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Offshore Waters Forecast (Mid Atlantic)

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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
456 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

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.

ANZ089-242100-
456 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A COLD FRONT JUST OFFSHORE WILL
PASS SLOWLY E ACROSS THE WATERS TODAY INTO SAT WHILE LOW PRES
DEVELOPS N OF THE AREA. A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL THEN SLOWLY BUILD
OFFSHORE INTO THE SRN AND CENTRAL WATERS SAT NIGHT INTO TUE...
WHILE THE LOW MOVES OFF TO THE NE.

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ANZ084-242100-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON INCLUDING THE WATERS W OF 39.3N
71.9W...SW TO 37.7N 72.9W-
456 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST E. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. AREAS OF
FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS EARLY.
.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST E. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SAT...W TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO
12 FT...HIGHEST E. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 12
FT...HIGHEST E.
.SUN...W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 2 TO 5 FT LATE...HIGHEST E.
.MON...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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ANZ094-242100-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO THE HAGUE LINE SOUTH OF 1000 FM-
456 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR W PORTION
SHIFTING TO W 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO
15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR E
PORTION S TO SW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT...HIGHEST E.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SAT...WINDS BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT OVER W PORTION
INCREASING TO W TO NW 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SAT NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SUN...W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO
6 TO 11 FT LATE...HIGHEST E.
.MON...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF 70W 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.

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ANZ085-242100-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON OUT TO 36N 70W TO 34N 71W-
456 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W OF 1000 FM...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO
NW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 1000 FM...S
TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO
15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS
BECOMING 6 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SAT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT E OF
1000 FM 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NE. SHOWERS ENDING.
.SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST N.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 7 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NE.
.SUN...W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST NE.
.MON...WINDS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
BECOMING 2 TO 4 FT THROUGHOUT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 15
KT...HIGHEST W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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ANZ086-242100-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR OUT TO 34N 71W TO 32N 73W-
456 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

.TODAY...W OF 74W...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO W TO
NW 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 74W...S TO
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11
FT...HIGHEST NE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY OVER E
PORTION.
.TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W 7 TO 9 FT. SHOWERS ENDING EARLY.
.SAT...W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6
FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST NE.
.SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4
FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST NE.
.SUN...WINDS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
BECOMING 2 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST E.
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO 15
KT...HIGHEST W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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ANZ088-242100-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N OUT TO 32N 73W TO 31N 74W-
456 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

.TODAY...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF 1000 FM BECOMING
NW. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST
NE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER E PORTION ENDING.
.TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BECOMING 4 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...N TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...
EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...WINDS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS SEAS 2 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST
E.
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT.
.TUE...S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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.FORECASTER VUKITS. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.