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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1043 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 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.

ANZ089-250245-
1043 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A COLD FRONT WILL PASS SLOWLY E
ACROSS THE WATERS THIS AFTERNOON INTO SAT...WHILE LOW PRES
DEVELOPS N OF THE AREA. A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL SLOWLY BUILD
OFFSHORE INTO THE WATERS SAT NIGHT INTO TUE...WHILE THE LOW MOVES
OFF TO THE NE.

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ANZ084-250245-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON INCLUDING THE WATERS W OF 39.3N
71.9W...SW TO 37.7N 72.9W-
1043 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...GALE WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
.SAT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
.SUN...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON...W TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2
TO 4 FT.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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ANZ094-250245-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO THE HAGUE LINE SOUTH OF 1000 FM-
1043 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...GALE WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...W OF 70W...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...SEAS 7 TO
12 FT. E OF 70W...S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SAT...W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. W OF 70W...SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. E
OF 70W...SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING W TO SW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SUN...W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.MON...W TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3
TO 6 FT.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$

ANZ085-250245-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON OUT TO 36N 70W TO 34N 71W-
1043 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...GALE WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 1000 FM...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...SEAS
4 TO 8 FT. E OF 1000 FM...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING NW
IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. W OF 1000 FM...SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. E
OF 1000 FM...SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SAT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. W OF 1000 FM...SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
E OF 1000 FM...SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. W OF 1000
FM...SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 1000 FM...SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
.SUN...W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BECOMING 4
TO 7 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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ANZ086-250245-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR OUT TO 34N 71W TO 32N 73W-
1043 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

.THIS AFTERNOON...SHIFTING WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT E OF
75W S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT EARLY. W OF 75W...SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF
75W...SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS...ENDING AROUND MIDNIGHT.
.SAT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. W OF 75W...SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. E OF 75W...SEAS 4 TO 7 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.
.TUE...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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ANZ088-250245-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N OUT TO 32N 73W TO 31N 74W-
1043 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

.THIS AFTERNOON...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING W TO NW.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS...ENDING BY MIDNIGHT.
.SAT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT.
.MON...S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$

.FORECASTER SCOVIL. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.