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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
400 PM EST TUE NOV 24 2009

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.

ANZ089-250300-
400 PM EST TUE NOV 24 2009

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...LOW PRES OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS
TONIGHT WILL DISSIPATE WED. ANOTHER LOW DEVELOPING IN THE GULF
OF MEXICO WED WILL MOVE NE INTO THE CENTRAL WATERS THU AND N OF
THE AREA FRI WHILE PULLING A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE AREA. HIGH
PRES WILL SLOWLY BUILD INTO THE AREA FROM THE W OVER THE WATERS
SAT AND SUN.
$$

ANZ084-250300-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON INCLUDING THE WATERS W OF
39.3N 71.9W...SW TO 37.7N 72.9W
400 PM EST TUE NOV 24 2009

...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED FRI INTO SAT...

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO E TO NE 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS DEVELOPING.
.THU NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NW AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.FRI...NW WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO
16 FT...HIGHEST E.
.SAT...NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10
TO 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST E.
.SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO SW LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 3 TO 4 FT.
$$

ANZ094-250300-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HAGUE LINE S OF 1000 FM
400 PM EST TUE NOV 24 2009

...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED FRI INTO SAT...

.TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT E OF 68W S WINDS
10 TO 20 KT EARLY SHIFTING TO NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 12
FT....EXCEPT E OF 68W 12 TO 16 FT EARLY. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR E.
.WED...W OF 68W...WINDS BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
E OF 68W...WINDS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT.
.WED NIGHT...W OF 68W...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW. SEAS 6
TO 7 FT. E OF 68W...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING S TO
SE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E.
.THU...WINDS BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
THROUGHOUT...HIGHEST SE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E.
.THU NIGHT...W OF 68W...WINDS BECOMING NW AND INCREASING TO 20
TO 30 KT. E OF 68W...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BECOMING 8 TO 12
FT...HIGHEST W.
.FRI...WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO 35 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 12 TO 20 FT...HIGHEST W.
.SAT...NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE.
SEAS BUILDING TO 14 TO 22 FT...BECOMING HIGHEST E.
.SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST E.
$$

ANZ085-250300-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON OUT TO 36N 70W TO 34N 71W
400 PM EST TUE NOV 24 2009

...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED FRI INTO SAT...

.TONIGHT...NW PORTION...E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SE
PORTION...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITH NE TO E
SWELL...HIGHEST N.
.WED...WINDS BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT WITH NE TO E SWELL...HIGHEST NE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS DEVELOPING.
.WED NIGHT...NW PORTION...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SE PORTION...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. HIGHEST
WINDS AND SEAS SE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.THU...NW PORTION...NE TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. SE PORTION...SW WINDS 15
TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SHOWERS ENDING.
.THU NIGHT...WINDS SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BECOMING 7
TO 8 FT.
.FRI...NW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO
11 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM TO 10 TO 16 FT.
.SAT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM TO 8 TO 14
FT...HIGHEST E.
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3
TO 5 FT.
$$

ANZ086-250300-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR OUT TO 34N 71W TO 32N 73W
400 PM EST TUE NOV 24 2009

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT FAR W 3 TO 4 FT WITH NE SWELL...HIGHEST
NE.
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT WITH NE
SWELL...HIGHEST E. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.WED NIGHT...W PORTION...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. E PORTION...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 9
FT...HIGHEST E. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.THU...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SHOWERS
ENDING. .THU NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.FRI...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W
BUILDING TO 7 TO 14 FT.
.SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR
LESS. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W TO 5 TO 10
FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING S AND INCREASING TO
10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W 3 TO 5 FT.
$$

ANZ088-250300-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N OUT TO 32N 73W TO 31N 74W
400 PM EST TUE NOV 24 2009

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITH NE
SWELL...HIGHEST NE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE AND INCREASING TO
10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW PORTION VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT...HIGHEST S AND E. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.WED NIGHT...NW PORTION...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. SE PORTION...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6
TO 9 FT...HIGHEST E. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.THU...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 1000
FM. SHOWERS ENDING.
.THU NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT
E OF 1000 FM 8 TO 10 FT.
.FRI...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3
TO 6 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM BUILDING TO 6 TO 12 FT.
.SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR
LESS. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM TO 4 TO
8 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S AND INCREASING TO 10
TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST E.
$$

.FORECASTER OSZAJCA. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH.



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