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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
456 PM EDT SUN JUN 16 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.

ANZ089-170900-
456 PM EDT SUN JUN 16 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS THE SRN
WATERS WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN TONIGHT AND MON...WHILE LOW PRES PASSES N
OF THE REGION. A COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY APPROACH FROM THE NW MON
NIGHT AND TUE. THE FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE MID ATLC COAST TUE
NIGHT AND DRIFT S WED AS AREAS OF LOW PRES MOVE NE ALONG THE
FRONT. THE FRONT WILL PUSH S THROUGH THE SRN WATERS THU AS HIGH
PRES BUILDS IN FROM THE NW. THE HIGH WILL EXPAND OVER THE AREA
FRI.

$$

ANZ084-170900-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON INCLUDING THE WATERS W OF 39.3N
71.9W...SW TO 37.7N 72.9W-
456 PM EDT SUN JUN 16 2013

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND AREAS OF FOG AND WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.MON...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
PATCHY FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS W. PATCHY FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EXCEPT NW PORTION WINDS
BECOMING SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

$$

ANZ094-170900-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO THE HAGUE LINE SOUTH OF 1000 FM-
456 PM EDT SUN JUN 16 2013

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.MON...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS...MAINLY SE.
.MON NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS SE TUE.
.WED...SHIFTING WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT OVER NW PORTION
BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
.THU...WINDS BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT THEN DIMINISHING 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
.FRI...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

$$

ANZ085-170900-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON OUT TO 36N 70W TO 34N 71W-
456 PM EDT SUN JUN 16 2013

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO
7 FT...HIGHEST NE.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST E.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW PART.
.MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS DEVELOPING.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE.
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W PORTION DIMINISHING TO
VARIABLE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NW PORTION BECOMING NE.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST E.
.THU...WINDS BECOMING NE THROUGHOUT THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

$$

ANZ086-170900-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR OUT TO 34N 71W TO 32N 73W-
456 PM EDT SUN JUN 16 2013

.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST NW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN SCATTERED TSTMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST NW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
.TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST NW. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT.
.WED...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
.FRI...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

$$

ANZ088-170900-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N OUT TO 32N 73W TO 31N 74W-
456 PM EDT SUN JUN 16 2013

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN SCATTERED TSTMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
.TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO SW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.THU...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
.FRI...W OF 1000 FM...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. E OF
1000 FM...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

$$

.FORECASTER PROSISE. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.