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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
449 PM EDT WED MAY 22 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.

ANZ089-230900-
449 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL PERSIST
ACROSS THE SRN WATERS TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN AND SHIFT SE OF THE
AREA THU. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NW THU...MOVE
OFFSHORE THU NIGHT...THEN PASS SLOWLY E ACROSS THE WATERS FRI
THROUGH SAT. ANOTHER RIDGE WILL BUILD OFFSHORE LATE SAT THROUGH
MON.

$$

ANZ084-230900-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON INCLUDING THE WATERS W OF 39.3N
71.9W...SW TO 37.7N 72.9W-
449 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF
FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.THU...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. RAIN AND AREAS
OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO SW IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SAT...N TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6
TO 11 FT.
.SUN...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.MON...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

$$

ANZ094-230900-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO THE HAGUE LINE SOUTH OF 1000 FM-
449 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED FRI...

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W.
.FRI NIGHT...W OF 70W...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING W TO
SW 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. E OF 70W...S
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.SAT...W OF 70W...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. E
OF 70W...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
.SUN...W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
.MON...W TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO
5 TO 9 FT.

$$

ANZ085-230900-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON OUT TO 36N 70W TO 34N 71W-
449 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED FRI...

.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI...W OF 1000 FM...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO
NW 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. E OF 1000 FM...
S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
.FRI NIGHT...W OF 1000 FM...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...SEAS 4 TO
8 FT. E OF 1000 FM...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING W TO NW
15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
.SAT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
.SUN...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. W OF 1000 FM...SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
E OF 1000 FM...SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.MON...W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. W OF 1000
FM...SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 1000 FM...SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

$$

ANZ086-230900-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR OUT TO 34N 71W TO 32N 73W-
449 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

.TONIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.THU...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
.THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI...W OF 75W...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E
OF 75W...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
.SAT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
.SUN...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT.

$$

ANZ088-230900-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N OUT TO 32N 73W TO 31N 74W-
449 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

.TONIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.THU NIGHT...W OF 1000 FM...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING
W TO SW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF 1000 FM...S TO SW WINDS
15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI...W OF 1000 FM...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO
NW 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF 1000 FM...S TO SW WINDS
15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$

.FORECASTER SCOVIL. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.