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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. ANZ089-100300- 430 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...LOW PRES NEAR CAPE FEAR WILL RAPIDLY INTENSIFY AS IT TRACKS NE THROUGH THE WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...PASSING E OF THE AREA THU. A LOW PRES TROUGH WILL MOVE SE ACROSS THE WATERS THU. A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD E TOWARD THE AREA FRI AND SAT AS LOW PRES PASSES S OF THE WATERS. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE WATERS FROM THE W SUN. $$
SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. ANZ094-100300- BALTIMORE CANYON TO HAGUE LINE S OF 1000 FM 430 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010 STORM WARNING HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED WED NIGHT INTO THU TONIGHT W OF 70W...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING E TO SE AND INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 11 FT LATE. E OF 70W...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT... BECOMING E TO SE AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT NE PART 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF RAIN AND ISOLATED TSTMS DEVELOPING THROUGHOUT. WED WINDS BECOMING W TO SW 35 TO 50 KT...EXCEPT NE PORTION E TO SE 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 TO 18 FT... EXCEPT SW PART TO 18 TO 27 FT. AREAS OF RAIN. WED NIGHT WINDS BECOMING N TO NW 45 TO 55 KT...EXCEPT S AND SE PORTIONS TO 65 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 TO 30 FT...HIGHEST FAR S. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING FAR NW PART. THU NW WINDS 40 TO 50 KT...EXCEPT E OF 70W 50 TO 65 KT. WINDS THEN DIMINISHING TO NW 30 TO 35 KT TOWARDS EVENING. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 12 TO 22 FT LATE...HIGHEST SE. SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. THU NIGHT NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT...HIGHEST SE. FRI NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST SE. SAT AND SUN W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$