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NWS Forecast

FZNT22 KWBC 240148
OFFNT2

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1100 PM EDT WED JUL 23 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.

ANZ089-240900-
1100 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2008

SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL PERSIST
ACROSS THE WATERS OVERNIGHT INTO SAT...THEN SHIFT E OF THE
WATERS LATE SAT AND SUN. MEANWHILE...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE E
AND APPROACH THE MID ATLC COAST OVERNIGHT...THEN PASS N OF THE
AREA THU. A SECOND STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE AND APPROACH
THE MID ATLC COAST LATE SAT...THEN DRIFT OFFSHORE INTO THE
WATERS N OF CAPE HATTERAS SUN AND MON.


ANZ084-240900-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON INCLUDING THE WATERS W OF
39.3N 71.9W...SW TO 37.7N 72.9W
1100 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2008

OVERNIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.

THU
S TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

THU NIGHT
WINDS BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST NE. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

FRI
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

FRI NIGHT
WINDS BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO
4 FT.

SAT
S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
4 TO 6 FT.

SUN
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

MON
SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3
TO 5 FT.


ANZ094-240900-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HAGUE LINE S OF 1000 FM
1100 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2008

OVERNIGHT AND THU
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20
TO 30 KT BY THU MORNING. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 11 FT
THU. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS N. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

FRI
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SAT
S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE...HIGHEST W.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT.

MON
W TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.


ANZ085-240900-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON OUT TO 36N 70W TO 34N 71W
1100 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2008

OVERNIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS
NW. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

THU
S TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9
FT...HIGHEST N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6
FT...HIGHEST NE. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

FRI
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SAT
S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SUN
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

MON
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.


ANZ086-240900-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR OUT TO 34N 71W TO 32N 73W
1100 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2008

OVERNIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. HIGHEST
WINDS AND SEAS W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

THU
S TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6
FT...HIGHEST N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

THU NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

FRI AND FRI NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SAT
S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SUN AND MON
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST NW. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.


ANZ088-240900-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N OUT TO 32N 73W TO 31N 74W
1100 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2008

OVERNIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. HIGHEST
WINDS AND SEAS NW. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

THU
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SAT
S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MON
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.


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