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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. ANZ089-241600- 1100 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE OVERNIGHT...THEN PASS SLOWLY E ACROSS THE WATERS FRI INTO SAT NIGHT WHILE LOW PRES DEVELOPS N OF THE AREA. A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL THEN SLOWLY BUILD OFFSHORE INTO THE SRN AND CENTRAL WATERS SUN INTO TUE...WHILE THE LOW MOVES OFF TO THE NE. $$
SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. ANZ084-241600- HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON INCLUDING THE WATERS W OF 39.3N 71.9W...SW TO 37.7N 72.9W- 1100 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013 OVERNIGHT S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST E. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. FRI AND FRI NIGHT WINDS SHIFTING TO W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT FRI. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST E. SCATTERED SHOWERS. SAT W TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT... HIGHEST E. ISOLATED SHOWERS. SAT NIGHT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST E. SUN NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT LATE...HIGHEST E. MON W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT... HIGHEST E. TUE W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$