NWS Forecast

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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1000 PM EST TUE NOV 24 2009

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.

ANZ089-250900-
1000 PM EST TUE NOV 24 2009

SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
LOW PRES OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS
 WILL WEAKEN OVERNIGHT AND DISSIPATE WED. ANOTHER LOW WILL
DEVELOP IN THE GULF OF MEXICO WED...MOVE NE THROUGH THE WATERS
THU AND THU NIGHT...THEN PASS N OF THE AREA FRI WHILE PULLING A
COLD FRONT ACROSS THE AREA. HIGH PRES WILL SLOWLY BUILD OVER THE
AREA FROM THE W SAT...THEN CROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS SUN.

ANZ084-250900-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON INCLUDING THE WATERS W OF
39.3N 71.9W...SW TO 37.7N 72.9W
1000 PM EST TUE NOV 24 2009

GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED FRI INTO SAT


OVERNIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO NE TO E 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT BECOMING 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL...HIGHEST
NE.

WED
WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS DEVELOPING.

WED NIGHT
WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT...HIGHEST SE. ISOLATED SHOWERS EARLY.

THU
WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS...THEN INCREASING
TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST E. ISOLATED SHOWERS
DEVELOPING.

THU NIGHT
WINDS INCREASING TO SW TO W 15 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST
E. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST SE.

FRI
NW WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO
16 FT...HIGHEST E.

SAT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10
TO 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST E.

SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO SW. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3
TO 5 FT.

ANZ094-250900-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HAGUE LINE S OF 1000 FM
1000 PM EST TUE NOV 24 2009

GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED FRI INTO SAT


OVERNIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT E OF 67W S TO SW
WINDS 10 TO 20 KT EARLY. WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT W OF 70W N TO NE. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT....EXCEPT E OF 67W
12 TO 15 FT EARLY. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR E.

WED
WINDS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT W OF
71W BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT.

WED NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W PORTION
SHIFTING TO W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST E. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.

THU
WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR SW
PORTION INCREASING TO E TO NE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT...HIGHEST E. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

THU NIGHT
SHIFTING WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT SE PORTION
INCREASING TO S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT SE
PORTION BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT.

FRI
WINDS INCREASING TO SW TO W 30 TO 40 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 14 TO 22 FT...HIGHEST SE.

SAT
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 22 FT...HIGHEST E.

SUN
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT E OF 67W TO 8 TO 12 FT.

ANZ085-250900-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON OUT TO 36N 70W TO 34N 71W
1000 PM EST TUE NOV 24 2009

GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED FRI INTO SAT


OVERNIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT FAR NW
PORTION NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITH NE TO E
SWELL...HIGHEST N. ISOLATED SHOWERS.

WED
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT N PORTION BECOMING
W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITH NE TO E SWELL...HIGHEST
NE. ISOLATED SHOWERS.

WED NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR SW PORTION
INCREASING TO E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.

THU
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM INCREASING TO
SHIFTING WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM
BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.

THU NIGHT
WINDS BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS
BECOMING 7 TO 11 FT THROUGHOUT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS E.

FRI
W TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM TO 11 TO 17 FT.

SAT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM TO 6 TO 12 FT.

SUN
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST E.

ANZ086-250900-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR OUT TO 34N 71W TO 32N 73W
1000 PM EST TUE NOV 24 2009

OVERNIGHT
NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT WITH NE SWELL...HIGHEST NE.

WED
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT FAR SW PORTION
INCREASING TO E 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT WITH NE
SWELL...HIGHEST E. SCATTERED SHOWERS DEVELOPING W.

WED NIGHT
W PORTION...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. E PORTION...S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.

THU
WINDS BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS
BECOMING 5 TO 9 FT THROUGHOUT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS E.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.

THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. HIGHEST
WINDS AND SEAS E.

FRI
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W
BUILDING TO 7 TO 14 FT.

SAT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR
LESS. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W TO 4 TO 9 FT.

SUN
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W 3 TO 5 FT.

ANZ088-250900-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N OUT TO 32N 73W TO 31N 74W
1000 PM EST TUE NOV 24 2009

OVERNIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT WITH
NE SWELL...HIGHEST E. SCATTERED SHOWERS DEVELOPING SW.

WED
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO SE TO S 10 TO
20 KT...EXCEPT W PORTION BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT THROUGHOUT...HIGHEST E. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

WED NIGHT
W OF 1000 FM...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST
W. SE OF 1000 FM...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT
THROUGHOUT...HIGHEST E. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS THROUGHOUT.

THU
WINDS BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.

THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT
E OF 1000 FM 8 TO 11 FT.

FRI
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 6 TO 11 FT.

SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR
LESS. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM TO 3 TO
7 FT.

SUN
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING S TO SW TO 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 3 TO 5 FT.

.FORECASTER KELLS. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH.