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FZNT22 KWBC 132059
OFFNT2
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
400 PM EST WED FEB 13 2013
W CENTRAL N ATLC CONTINENTAL SHELF AND SLOPE WATERS BEYOND 20 NM
TO 250 NM OFFSHORE...INCLUDING S OF GEORGES BANK FROM 1000 FM TO
250 NM OFFSHORE.
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.
ANZ089-140300-
400 PM EST WED FEB 13 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...DEVELOPING LOW PRES OFF THE
VIRGINIA CAPES THIS EVENING WILL PASS NE ACROSS THE NRN WATERS
TONIGHT INTO EARLY THU WHILE PULLING A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE
AREA. A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD OFFSHORE LATE THU AND THU
NIGHT...THEN PASS E OF THE AREA FRI. A COLD FRONT WILL PASS
SLOWLY SE ACROSS THE WATERS FRI NIGHT AND SAT. LOW PRES ON THE
FRONT WILL INTENSIFY E AND NE OF THE AREA SUN. A HIGH PRES RIDGE
WILL BUILD IN FROM THE W LATE SUN AND THEN MOVE OFFSHORE MON.
$$
ANZ084-140300-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON INCLUDING THE WATERS W OF
39.3N 71.9W...SW TO 37.7N 72.9W
400 PM EST WED FEB 13 2013
...GALE WARNING...
.TONIGHT...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO N TO NE 25 TO
35 KT EARLY...THEN DIMINISHING TO N 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 8 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SE. AREAS OF
RAIN ENDING.
.THU...N TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS...THEN
SHIFTING TO SW LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...
HIGHEST E.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT.
.SAT...NW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO
3 TO 6 FT LATE...HIGHEST SE.
.SUN...NW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO
12 FT LATE...HIGHEST E.
.MON...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO W TO SW 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT LATE...HIGHEST E.
$$
ANZ094-140300-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HAGUE LINE S OF 1000 FM
400 PM EST WED FEB 13 2013
...GALE WARNING...
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT OVER SW PORTION
E TO SE 10 TO 20 KT EARLY. WINDS BECOMING N TO NE AND INCREASING
TO 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT OVER E PORTION BECOMING SHIFTING WINDS
25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT...EXCEPT
OVER FAR NE PORTION 5 TO 8 FT LATE. AREAS OF RAIN BECOMING
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.THU...WINDS BECOMING N TO NW THROUGHOUT AND DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KT LATE...HIGHEST E. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST
SE. SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENDING.
.THU NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST SE.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT OVER
NW PORTION BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5
FT FRI.
.SAT...WINDS NW THROUGHOUT AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE.
SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SW.
.SUN...NW WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11
TO 18 FT...HIGHEST E.
.MON...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT
LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT E OF 70W 8 TO 15 FT
LATE. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS E.
$$
ANZ085-140300-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON OUT TO 36N 70W TO 34N 71W
400 PM EST WED FEB 13 2013
...GALE WARNING...
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW 15 TO
25 KT...EXCEPT OVER S PORTION SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO
25 TO 35 KT EARLY. WINDS THEN BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 25
KT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT
BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT OVER SE PORTION 6 TO 10 FT
BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT LATE...HIGHEST E. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ENDING LATE.
.THU...W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...THEN W OF 1000
FM BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO
5 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 5 TO 8 FT LATE...HIGHEST E.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR
LESS...THEN OVER NW PORTION SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 5 FT FRI...HIGHEST E.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT W OF 1000 FM
BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...WINDS BECOMING NW THROUGHOUT AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30
KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.
.SUN...NW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT EARLY. SEAS BUILDING
TO 6 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 10 TO 16 FT...HIGHEST NE.
.MON...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...HIGHEST NE EARLY...DIMINISHING TO
W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT LATE...HIGHEST NW. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5
FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NE
$$
ANZ086-140300-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR OUT TO 34N 71W TO 32N 73W.
400 PM EST WED FEB 13 2013
...GALE WARNING...
.TONIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT
EARLY. WINDS THEN SHIFTING TO W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W OF
75W DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BECOMING 5
TO 8 FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W 9 TO 13 FT BECOMING 8 TO 12 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS BECOMING ISOLATED.
.THU...W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 2 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST E. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER SE PORTION ENDING.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS BECOMING
2 TO 4 FT FRI...HIGHEST E.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT OVER W
PORTION BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...WINDS BECOMING NW THROUGHOUT AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35
KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W 8 TO 11 FT
LATE.
.SUN...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE...
HIGHEST E. SEAS BECOMING 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W 7 TO 14
FT...HIGHEST NE.
.MON...NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...THEN SHIFTING TO SW
LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W 4 TO 6 FT
LATE...HIGHEST E.
$$
ANZ088-140300-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N OUT TO 32N 73W TO 31N 74W
400 PM EST WED FEB 13 2013
...GALE WARNING...
.TONIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO W TO NW 15
TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT EARLY...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT...
EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 6 TO 10 FT LATE. WINDS AND SEAS BECOMING
HIGHEST E LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS BECOMING ISOLATED.
.THU...W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 4 TO 7 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND
SEAS E. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY SE.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS BECOMING
2 TO 4 FT THROUGHOUT FRI...HIGHEST E. SHOWERS ENDING THU NIGHT.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING W TO NW AND
INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE...HIGHEST W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...WINDS BECOMING W TO NW THROUGHOUT AND INCREASING TO 25 TO
35 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 8
TO 13 FT LATE.
.SUN...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25
KT... EXCEPT W OF 1000 FM TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 6 TO 12 FT LATE...HIGHEST NE.
.MON...WINDS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS...THEN W OF
1000 FM BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS BECOMING 3 TO 5
FT THROUGHOUT LATE.
$$
.FORECASTER VUKITS. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.