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Offshore Waters Forecast (Mid Atlantic)

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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1000 AM EST SAT FEB 16 2013

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 SAT FEB 16 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY SE 
ACROSS THE WATERS THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY SUN. DEVELOPING LOW 
PRES WILL FORM ON THE FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS LATER THIS 
AFTERNOON...THEN PASS NE ACROSS THE NE WATERS TONIGHT INTO EARLY 
SUN WHILE RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING. THE STRONG LOW WILL MOVE SLOWLY 
OFF TO THE NE LATER SUN INTO EARLY TUE. A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL 
BUILD IN FROM THE W LATE SUN NIGHT...MOVE OFFSHORE MON...THEN 
PASS E OF THE WATERS TUE. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE 
LATE TUE AND THEN PASS SE ACROSS THE WATERS WED. ANOTHER HIGH 
PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD INTO THE CENTRAL AND SRN AREAS LATE WED.
$$

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 SAT FEB 16 2013

...GALE WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO N 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE...HIGHEST S. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT FAR 
E PORTION TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 15 FT LATE...HIGHEST 
SE. SCATTERED RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING NW 30 TO 40 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS BUILDING 
TO 9 TO 17 FT...HIGHEST E. SHOWERS ENDING LATE.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT 
LATE. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 14 FT LATE...HIGHEST E.
.MON...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO W TO NW 15 TO 
20 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT LATE...HIGHEST E.
.TUE...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY...INCREASING TO S TO SW 
20 TO 30 KT...THEN SHIFTING TO W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING 
TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE...HIGHEST NE.
.WED...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BECOMING 6 TO 11 FT... 
HIGHEST E.
$$

ANZ094-162100-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HAGUE LINE S OF 1000 FM
1000 AM EST SAT FEB 16 2013

...STORM WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR W 
PORTION INCREASING TO N 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT...EXCEPT W OF 70W BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE...HIGHEST FAR 
SW. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...SHIFTING WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT...EXCEPT W 
OF 69W INCREASING TO NW 40 TO 55 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 
14 FT...EXCEPT W OF 69W TO 11 TO 20 FT LATE...HIGHEST SW. 
SHOWERS BECOMING NUMEROUS WITH ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 40 TO 50 KT THROUGHOUT...EXCEPT NE 
PORTION INCREASING TO 50 TO 60 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 
16 TO 23 FT...EXCEPT E OF 69W TO 22 TO 32 FT...HIGHEST E. 
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF TSTMS.
.SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 40 TO 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 TO 45 
KT LATE. SEAS 16 TO 23 FT...EXCEPT E OF 70W 20 TO 30 FT... 
HIGHEST E.
.MON...W TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 
KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR E PORTION TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 
6 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT E OF 70W 11 TO 20 FT LATE...HIGHEST E.
.TUE...W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...THEN SHIFTING 
TO S TO SW AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE...HIGHEST SW. SEAS 
BECOMING 8 TO 13 FT THROUGHOUT LATE.
.WED...W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
$$

ANZ085-162100-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON OUT TO 36N 70W TO 34N 71W
1000 AM EST SAT FEB 16 2013

...STORM WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 73W N 
TO NW 10 TO 20 KT EARLY. WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT 
THROUGHOUT...EXCEPT W OF 73W INCREASING TO N TO NW 20 TO 30 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE...HIGHEST W. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NW THROUGHOUT AND INCREASING TO 30 TO 
40 KT...EXCEPT E OF 73W TO 40 TO 50 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 
TO 14 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM TO 13 TO 20 FT LATE. WINDS AND 
SEAS BECOMING HIGHEST NE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 30 TO 40 KT THROUGHOUT...HIGHEST 
NE LATE. SEAS BECOMING 7 TO 14 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 14 TO 22 
FT...HIGHEST NE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS MAINLY E 
OF 1000 FM.
.SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT OVER NE 
PORTION TO 40 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT E OF 
1000 FM 12 TO 20 FT...HIGHEST NE. ISOLATED SHOWERS MAINLY E 
PORTION.
.MON...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT... 
THEN W OF 1000 FM SHIFTING TO W TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 5 TO 10 FT LATE. 
HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS NE.
.TUE...WINDS BECOMING S TO SW THROUGHOUT AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 
35 KT...THEN OVER FAR NW PORTION SHIFTING TO W 20 TO 25 KT LATE. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 13 FT LATE...HIGHEST NE.
.WED...WINDS SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 30 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 7 TO 11 
FT...HIGHEST NE.
$$

ANZ086-162100-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR OUT TO 34N 71W TO 32N 73W.
1000 AM EST SAT FEB 16 2013

...GALE WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT W 
PORTION N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. WINDS BECOMING W TO SW AND 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT OVER W PORTION INCREASING TO 
W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT 
LATE...HIGHEST SW. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS 
DEVELOPING.
.TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING W TO NW THROUGHOUT AND INCREASING TO 
30 TO 40 KT...EXCEPT FAR NE PORTION TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 
TO 13 FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W TO 13 TO 18 FT LATE. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS...ENDING OVER FAR W PORTION.
.SUN...W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT 
LATE...BECOMING HIGHEST E. SEAS BECOMING 6 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT E 
OF 75W 12 TO 20 FT...HIGHEST NE. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER 
E PORTION ENDING EARLY.
.SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 
KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR NE PORTION TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 
4 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W 8 TO 18 FT...HIGHEST NE.
.MON...W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS...THEN OVER W 
PORTION SHIFTING TO S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 
2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W 4 TO 9 FT LATE...HIGHEST NE.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT...THEN OVER FAR 
NW PORTION SHIFTING TO W 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BECOMING 6 TO 9 
FT THROUGHOUT.
.WED...WINDS SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 
BECOMING 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W 5 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST NE.
$$

ANZ088-162100-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N OUT TO 32N 73W TO 31N 74W
1000 AM EST SAT FEB 16 2013

...GALE WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 
35 KT LATE...HIGHEST W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 11 FT 
LATE...HIGHEST NEAR 1000 FM. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
DEVELOPING.
.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 7 TO 13 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM TO 13 TO 17 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENDING FROM W TO E.
.SUN...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT 
LATE...BECOMING HIGHEST E. SEAS BECOMING 4 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT E OF 
1000 FM 9 TO 17 FT LATE...HIGHEST NE.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 
1000 FM TO 15 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST E. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 5 
FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 5 TO 14 FT LATE...HIGHEST NE.
.MON...WINDS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS...THEN W OF 
1000 FM BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 
FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 4 TO 7 FT LATE...HIGHEST E.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 
5 TO 8 FT THROUGHOUT LATE.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NW. SEAS 
BECOMING 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NE.
$$

.FORECASTER ROWLAND. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.