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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1044 PM EDT WED MAY 15 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.

ANZ089-161545-
1044 PM EDT WED MAY 15 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE
NRN WATERS OVERNIGHT INTO THU...AND INTO THE CENTRAL WATERS THU
NIGHT BEFORE BECOMING STATIONARY NEAR CAPE HATTERAS FRI INTO SAT.
A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL MOVE E OVER THE N PORTION SAT AND SUN...AND
SHIFT NE OF THE WATERS MON AS THE WEAK FRONT BEGINS TO LIFT N AS A
WARM FRONT.

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ANZ084-161545-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON INCLUDING THE WATERS W OF 39.3N
71.9W...SW TO 37.7N 72.9W-
1044 PM EDT WED MAY 15 2013

.OVERNIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF TSTMS.
.THU...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NW PORTION...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W
TO NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SE PORTION...W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN
10 KT...BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...NW PORTION...S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SE PORTION...E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

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ANZ094-161545-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO THE HAGUE LINE SOUTH OF 1000 FM-
1044 PM EDT WED MAY 15 2013

...GALE WARNING...

.OVERNIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.THU...W OF 70W...W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF 70W...W TO SW WINDS 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.THU NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF 70W...SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W...SEAS
6 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.FRI...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NW IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...W OF 70W...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING
E TO NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF 70W...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
BECOMING N TO NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

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ANZ085-161545-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON OUT TO 36N 70W TO 34N 71W-
1044 PM EDT WED MAY 15 2013

.OVERNIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING W TO SW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.THU...W OF 1000 FM...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO
SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 1000 FM...W TO SW WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.THU NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. W OF 1000 FM...SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. E OF 1000 FM...SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
.FRI...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. W
OF 1000 FM...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 1000 FM...SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.MON...S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

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ANZ086-161545-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR OUT TO 34N 71W TO 32N 73W-
1044 PM EDT WED MAY 15 2013

.OVERNIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5
TO 9 FT.
.THU...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.MON...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

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ANZ088-161545-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N OUT TO 32N 73W TO 31N 74W-
1044 PM EDT WED MAY 15 2013

.OVERNIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...W OF 1000 FM...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. E OF 1000 FM...S
TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND MON...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

$$

.FORECASTER OSZAJCA. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.