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FZNT22 KWBC 100305
OFFNT2

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1000 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

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.

ANZ089-100900-
1000 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING LOW PRES 
WILL MOVE NE OFF CAPE HATTERAS OVERNIGHT...TRACK N ACROSS THE 
MID ATLC WATERS WED...THEN MOVE E ACROSS THE NRN WATERS WED 
NIGHT INTO EARLY THU. A SERIES OF LOW PRES TROUGHS WILL PASS SE 
ACROSS THE NE WATERS THU INTO SUN. A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD 
E TOWARD THE COAST FRI...THEN MOVE OFFSHORE LATE SAT INTO SUN. 
DEVELOPING LOW PRES WILL PASS JUST SE OF THE AREA LATE FRI INTO 
SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE E AND APPROACH THE SE COAST LATE SUN.
$$

ANZ084-100900-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON INCLUDING THE WATERS W OF 
39.3N 71.9W...SW TO 37.7N 72.9W
1000 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...STORM WARNING...

.OVERNIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E TO 
SE...THEN INCREASING TO E TO NE 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT 
BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST SE. RAIN OR SNOW DEVELOPING.
.WED...SHIFTING WINDS 30 TO 40 KT BECOMING N TO NW AND 
INCREASING TO 45 TO 55 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 TO 20 
FT...HIGHEST SE. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 45 TO 55 KT...EXCEPT E PORTION TO 60 
KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO NW 30 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 17 FT...HIGHEST SE. SNOW SHOWERS.
.THU...NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 
TO 13 FT LATE...HIGHEST SE. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 12 
FT...HIGHEST SE.
.FRI...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 10 
FT...HIGHEST E.
.SAT AND SUN...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 
FT...HIGHEST E.
$$

ANZ094-100900-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HAGUE LINE S OF 1000 FM
1000 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...STORM WARNING...
...HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED WED NIGHT INTO THU...

.OVERNIGHT...W OF 70W...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING 
E TO SE AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT 
BUILDING TO 6 TO 11 FT LATE. E OF 70W...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT...BECOMING SE AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT NE PART 
10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. RAIN AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS DEVELOPING W OF 68W.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING W TO SW AND INCREASING 
TO 35 TO 50 KT LATE...EXCEPT NE PORTION E TO SE 35 TO 45 KT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 12 TO 18 FT... EXCEPT SW PART TO 18 TO 27 FT. 
RAIN AND ISOLATED TSTMS EARLY...CHANGING TO RAIN SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS.
.WED NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING N TO NW 45 TO 55 KT...EXCEPT S AND 
SE PORTIONS TO 65 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 TO 30 
FT...HIGHEST SE. RAIN SHOWERS AND TSTMS...CHANGING TO SNOW 
SHOWERS LATE.
.THU...NW WINDS 40 TO 50 KT EARLY...EXCEPT E OF 70W N TO NW 50 
TO 65 KT...DIMINISHING TO NW 30 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 
12 TO 22 FT LATE...HIGHEST SE. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 
TO 11 TO 17 FT...HIGHEST SE.
.FRI...NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 9 
TO 14 FT...HIGHEST SE.
.SAT AND SUN...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
$$

ANZ085-100900-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON OUT TO 36N 70W TO 34N 71W
1000 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...

.OVERNIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 
KT...THEN BECOMING W TO SW 30 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT 
BUILDING TO 7 TO 14 FT...EXCEPT W OF 1000 FM 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 
TO 6 TO 10 FT. RAIN AND ISOLATED TSTMS...CHANGING TO SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS LATE.
.WED...W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT INCREASING TO 45 TO 55 KT IN 
THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 50 TO 65 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 
17 FT BUILDING TO 18 TO 28 FT...EXCEPT W OF 1000 FM 10 TO 18 FT. 
RAIN SHOWERS BECOMING SNOW SHOWERS W PORTION.
.WED NIGHT...E OF 1000 FM...W TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 55 TO 70 
KT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 40 TO 55 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 24 
TO 34 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 TO 32 FT...HIGHEST E. W OF 1000 FM...NW 
WINDS 45 TO 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 14 TO 24 
FT SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 18 FT. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THROUGHOUT.
.THU...NW WINDS 35 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
SUBSIDING TO 12 TO 22 FT...EXCEPT W OF 1000 FM TO 8 TO 12 FT. 
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 11 TO 17 
FT...EXCEPT W OF 1000 FM 7 TO 11 FT.
.FRI...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT W OF 1000 FM TO 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT...EXCEPT W OF 1000 FM TO 5 TO 9 FT.
.SUN...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT W OF 1000 
FM 4 TO 7 FT.
$$

ANZ086-100900-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR OUT TO 34N 71W TO 32N 73W
1000 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...STORM WARNING...

.OVERNIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING W TO SW AND 
INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 
15 FT...HIGHEST E. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.WED...W TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 
16 TO 26 FT...EXCEPT W OF 75W TO 10 TO 18 FT. RAIN 
SHOWERS...EXCEPT SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING NW PART LATE.
.WED NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 40 TO 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 40 
KT. SEAS 18 TO 30 FT...HIGHEST NE...EXCEPT W OF 75W 10 TO 18 FT. 
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
.THU...NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
SUBSIDING TO 12 TO 22 FT...EXCEPT W OF 75W TO 7 TO 12 FT. SNOW 
SHOWERS ENDING.
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 
TO 10 TO 17 FT...EXCEPT W OF 75W TO 5 TO 10 FT.
.FRI...NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...THEN BECOMING E TO 
NE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST E.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT...THEN BECOMING 
NW. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT W OF 75W SUBSIDING TO 3 
TO 6 FT.
.SUN...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT W OF 
75W 3 TO 6 FT.
$$

ANZ088-100900-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N OUT TO 32N 73W TO 31N 74W
1000 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...STORM WARNING...

.OVERNIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING W AND 
INCREASING TO 35 TO 50 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 10 
TO 17 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS...MAINLY E.
.WED...W TO NW WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 TO 24 
FT...EXCEPT W OF 76W TO 9 TO 17 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS E PART.
.WED NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 35 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 
KT LATE. SEAS BECOMING 12 TO 23 FT...EXCEPT W OF 76W SUBSIDING 
TO 5 TO 12 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS E. ISOLATED SHOWERS E PART.
.THU...NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 10 
TO 18 FT...EXCEPT W OF 76W 4 TO 10 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 12 
FT...EXCEPT W OF 76W TO 3 TO 7 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS E.
.FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS BECOMING 4 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST E.
.SAT...WINDS BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 
12 FT...HIGHEST E.
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO W 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 9 FT.
$$

.FORECASTER SCOVIL. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH.