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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
415 AM EDT MON MAY 20 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.

ANZ089-202115-
415 AM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A WARM FRONT EXTENDING SE FROM
DELAWARE BAY WILL LIFT NE ACROSS THE WATERS TODAY. A HIGH PRES
RIDGE WILL BUILD W INTO THE SRN WATERS LATER TODAY INTO WED. A
LOW PRES AREA MOVING NE THROUGH NEW ENGLAND WILL PULL A COLD FRONT
SE TOWARD THE NRN MID ATLC COAST THU. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
SLOWLY SE OVER THE WATERS FRI.

$$

ANZ084-202115-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON INCLUDING THE WATERS W OF 39.3N
71.9W...SW TO 37.7N 72.9W-
415 AM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. AREAS
OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
.THU...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.FRI...WINDS BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

$$

ANZ094-202115-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO THE HAGUE LINE SOUTH OF 1000 FM-
415 AM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 25 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A CHANCE
OF TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. A CHANCE OF
RAIN AND ISOLATED TSTMS MAINLY E.
.TUE...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF TSTMS.
.WED...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6
TO 10 FT.
.FRI...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT...THEN W OF
70W BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.

$$

ANZ085-202115-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON OUT TO 36N 70W TO 34N 71W-
415 AM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

.TODAY...W OF 1000 FM...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW
10 TO 20 KT. E OF 1000 FM...S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING
S TO SW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS BECOMING 3 TO 6 FT. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS
MAINLY W PORTION.
.TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY W.
.WED AND THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING
TO 6 TO 10 FT THU.
.FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W PORTION BECOMING N TO NE. W
OF 1000 FM...SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT. E OF 1000 FM...SEAS 5
TO 9 FT.

$$

ANZ086-202115-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR OUT TO 34N 71W TO 32N 73W-
415 AM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

.TODAY...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
TSTMS MAINLY W.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY W.
.TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY W.
.WED...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
5 TO 9 FT.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W PORTION BECOMING N
10 TO 20 KT. SEAS BECOMING 4 TO 7 FT.

$$

ANZ088-202115-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N OUT TO 32N 73W TO 31N 74W-
415 AM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

.TODAY THROUGH TUE...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS BECOMING ISOLATED TUE.
.TUE NIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY W.
.WED...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS BECOMING 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W PORTION BECOMING N TO
NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

$$

.FORECASTER MILLS. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.