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Hazardous marine condition(s):
Storm 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. ANZ089-100900- 1000 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING LOW PRES WILL MOVE NE OFF CAPE HATTERAS OVERNIGHT...TRACK N ACROSS THE MID ATLC WATERS WED...THEN MOVE E ACROSS THE NRN WATERS WED NIGHT 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. $$
SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. ANZ086-100900- HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR OUT TO 34N 71W TO 32N 73W 1000 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010 STORM WARNING OVERNIGHT S TO SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING W TO SW AND INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST E. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. WED W TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 TO 26 FT...EXCEPT W OF 75W TO 10 TO 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS...EXCEPT SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING NW PART LATE. WED NIGHT W TO NW WINDS 40 TO 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 TO 30 FT...HIGHEST NE...EXCEPT W OF 75W 10 TO 18 FT. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. THU NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 12 TO 22 FT...EXCEPT W OF 75W TO 7 TO 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS ENDING. THU NIGHT NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 17 FT...EXCEPT W OF 75W TO 5 TO 10 FT. FRI NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...THEN BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST E. SAT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT...THEN BECOMING NW. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT W OF 75W SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT. SUN W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT W OF 75W 3 TO 6 FT. $$
