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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1055 AM EDT SAT MAY 25 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.

ANZ089-260500-
1055 AM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...LOW PRES ALONG THE NEW ENGLAND
COAST WILL MOVE SLOWLY NE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A HIGH PRES
RIDGE WILL BUILD OFFSHORE INTO THE WATERS TONIGHT INTO TUE. A
WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NE ACROSS THE NRN WATERS LATER TUE AND WED...
AS THE RIDGE PERSISTS OVER THE CENTRAL AND SRN WATERS.

$$

ANZ084-260500-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON INCLUDING THE WATERS W OF 39.3N
71.9W...SW TO 37.7N 72.9W-
1055 AM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013

...GALE WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST
E. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST E.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY.
.SUN...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST E.
.SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.

$$

ANZ094-260500-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO THE HAGUE LINE SOUTH OF 1000 FM-
1055 AM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013

...GALE WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 70W...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO
13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. E OF 70W...W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...
INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. WIDESPREAD RAIN AND
CHANCE OF TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF TSTMS.
.SUN...W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO W TO NW 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 14 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. W OF 70W...SEAS 7 TO
11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W...SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT.
.MON...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. W
OF 70W...SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 70W...SEAS
7 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.

$$

ANZ085-260500-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON OUT TO 36N 70W TO 34N 71W-
1055 AM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. W OF 1000 FM...SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. E OF 1000 FM...SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. W OF 1000 FM...SEAS 5 TO 9 FT...
BECOMING 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 1000 FM...SEAS 7 TO 12 FT...BECOMING 6 TO
10 FT.
.SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. W OF 1000 FM...
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 1000 FM...SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT...HIGHEST N. W OF 1000 FM...SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF
1000 FM...SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS.
W OF 1000 FM...SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 1000 FM...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...W OF 1000 FM...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING S
TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. E OF 1000 FM...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...W OF 1000 FM...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. E OF 1000 FM...S
TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

$$

ANZ086-260500-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR OUT TO 34N 71W TO 32N 73W-
1055 AM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. W
OF 75W...SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. E OF 75W...SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. W OF 75W...SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. E OF 75W...SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
.SUN...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W OF 75W...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. E OF
75W...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT.
.MON...W OF 75W...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING S TO
SE. E OF 75W...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

$$

ANZ088-260500-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N OUT TO 32N 73W TO 31N 74W-
1055 AM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. W OF 1000 FM...SEAS
3 TO 6 FT. E OF 1000 FM...SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

$$

.FORECASTER CLARK. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.