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Hazardous marine condition(s):
Gale 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. ANZ089-231600- 1059 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE SRN WATERS OVERNIGHT...THEN WEAKEN AND SHIFT SE OF THE AREA THU. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NW THU...MOVE OFFSHORE THU NIGHT...THEN PASS SLOWLY E ACROSS THE WATERS FRI THROUGH SAT. ANOTHER HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL THEN SLOWLY BUILD OFFSHORE SUN THROUGH MON. $$
SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. ANZ094-231600- BALTIMORE CANYON TO THE HAGUE LINE SOUTH OF 1000 FM- 1059 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013 GALE WARNING OVERNIGHT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. THU S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. THU NIGHT S WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE...HIGHEST SW. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE...HIGHEST SW. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. FRI S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR W PORTION DIMINISHING TO W TO SW 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. FRI NIGHT W OF 70W...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. E OF 70W...S TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. SAT WINDS BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR W PORTION NW. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SUN W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. MON W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST E. $$
