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FZNT22 KWBC 090844
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
400 AM EST MON NOV 9 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.
ANZ089-091500-
400 AM EST MON NOV 9 2009
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS THE
CENTRAL WATERS WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TONIGHT...
THEN WEAKEN TUE. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW PORTION
TUE...THEN SLOWLY MOVE ACROSS THE WATERS WED. STRONG HIGH PRES
WILL SLOWLY BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT THU AND FRI. LOW PRES WILL
DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT OVER THE S WATERS WED AND SLOWLY DRIFT
TO THE E AND SE THU AND FRI.
ANZ084-091500-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON INCLUDING THE WATERS W OF
39.3N 71.9W...SW TO 37.7N 72.9W
400 AM EST MON NOV 9 2009
..GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED WED THROUGH FRI
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
TUE
SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N AND
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
TUE NIGHT
WINDS BECOMING N TO NE AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25
KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. SHOWERS DEVELOPING.
WED
N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
8 TO 12 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8
TO 12 FT.
ANZ094-091500-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HAGUE LINE S OF 1000 FM
400 AM EST MON NOV 9 2009
..GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED WED THROUGH FRI
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
WINDS BECOMING NE AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
NE WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO
12 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
ANZ085-091500-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON OUT TO 36N 70W TO 34N 71W
400 AM EST MON NOV 9 2009
..GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED WED THROUGH FRI
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TUE
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS DEVELOPING SW.
TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT NW PORTION BECOMING
NE 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
WINDS BECOMING NE THROUGHOUT AND INCREASING TO 30 TO 40
KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT.
ANZ086-091500-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR OUT TO 34N 71W TO 32N 73W
400 AM EST MON NOV 9 2009
..GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED WED THROUGH FRI
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
8 TO 14 FT.
THU
E TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18
FT.
ANZ088-091500-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N OUT TO 32N 73W TO 31N 74W
400 AM EST MON NOV 9 2009
..GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED WED THROUGH FRI
TODAY
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT AND TUE
SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO
10 FT TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS TUE.
TUE NIGHT
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
THU
E TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 TO 18 FT.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20
FT.
.FORECASTER ACHORN. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH.
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