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FZNT22 KWBC 071433
OFFNT2

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1000 AM EST SAT NOV 7 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.

ANZ089-072100-
1000 AM EST SAT NOV 7 2009

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD 
OFFSHORE THIS AFTERNOON...BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS THE 
CENTRAL WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH MON...THEN WEAKEN TUE. A LOW PRES 
TROUGH WILL PASS ACROSS THE N WATERS SUN. A STRONG COLD FRONT 
WILL MOVE INTO THE NW PORTION LATE TUE AND PASS SE ACROSS THE 
WATERS WED...FOLLOWED BY STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING IN FROM THE 
NW LATE WED.
$$

ANZ084-072100-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON INCLUDING THE WATERS W OF 
39.3N 71.9W...SW TO 37.7N 72.9W
1000 AM EST SAT NOV 7 2009

...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED WED...

.THIS AFTERNOON...W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...SHIFTING TO SW 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO NW 10 KT 
OR LESS LATE. SEAS BECOMING 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 
KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...THEN SHIFTING TO NW 
20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.WED...N TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT EARLY...THEN 
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 12 FT... 
HIGHEST E.
$$

ANZ094-072100-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HAGUE LINE S OF 1000 FM
1000 AM EST SAT NOV 7 2009

...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED WED...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 70W 15 TO 
25 KT...HIGHEST FAR E. WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 10 KT OR LESS... 
EXCEPT OVER FAR NW PORTION SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT... 
EXCEPT E OF 70W 8 TO 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 8 FT THROUGHOUT 
LATE...HIGHEST SE.
.TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT...HIGHEST 
NW. SEAS BECOMING 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO W TO NW 
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EARLY...BECOMING S TO SW 10 
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 
6 FT LATE.
.WED...WINDS SHIFTING TO NW AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 12 TO 17 FT.
$$

ANZ085-072100-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON OUT TO 36N 70W TO 34N 71W
1000 AM EST SAT NOV 7 2009

...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED WED...

.THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT E OF 
1000 FM N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR 
LESS... EXCEPT OVER FAR NW PORTION S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 5 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST FAR SE.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT OVER NW PORTION 
SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS BECOMING 3 TO 6 FT THROUGHOUT...HIGHEST E.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS 
THROUGHOUT LATE SUN. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SUN NIGHT... 
HIGHEST E.
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING S TO SE LATE. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR NW 
PORTION SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...WINDS SHIFTING TO N AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT...THEN 
OVER FAR NW PORTION DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 8 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST S AND E LATE.
$$

ANZ086-072100-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR OUT TO 34N 71W TO 32N 73W
1000 AM EST SAT NOV 7 2009

...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED WED...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT W OF 75W 10 TO 
15 KT. WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS 2 TO 5 
FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W 5 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST FAR E.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 
4 FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST FAR E.
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT OVER FAR S PORTION 
BECOMING E 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W 4 TO 6 FT... 
HIGHEST SE.
.SUN NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 2 TO 
5 FT...HIGHEST SE.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BECOMING 3 TO 6 FT... 
HIGHEST SE.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...WINDS SHIFTING TO N TO NE AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT.
$$

ANZ088-072100-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N OUT TO 32N 73W TO 31N 74W
1000 AM EST SAT NOV 7 2009

...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED WED...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR NW 
PORTION 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 5 
FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 
FT...HIGHEST FAR E.
.TONIGHT...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT OVER N PORTION 10 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 4 TO 7 FT... 
HIGHEST FAR E.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO 15 KT 
THROUGHOUT LATE SUN. SEAS BECOMING 3 TO 6 FT SUN NIGHT...HIGHEST 
SE.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT... HIGHEST S.
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO S TO SE 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST SE.
.WED...WINDS SHIFTING TO NE AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT LATE.
$$

.FORECASTER OSZAJCA. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH.



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