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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
500 AM EDT FRI JUL 25 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.

ANZ089-251500-
500 AM EDT FRI JUL 25 2008

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL PERSIST 
JUST SE OF THE WATERS TODAY AND TONIGHT...THEN BUILD NW INTO THE 
AREA SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE N WATERS TODAY...THEN 
DISSIPATE TONIGHT. THE HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL RECEDE SE OF THE 
AREA SUN INTO MON...AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA 
FROM THE NW. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE N WATERS TUE...AS 
LOW PRES MOVES E ALONG THE FRONT.
$$

ANZ084-251500-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON INCLUDING THE WATERS W OF 
39.3N 71.9W...SW TO 37.7N 72.9W
500 AM EDT FRI JUL 25 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 
5 TO 10 KT TODAY. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THIS 
EVENING.
.SAT...WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT 
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT.
$$

ANZ094-251500-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HAGUE LINE S OF 1000 FM
500 AM EDT FRI JUL 25 2008

.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 
KT...EXCEPT W OF 70W DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. 
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT 
E OF 68W WINDS SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BECOMING 4 TO 6 FT SAT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SUN AND MON...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 4 TO 
7 FT.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W PORTION BECOMING W 
TO NW LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FT.
$$

ANZ085-251500-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON OUT TO 36N 70W TO 34N 71W
500 AM EDT FRI JUL 25 2008

.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF 73W AND VARIABLE 5 TO 10 
KT W OF 73W...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT THROUGHOUT LATE. SEAS 
4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST NE. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS...MAINLY E OF 1000 FM.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SAT...WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND MON...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT.
$$

ANZ086-251500-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR OUT TO 34N 71W TO 32N 73W
500 AM EDT FRI JUL 25 2008

.TODAY THROUGH SAT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. 
HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS NW.
.TUE...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
$$

ANZ088-251500-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N OUT TO 32N 73W TO 31N 74W
500 AM EDT FRI JUL 25 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 
FT...HIGHEST NE. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SAT THROUGH MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND 
SEAS NW.
$$

.FORECASTER SCOVIL. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.