Ocean Prediction Center

          
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
400 PM EST THU NOV 26 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.

ANZ089-270300-
400 PM EST THU NOV 26 2009

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...INTENSIFYING LOW PRES E OF CAPE
HATTERAS WILL MOVE NE THROUGH THE NRN WATERS TONIGHT WHILE A
STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE COAST. THE LOW WILL LIFT N OF THE
AREA FRI WHILE CONTINUING TO INTENSIFY. HIGH PRES WILL SLOWLY
BUILD E TOWARD THE S WATERS SAT...THEN CROSS THE CENTRAL AND S
WATERS SAT NIGHT INTO SUN NIGHT. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL
APPROACH THE REGION FROM THE W MON...THEN CROSS THE WATERS MON
NIGHT INTO TUE. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD E TOWARD THE AREA LATE TUE.
$$

ANZ084-270300-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON INCLUDING THE WATERS W OF 
39.3N 71.9W...SW TO 37.7N 72.9W
400 PM EST THU NOV 26 2009

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO N TO NW 15 TO
20 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT...THEN BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST SE. AREAS OF RAIN.
.FRI...W TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT EARLY. SEAS
BUILDING TO 7 TO 13 FT LATE...HIGHEST E. RAIN CHANGING TO
SCATTERED SHOWERS EARLY.
.FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT
E PORTION 10 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST E. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.SAT...W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT E PORTION TO 7 TO 11 FT
LATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS ENDING EARLY.
.SAT NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING W AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST E.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST E. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
.MON...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO
9 FT...HIGHEST E.
.TUE...WINDS SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 30 KT EARLY...THEN DIMINISHING
TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 6 FT LATE...HIGHEST SE.
$$

ANZ094-270300-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HAGUE LINE S OF 1000 FM
400 PM EST THU NOV 26 2009

...GALE WARNING...
...STORM FORCE WINDS EXPECTED IN THE GULF STREAM FRI NIGHT INTO 
SAT...

...N WALL OF GULF STREAM NEAR 37.4N 72.2W...38.3N 70.1W...37.9N
68.9W...38.8N 67.9W...38.9N 66.0W...

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE PORTION VARIABLE
5 TO 15 KT EARLY. WINDS BECOMING W TO SW AND INCREASING TO 25 TO
35 KT THROUGHOUT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT 
LATE...HIGHEST SE. AREAS OF RAIN AND ISOLATED TSTMS CHANGING TO 
SCATTERED SHOWERS TOWARDS MORNING.
.FRI...WINDS BECOMING W 30 TO 40 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS BUILDING TO
12 TO 18 FT THROUGHOUT...HIGHEST SE. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT...EXCEPT IN AND NEAR THE GULF
STREAM INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 TO 22 FT...
EXCEPT IN AND NEAR THE GULF STREAM TO 27 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SAT...W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...EXCEPT IN AND NEAR THE GULF
STREAM TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT IN AND NEAR
THE GULF STREAM TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 12 TO 18 FT...
EXCEPT IN AND NEAR THE GULF STREAM TO 24 FT LATE. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ENDING LATE.
.SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT E OF 68W TO 35 KT
EARLY...BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT BY MORNING. SEAS 
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT E OF 70W TO 10 TO 17 FT LATE...
HIGHEST E.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO
7 FT...EXCEPT E OF 70W TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE...HIGHEST E.
.MON...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO
13 FT...HIGHEST E.
.TUE...WINDS SHIFTING TO NW 25 TO 35 KT EARLY...THEN DIMINISHING
TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE...HIGHEST
E.
$$

ANZ085-270300-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON OUT TO 36N 70W TO 34N 71W
400 PM EST THU NOV 26 2009

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PART 10 TO
15 KT...AND NE PORTION S TO SE 20 TO 30 KT EARLY. WINDS BECOMING
W TO NW AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT THROUGHOUT LATE. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 7 TO 12 FT EARLY...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8
FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 8 TO 13 FT LATE...HIGHEST SE. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E PORTION EARLY...THEN ISOLATED
SHOWERS THROUGHOUT LATE.
.FRI...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM TO 40 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM TO 11 TO 19
FT...HIGHEST NE. ISOLATED SHOWERS BECOMING SCATTERED.
.FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT NE PORTION TO 40
KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 12 TO 22 FT...HIGHEST
NE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ENDING LATE OVER W PORTION.
.SAT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM TO 8 TO 15 FT
LATE...HIGHEST NE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ENDING EARLY OVER E PORTION.
.SAT NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO
6 FT...EXCEPT E OF 73W TO 6 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST E.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BECOMING 3 TO 6
FT THROUGHOUT...HIGHEST NE.
.MON...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO
10 FT...HIGHEST NE.
.TUE...WINDS SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 30 KT EARLY...THEN DIMINISHING
TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT W OF
1000 FM TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
$$

ANZ086-270300-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR OUT TO 34N 71W TO 32N 73W
400 PM EST THU NOV 26 2009

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT W OF 1000 FM 4 TO 7 FT EARLY BECOMING
9 TO 13 FT...EXCEPT FAR W PART 6 TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR E PART EARLY...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS
THROUGHOUT LATE.
.FRI...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT E OF
1000 FM BECOMING 10 TO 18 FT...HIGHEST NE. ISOLATED SHOWERS 
ENDING EARLY.
.FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM TO 
35 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT LATE. SEAS BECOMING 5 
TO 9 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 9 TO 17 FT LATE...HIGHEST NE.
.SAT...WINDS BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT LATE...HIGHEST N. SEAS 
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W TO 6 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST
NE.
.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT FAR E PART TO 8 FT.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW PART TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS BECOMING 2 TO 4 FT THROUGHOUT.
.MON...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO
7 FT...HIGHEST N.
.TUE...WINDS SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 30 KT EARLY...THEN DIMINISHING
TO NE 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST E.
$$

ANZ088-270300-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N OUT TO 32N 73W TO 31N 74W
400 PM EST THU NOV 26 2009

.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT FAR W PART
INCREASING TO 30 KT EARLY...BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT THROUGHOUT BY 
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING
TO 5 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT E OF 78W TO 10 TO 14 FT LATE...HIGHEST NE.
ISOLATED SHOWERS MAINLY OVER E PORTION.
.FRI...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BECOMING 4 TO 8 FT...
EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 8 TO 16 FT...HIGHEST FAR E. ISOLATED SHOWERS
FAR E PART EARLY.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT E OF 77W TO 6 TO 10 FT
AND FAR NE PART TO 13 FT LATE.
.SAT...NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT EARLY...THEN BECOMING
W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM
TO 5 TO 9 FT LATE...HIGHEST FAR E.
.SAT NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 
TO 1 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS BECOMING 1 TO 2
FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO
5 FT.
.TUE...WINDS SHIFTING TO N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6
TO 9 FT...HIGHEST NE.
$$

.FORECASTER MILLS. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH.