES WILL MOVE E FROM NEAR CAPE HATTERAS EARLY SAT AND THEN PASS E OF THE REGION SUN WHILE INTENSIFYING...AND PUSHING THE COLD FRONT SE OF THE AREA. $$ ANZ084-150300- HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON INCLUDING THE WATERS W OF 39.3N 71.9W...SW TO 37.7N 72.9W 500 PM EDT TUE OCT 14 2008 ...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED SAT... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST SE. .WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT...THEN SHIFTING TO NW AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT THU NIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS THU. .FRI...WINDS BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S AND E. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 12 FT WITH E SWELL...HIGHEST SE. $$ ANZ094-150300- BALTIMORE CANYON TO HAGUE LINE S OF 1000 FM 500 PM EDT TUE OCT 14 2008 ...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED SAT INTO SUN... .TONIGHT...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO N 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 70W BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 9 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHEST SE. .WED...WINDS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT W OF 70W BECOMING W TO NW 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS BECOMING 5 TO 7 FT WITH E SWELL...HIGHEST SE. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT W OF 69W BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT WED NIGHT. .THU NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY...SHIFTING TO NE AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHEST N. .SAT...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT...EXCEPT SE PORTION TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT...EXCEPT S PORTION TO 15 TO 20 FT...HIGHEST SW. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT SE PORTION 35 TO 45 KT...BECOMING N AND DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 TO 14 FT LATE WITH E SWELL...HIGHEST E. $$ ANZ085-150300- BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON OUT TO 36N 70W TO 34N 71W 500 PM EDT TUE OCT 14 2008 ...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED SAT INTO SUN... .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PORTION TO 20 KT EARLY...AND W OF 1000 FM VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 4 TO 8 FT WITH E TO NE SWELL...HIGHEST SE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT WED...EXCEPT W OF 1000 FM SHIFTING TO SW 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 4 TO 7 FT WITH E SWELL...HIGHEST FAR SE. .THU...WINDS BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...WINDS BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT OVER SE PORTION SW 15 KT. SEAS BECOMING 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST FAR N. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT...EXCEPT FAR NE PORTION TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 TO 21 FT...HIGHEST NE. .SUN...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO N TO NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 14 FT WITH NE SWELL...HIGHEST E. $$ ANZ086-150300- HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR OUT TO 34N 71W TO 32N 73W 500 PM EDT TUE OCT 14 2008 ...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED SAT... .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT E OF 76W 6 TO 9 FT WITH NE SWELL. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHEST E. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 75W BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W 5 TO 8 FT WITH E TO NE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT... HIGHEST E. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W 5 TO 7 FT WITH E SWELL. .THU...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 4 TO 7 FT WITH E SWELL. .THU NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BECOMING 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W OF 73W BECOMING N TO NW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT LATE...HIGHEST NW. .SUN...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO N 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS BECOMING 7 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHEST E. $$ ANZ088-150300- CAPE FEAR TO 31N OUT TO 32N 73W TO 31N 74W 500 PM EDT TUE OCT 14 2008 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 76W DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT WITH NE SWELL. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHEST E. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR W PORTION BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 5 TO 8 FT WITH NE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 1000 FM VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITH NE SWELL...EXCEPT W OF 1000 FM 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS THROUGHOUT. SEAS BECOMING 3 TO 6 FT WITH NE SWELL...HIGHEST E. .THU NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BECOMING 3 TO 6 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS NW. .SAT...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NW 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST W...EXCEPT W OF 78W 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT E OF 78W 7 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST NE. $$ .FORECASTER BANCROFT. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.