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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. ANZ089-240345- 1036 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NW THIS AFTERNOON...MOVE OFFSHORE TONIGHT...THEN PASS SLOWLY E ACROSS THE WATERS FRI THROUGH SAT WHILE LOW PRES DEVELOPS N OF THE AREA. A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL SLOWLY BUILD OFFSHORE SUN THROUGH MON. $$
SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. ANZ086-240345- HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR OUT TO 34N 71W TO 32N 73W- 1036 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013 THIS AFTERNOON S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. TONIGHT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. FRI W OF 75W...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 75W...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. FRI NIGHT N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. SAT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SUN W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. MON VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. $$