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Hazardous marine condition(s):
Hurricane Force Wind Warning
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. ANZ089-101500- 400 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING LOW PRES WILL MOVE N ACROSS THE MID ATLC WATERS TODAY...THEN TRACK E ACROSS THE NRN WATERS TONIGHT INTO EARLY THU. A SERIES OF LOW PRES TROUGHS WILL PASS SE ACROSS THE NE WATERS THU INTO SUN. A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD E TOWARD THE COAST FRI...THEN MOVE OFFSHORE LATE SAT INTO SUN. DEVELOPING LOW PRES WILL PASS JUST SE OF THE AREA LATE FRI INTO SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE E AND APPROACH THE SE COAST LATE SUN. $$
SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. ANZ085-101500- BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON OUT TO 36N 70W TO 34N 71W 400 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010 HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT INCREASING TO 45 TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 50 TO 65 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT BUILDING TO 18 TO 28 FT...EXCEPT W OF 1000 FM 10 TO 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS BECOMING SNOW SHOWERS W PORTION. TONIGHT E OF 1000 FM...W TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 55 TO 70 KT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 40 TO 55 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 24 TO 34 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 TO 32 FT...HIGHEST E. W OF 1000 FM...NW WINDS 45 TO 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 14 TO 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 18 FT. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THROUGHOUT. THU NW WINDS 35 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 12 TO 22 FT...EXCEPT W OF 1000 FM TO 8 TO 12 FT. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. THU NIGHT NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 11 TO 17 FT...EXCEPT W OF 1000 FM 7 TO 11 FT. FRI NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT W OF 1000 FM TO 4 TO 7 FT. SAT N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT...EXCEPT W OF 1000 FM TO 5 TO 9 FT. SUN W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT W OF 1000 FM 4 TO 7 FT. $$