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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1030 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 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.

ANZ089-191430-
1030 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A STATIONARY FRONT S OF HATTERAS
CANYON WILL SLOWLY LIFT NE ACROSS THE WATERS AS A WARM FRONT
OVERNIGHT INTO MON. A HIGH PRES RIDGE OVER THE NE PORTION WILL
DRIFT E OVERNIGHT INTO SUN...THEN SHIFT E OF THE WATERS SUN
NIGHT. ANOTHER HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD W INTO THE SRN WATERS
LATE MON INTO WED...WHILE A SERIES OF WEAK LOWS PASSES N OF THE
AREA. ANOTHER LOW PRES AREA MOVING NE THROUGH NEW ENGLAND WILL
PULL A COLD FRONT TOWARD THE NRN MID ATLC COAST THU.

$$

ANZ084-191430-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON INCLUDING THE WATERS W OF 39.3N
71.9W...SW TO 37.7N 72.9W-
1030 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013

.OVERNIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SUN...S TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF TSTMS.
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
.MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4
TO 7 FT.

$$

ANZ094-191430-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO THE HAGUE LINE SOUTH OF 1000 FM-
1030 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013

.OVERNIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 20
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SUN NIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE
OF RAIN AND ISOLATED TSTMS MAINLY N PORTION.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. RAIN NE PORTION.
.MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.WED...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.

$$

ANZ085-191430-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON OUT TO 36N 70W TO 34N 71W-
1030 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013

.OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SE 15 TO 25 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF TSTMS.
.SUN NIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY W.
.MON...S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY W.
.MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

$$

ANZ086-191430-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR OUT TO 34N 71W TO 32N 73W-
1030 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013

.OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SUN...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SUN NIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SHOWERS
AND A CHANCE OF TSTMS MAINLY W.
.MON...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY W.
.MON NIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO
25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

$$

ANZ088-191430-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N OUT TO 32N 73W TO 31N 74W-
1030 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013

.OVERNIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SUN...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY W.
.SUN NIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS MAINLY W.
.MON...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND CHANCE OF TSTMS MAINLY W.
.MON NIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.

$$

.FORECASTER MILLS. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.