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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. ANZ089-211500- 400 AM EST SAT NOV 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...WEAK LOW PRES ABOUT 200 NM SE OF CAPE FEAR WILL DRIFT NE OF THE AREA EARLY TODAY. A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE WATERS WILL BECOME STATIONARY ACROSS THE FAR SE WATERS TODAY. DEVELOPING LOW PRES WILL MOVE OFF THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST BY LATE SUN...TRACK NE OVER THE CENTRAL AND N WATERS SUN NIGHT AND MON...THEN PASS N OF THE AREA TUE. A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD E OVER THE WATERS WED. $$
SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. ANZ085-211500- BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON OUT TO 36N 70W TO 34N 71W 400 AM EST SAT NOV 21 2009 TODAY N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT FAR SW PORTION TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT SE PORTION 5 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST SW. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PORTION. TONIGHT WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S PORTION TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST S. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PORTION...ENDING LATE. SUN NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST SE. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS DEVELOPING SW LATE. SUN NIGHT WINDS BECOMING E TO SE AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. WINDS AND SEAS BECOMING HIGHEST N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. MON WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF 73W SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FT. TUE W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WED W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$