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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
400 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 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.
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400 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008
.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL PASS
E ACROSS THE WATERS TONIGHT. A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT N ACROSS THE
AREA TONIGHT AND MON. AN INTENSIFYING LOW WILL MOVE OFF THE MID
ATLC COAST TONIGHT...TRACK E ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NRN WATERS
MON INTO TUE...THEN PASS E OF THE AREA TUE NIGHT. ANOTHER HIGH
PRES RIDGE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA WED INTO THU...AS THE LOW
MOVES FARTHER E OF THE AREA AND WEAKENS. A THIRD LOW WILL MOVE
NE TO THE MID ATLC COAST LATE THU...THEN PASS E OVER THE CENTRAL
WATERS ON FRI.
$$
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HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON INCLUDING THE WATERS S OF 1000
FM OUT TO 40N 65W TO 38N 67W TO 36N 70W.
400 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008
...STORM WARNING...
.TONIGHT...E OF 70W...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO E
TO NE 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT SW PORTION TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15
FT...HIGHEST E. W OF 70W...E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT INCREASING
TO 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 16
FT...HIGHEST SW. RAIN DEVELOPING.
.MON...E OF 70W...E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...EXCEPT S PORTION
DIMINISHING TO SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. W OF 70W...E TO
NE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT BECOMING N TO NE 35 TO 45 KT...EXCEPT SE
PART DIMINISHING TO W TO SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 TO
19 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 1000 FM. RAIN AND SCATTERED TSTMS
THROUGHOUT.
.MON NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 30 TO 45 KT...EXCEPT OVER SE
PORTION SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT...HIGHEST NEAR
70W...EXCEPT W OF 1000 FM 12 TO 17 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
.TUE...WINDS BECOMING N 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT E
OF 70W TO 45 KT...AND W OF 1000 FM DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT
LATE. SEAS 14 TO 23 FT...EXCEPT W OF 1000 FM SUBSIDING TO 9 TO
15 FT...HIGHEST E. SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENDING.
.TUE NIGHT...E OF 70W...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. W
OF 70W...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT W OF 1000 FM 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 13 TO 20 FT...EXCEPT W OF 1000 FM TO 8 TO 13
FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SE.
.WED...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W
OF 70W N 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 9 TO 15 FT...EXCEPT W OF 1000 FM TO 6 TO 9 FT.
.THU...E OF 70W...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 70W...WINDS DIMINISHING
TO VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...THEN BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST E.
.FRI...SHIFTING WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
$$
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BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON OUT TO 36N 70W TO 34N 71W
400 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008
...GALE WARNING...
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT
EARLY...EXCEPT SW PORTION BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO 30 KT LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST N. RAIN AND
SCATTERED TSTMS...EXCEPT S PORTION CHANGING TO SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
.MON...WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO 35 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 10 TO 18 FT...HIGHEST SE. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT NE PORTION TO 40 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 16 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM BUILDING TO 16 TO 20
FT...HIGHEST NE. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.TUE...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT W OF 1000 FM
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT...EXCEPT W OF 1000
FM 9 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST NE. SHOWERS ENDING.
.TUE NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W
OF 1000 FM TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 13 TO 18
FT...EXCEPT W OF 1000 FM TO 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST E.
.WED...N TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF
1000 FM BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 14
FT...EXCEPT W OF 1000 FM TO 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST E.
.THU...WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5
TO 9 FT.
.FRI...WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
$$
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HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR OUT TO 34N 71W TO 32N 73W
400 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008
...GALE WARNING...
.TONIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT BUILDING
TO 8 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST E. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.MON...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT E OF
75W BUILDING TO 12 TO 18 FT...HIGHEST E. SHOWERS AND TSTMS
ENDING.
.MON NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT THROUGHOUT...EXCEPT
FAR NE PART TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W 11 TO 18
FT...HIGHEST NE.
.TUE...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT
LATE...EXCEPT W OF 76W TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 10
FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W TO 10 TO 16 FT...HIGHEST NE.
.TUE NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W
OF 75W TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W 10 TO
16 FT...HIGHEST E.
.WED...N TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF
75W BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 8
FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W TO 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL.
.THU...WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS BECOMING 5
TO 9 FT.
.FRI...WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 74W
DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO
7 FT.
$$
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CAPE FEAR TO 31N OUT TO 32N 73W TO 31N 74W
400 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008
...GALE WARNING...
.TONIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT E
OF 77W BUILDING TO 11 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.MON...W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT E OF 77W BECOMING 10 TO 15
FT...HIGHEST E. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PORTION ENDING.
.MON NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT E OF 77W 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST NE.
.TUE...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF 77W BECOMING N TO
NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BECOMING 4 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT E OF 77W 8 TO
15 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST NE.
.TUE NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W
OF 77W BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO
6 FT...EXCEPT E OF 77W TO 6 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST NE.
.WED...WINDS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF
77W BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT E OF 77W
BECOMING 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST NE.
.THU...WINDS BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BECOMING 5 TO 9 FT.
.FRI...WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 77W
DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO
6 FT.
$$
.FORECASTER SCOVIL. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH
www.nws.noaa.gov 
