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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. $$
SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. ANZ086-211500- HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR OUT TO 34N 71W TO 32N 73W 400 AM EST SAT NOV 21 2009 TODAY AND TONIGHT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT FAR E PORTION 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SUN NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS DEVELOPING W LATE. SUN NIGHT WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. MON WINDS SHIFTING TO S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 1000 FM BECOMING W TO NW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. TUE WINDS BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. WED WINDS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. $$