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FZNT22 KWBC 140219
OFFNT2

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1000 PM EST MON FEB 13 2012

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.

ANZ089-140900-
1000 PM EST MON FEB 13 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN FROM THE 
W AND PASS ACROSS THE SRN WATERS OVERNIGHT...THEN MOVE E OF THE 
AREA TUE. A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRES WILL TRACK NE ACROSS THE 
WATERS TUE NIGHT AND WED...WHILE PULLING A COLD FRONT SE ACROSS 
THE REGION. THE FRONT WILL STALL ACROSS THE S WATERS WED NIGHT 
THEN LIFT NE ACROSS THE AREA AS A WARM FRONT THU. A WEAK HIGH 
PRES RIDGE WILL THEN PASS E ACROSS THE WATERS THU. DEVELOPING 
LOW PRES JUST N OF THE AREA WILL PULL A COLD FRONT E ACROSS THE 
REGION FRI. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD BACK OVER THE REGION SAT.
$$

ANZ084-140900-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON INCLUDING THE WATERS W OF 
39.3N 71.9W...SW TO 37.7N 72.9W
1000 PM EST MON FEB 13 2012

.OVERNIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SW AND DIMINISHING TO 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST NE. 
RAIN DEVELOPING.
.TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. RAIN CHANGING TO 
SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT.
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...S TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT...THEN SHIFTING 
TO W 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT.
$$

ANZ094-140900-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HAGUE LINE S OF 1000 FM
1000 PM EST MON FEB 13 2012

.OVERNIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING SW TO W AND 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 
FT...EXCEPT E OF 70W 10 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. 
HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS E. ISOLATED SHOWERS W PORTION.
.TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E OF 68W DIMINISHING TO 
VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BECOMING 4 TO 6 FT 
THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS THROUGHOUT. 
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.WED...WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS E OF 70W.
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 70W BECOMING 
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...W OF 69W...S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO W. E OF 
69W...S TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT 
THROUGHOUT...BECOMING HIGHEST W.
.FRI...WINDS BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT THROUGHOUT LATE. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 7 TO 12 FT.
.SAT...W OF 70W...WINDS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. E OF 70W...WINDS BECOMING NW AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST E.
$$

ANZ085-140900-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON OUT TO 36N 70W TO 34N 71W.
1000 PM EST MON FEB 13 2012

.OVERNIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT...EXCEPT E OF 73W 5 TO 11 FT BECOMING 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST E. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W.
.TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BECOMING 3 TO 4 FT THROUGHOUT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST E. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
ENDING.
.WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR W PORTION BECOMING 
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT E 
OF 1000 FM 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT THROUGHOUT.
.THU...WINDS BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT...THEN NW PORTION BECOMING 
W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 5 
TO 8 FT.
.FRI...WINDS BECOMING NW AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT 
THROUGHOUT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 5 TO 8 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW PORTION BECOMING S 
5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT THROUGHOUT.
$$

ANZ086-140900-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR OUT TO 34N 71W TO 32N 73W
1000 PM EST MON FEB 13 2012

.OVERNIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 6 FT...EXCEPT E OF 74W 6 TO 12 FT BECOMING 6 TO 9 FT LATE.
.TUE...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 1000 FM 
BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS BECOMING 2 TO 5 FT THROUGHOUT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TUE NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT THROUGHOUT LATE. SEAS 
2 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 5 
FT...HIGHEST E. SHOWERS ENDING.
.WED NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...WINDS BECOMING S TO SW AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS W.
.FRI...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT...THEN SHIFTING TO W 
TO NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BECOMING 3 TO 6 FT.
$$

ANZ088-140900-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N OUT TO 32N 73W TO 31N 74W
1000 PM EST MON FEB 13 2012

.OVERNIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 6 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 
5 TO 8 FT LATE.
.TUE...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS BECOMING 2 TO 5 FT 
THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TUE NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 3 
TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT. SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS ENDING.
.WED NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 
4 TO 7 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS W.
.FRI...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT...THEN BECOMING W TO 
NW AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 
FT.
.SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
$$

.FORECASTER MUSONDA. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.