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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
400 PM EST FRI NOV 21 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.
ANZ089-220300-
400 PM EST FRI NOV 21 2008
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
LOW PRES 150 NM SE OF CAPE
HATTERAS WILL TRACK NE INTO THE FAR NE WATERS THIS EVENING WHILE
INTENSIFYING...THEN PASS NE OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT INTO SAT. HIGH
PRES WILL BUILD IN FROM THE W LATE SAT AND SAT NIGHT...MOVE
OFFSHORE SUN...THEN PASS E OF THE AREA MON. A COLD FRONT WILL
THEN PASS E ACROSS THE WATERS MON NIGHT AND TUE. A LOW PRES
CENTER WILL PASS N OF THE AREA WED.
ANZ084-220300-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON INCLUDING THE WATERS W OF
39.3N 71.9W...SW TO 37.7N 72.9W
400 PM EST FRI NOV 21 2008
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT OVER SE PORTION TO 8 TO
12 FT...HIGHEST FAR SE. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT SE PORTION 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST FAR E.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT E PORTION 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST FAR E.
SUN
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
BECOMING 3 TO 6 FT THROUGHOUT...HIGHEST FAR E.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON...SW TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT
THEN SHIFTING
TO W LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE.
TUE...W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY
BECOMING W 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ094-220300-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HAGUE LINE S OF 1000 FM
400 PM EST FRI NOV 21 2008
..STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 TO 50
KT...HIGHEST E EARLY...THEN BECOMING NW 30 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 5
TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 TO 18 FT...HIGHEST SE. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
SAT...NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT
HIGHEST SE.
SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF 71W.
SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT
BECOMING
HIGHEST E LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 13 FT...EXCEPT E OF 70W
13 TO 18 FT...HIGHEST SE. ISOLATED SHOWERS ENDING.
SUN
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 TO 25 KT LATE.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT E OF 70W 8 TO 12 FT LATE...
HIGHEST FAR E.
SUN NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT
EXCEPT
E OF 70W 6 TO 10 FT.
MON...SW TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY
INCREASING TO 30 TO 40
KT...THEN W OF 70W SHIFTING TO W 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING
TO 10 TO 13 FT...EXCEPT E OF 70W 13 TO 18 FT.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12
FT...EXCEPT E OF 70W 12 TO 16 FT...BECOMING HIGHEST FAR E LATE.
WED
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BECOMING 9 TO 13 FT.
ANZ085-220300-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON OUT TO 36N 70W TO 34N 71W
400 PM EST FRI NOV 21 2008
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40
KT...BECOMING HIGHEST NE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO
12 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 12 TO 20 FT... HIGHEST NE. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT...NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT
HIGHEST NE. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM TO 9 TO 17 FT
LATE...HIGHEST FAR NE. ISOLATED SHOWERS ENDING.
SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE
HIGHEST
NE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM TO 6 TO 12
FT LATE...HIGHEST FAR NE.
SUN...NW TO W WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT OVER SW
PORTION BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING
TO 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST FAR E.
SUN NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT SE PORTION 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
MON...S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT
THEN SHIFTING
TO W LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 10
TO 18 FT.
TUE...W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS BECOMING 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 9 TO 14
FT...HIGHEST FAR NE.
WED...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM
8 TO 11 FT.
ANZ086-220300-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR OUT TO 34N 71W TO 32N 73W
400 PM EST FRI NOV 21 2008
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT...NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT EARLY
DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35
KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W 12 TO 18
FT...BECOMING HIGHEST NE LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT
LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT... EXCEPT E OF 75W TO 7 TO 15
FT LATE...HIGHEST FAR NE.
SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
HIGHEST FAR
NE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W TO 6 TO 12
FT...HIGHEST FAR NE.
SUN
WINDS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W TO 4 TO 8 FT LATE...
HIGHEST FAR E.
SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
EXCEPT W PORTION
BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 3 TO 6
FT. .MON...S WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT...THEN SHIFTING TO
NW LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 11 TO
15 FT.
TUE...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY
DIMINISHING TO NW 15 TO 20
KT LATE. SEAS BECOMING 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W 7 TO 12 FT...
HIGHEST NE.
WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT
EXCEPT E OF 1000
FM 6 TO 9 FT.
ANZ088-220300-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N OUT TO 32N 73W TO 31N 74W
400 PM EST FRI NOV 21 2008
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT
EXCEPT E OF
1000 FM BUILDING TO 10 TO 17 FT...HIGHEST FAR E. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25
KT LATE...HIGHEST E. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT E OF
1000 FM TO 6 TO 12 FT LATE...HIGHEST FAR E.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM TO 5 TO 10 FT...
HIGHEST FAR E.
SUN
WINDS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS
BECOMING 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST FAR
E.
SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT
EXCEPT
E OF 1000 FM 3 TO 6 FT.
MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EARLY
INCREASING TO S TO
SW 25 TO 35 KT...THEN SHIFTING TO W TO NW LATE...HIGHEST W. SEAS
BUILDING TO 4 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 8 TO 12 FT.
TUE...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY
THEN DIMINISHING TO NW 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS BECOMING 3 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 6 TO
10 FT...HIGHEST E.
WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
EXCEPT E OF 1000
FM 4 TO 7 FT.
.FORECASTER OSZAJCA. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.
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