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FZNT22 KWBC 182118
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
518 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2025
WEST CENTRAL NORTH ATLANTIC CONTINENTAL SHELF AND SLOPE WATERS
BEYOND 20 NM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE, INCLUDING SOUTH 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.
LOCALLY HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS CAN BE EXPECTED IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
ANZ899-190930-
518 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
LOW PRESSURE JUST E OF THE S
WATERS WILL LIFT SLOWLY NE ALONG A STATIONARY FRONT TONIGHT
WHILE A COLD FRONT MOVES S INTO THE N WATERS. THE COLD FRONT WILL
BECOME STATIONARY ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH TUE
NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD S INTO THE N WATERS BEHIND THE
FRONT, THEN MOVE NE AWAY FROM THE AREA WED. HURRICANE ERIN WILL
BE NEAR 30.5N 73.7W AT 2 PM EDT WED, THEN MOVE TO 32.7N 73.0W
BY 2 AM EDT THU, THEN TO 34.8N 71.2W BY 2 PM EDT THU, THEN MOVE
NE THROUGH SAT WHILE MOVING AWAY FROM THE WATERS STARTING FRI.
ANOTHER HIGH WILL BUILD OVER THE WATERS FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT.
LONG PERIOD SE TO S SWELL FROM ERIN, ALREADY AFFECTING THE
WATERS, WILL SPREAD N INTO THE CENTRAL AND N WATERS LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH TUE NIGHT. SIGNIFICANT SWELL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRI
NIGHT WHILE GRADUALLY BACKING TO THE E WED THROUGH THU NIGHT. FOR
MORE INFORMATION ON HURRICANE ERIN, PLEASE CLOSELY MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
ANZ820-190930-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON TO 1000 FM-
518 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2025
TONIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
13 TO 21 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 24 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 23 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
11 TO 18 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 7 TO
12 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
ANZ915-190930-
BETWEEN 1000FM AND 38.5 N WEST OF 69 W-
518 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2025
..TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
18 TO 30 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 TO 31 FT.
FRI
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
ANZ920-190930-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO 69W EAST OF 1000 FM AND SOUTH OF 38.5N TO
250 NM OFFSHORE-
518 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2025
..HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO
15 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT, BUILDING TO
16 TO 28 FT.
THU
E TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING E 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS
24 TO 39 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 65 TO 80 KT, BECOMING N 55 TO 70 KT. SEAS
24 TO 39 FT, SUBSIDING TO 17 TO 30 FT.
FRI
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
ANZ905-190930-
EAST OF 69W TO THE HAGUE LINE BETWEEN 1000 FM AND 39N-
518 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2025
..TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
11 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
THU
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 27 FT.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, INCREASING TO 35 TO 50 KT.
SEAS 21 TO 36 FT.
FRI
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
FRI NIGHT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 7 TO
11 FT.
ANZ910-190930-
EAST OF 69W AND SOUTH OF 39N TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
518 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2025
..HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS
AND ISOLATED SHOWERS.
TUE
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT.
THU
E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS
16 TO 31 FT, BUILDING TO 25 TO 40 FT.
THU NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 65 TO 85 KT. SEAS 26 TO 41 FT.
FRI
HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
FRI NIGHT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO
14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
ANZ825-190930-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
518 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2025
TONIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
10 TO 16 FT.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 24 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 14 TO 26 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO
17 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ANZ828-190930-
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
518 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2025
..TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED NIGHT
TONIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 16 TO 28 FT.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 28 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO
16 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ925-190930-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
518 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2025
..HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT, BUILDING TO 17 TO
27 FT. SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, INCREASING TO 45 TO 60 KT.
SEAS 32 TO 47 FT.
THU
E TO SE WINDS 80 TO 95 KT. SEAS 34 TO 49 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 70 TO 85 KT, BECOMING NW 40 TO 50 KT.
SEAS 19 TO 33 FT, SUBSIDING TO 17 TO 25 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
12 TO 20 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT.
ANZ830-190930-
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO CAPE HATTERAS TO 100 NM OFFSHORE-
518 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2025
..TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED NIGHT
TONIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 24 FT. SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT.
SEAS 15 TO 30 FT.
THU
N WINDS 35 TO 50 KT, DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
15 TO 28 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
9 TO 16 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ833-190930-
CAPE HATTERAS TO CAPE FEAR TO 100 NM OFFSHORE.-
518 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2025
..TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED NIGHT
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT,
THEN, BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 26 FT. SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT, BECOMING N 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS
16 TO 31 FT.
THU
N WINDS 40 TO 50 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
14 TO 27 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ANZ930-190930-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR BETWEEN 100 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
518 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2025
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING
..HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED NIGHT
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 24 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, INCREASING TO 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS
19 TO 34 FT, BUILDING TO 33 TO 48 FT. SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 80 TO 100 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 85 TO
100 KT. SEAS 38 TO 53 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 80 TO 95 KT, BECOMING W 75 TO 90 KT. SEAS
31 TO 46 FT, SUBSIDING TO 18 TO 33 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 40 TO 50 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 14 TO 24 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
ANZ835-190930-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N TO 1000 FM-
518 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2025
..TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED NIGHT
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 26 FT. SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 27 FT.
THU
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
ANZ935-190930-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N EAST OF 1000 FM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE-
518 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2025
..HURRICANE WARNING
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 13 TO 22 FT, BUILDING TO 16 TO 31 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
WED
E TO NE WINDS 45 TO 60 KT, INCREASING TO 80 TO 95 KT.
SEAS 35 TO 50 FT. SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 85 TO 100 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 75 TO
95 KT. SEAS 36 TO 51 FT, SUBSIDING TO 23 TO 38 FT.
THU
W WINDS 45 TO 55 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
16 TO 26 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.FORECASTER HOLLEY. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.
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