NWS Forecast

FZNT22 KWBC 221456
OFFNT2

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1000 AM EST SUN NOV 22 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.

ANZ089-222100-
1000 AM EST SUN NOV 22 2009

SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
HIGH PRES NW OF THE AREA WILL
ESTABLISH A RIDGE ACROSS NEW ENGLAND THIS AFTERNOON WHICH WILL
PERSIST THROUGH MON NIGHT. DEVELOPING LOW PRES WILL MOVE OFF THE
NORTH CAROLINA COAST LATER TONIGHT...TRACK NE OVER THE CENTRAL
AND NRN WATERS MON THROUGH TUE...THEN PASS NE OF THE AREA EARLY
WED. A WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL MOVE E OVER THE WATERS WED. A
COLD FRONT WILL THEN ENTER THE AREA LATE THU.

ANZ084-222100-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON INCLUDING THE WATERS W OF
39.3N 71.9W...SW TO 37.7N 72.9W
1000 AM EST SUN NOV 22 2009

THIS AFTERNOON
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BECOMING
5 TO 6 FT.

TONIGHT
WINDS BECOMING E TO NE AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT.

MON
E TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
7 TO 10 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHEST E. RAIN DEVELOPING.

MON NIGHT
WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE
PORTION DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST E.
RAIN.

TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT.

WED
WINDS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT.

THU
WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT...THEN SHIFTING TO W.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

ANZ094-222100-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HAGUE LINE S OF 1000 FM
1000 AM EST SUN NOV 22 2009

GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED MON INTO TUE


THIS AFTERNOON
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO NE 20
TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST SE.

TONIGHT
WINDS BECOMING E AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST E. ISOLATED SHOWERS DEVELOPING.

MON
E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS
BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT E OF 70W 12 TO 14 FT. AREAS OF
RAIN.

MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT FAR SW PORTION
SHIFTING TO SW AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
10 TO 15 FT. WINDS AND SEAS BECOMING HIGHEST E. RAIN CHANGING TO
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.

TUE
WINDS BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE PORTION SE
25 TO 35 KT EARLY. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST N.

WED
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT
OR LESS. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT.

THU
WINDS BECOMING S TO SW AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT.

ANZ085-222100-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON OUT TO 36N 70W TO 34N 71W
1000 AM EST SUN NOV 22 2009

THIS AFTERNOON
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHEST S. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PORTION.

TONIGHT AND MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT SE PORTION
BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. RAIN AND
ISOLATED TSTMS DEVELOPING TONIGHT...CHANGING TO SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS MON.

MON NIGHT
WINDS BECOMING S TO SE 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W
PORTION SHIFTING TO N TO NW. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITH NE
SWELL...HIGHEST NE. SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENDING.

TUE
WINDS BECOMING N TO NW THROUGHOUT AND DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITH NE SWELL...HIGHEST NE.

WED
WINDS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT WITH NE SWELL.

THU
WINDS BECOMING SW AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT
W PORTION SHIFTING TO W TO NW. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

ANZ086-222100-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR OUT TO 34N 71W TO 32N 73W
1000 AM EST SUN NOV 22 2009

THIS AFTERNOON
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 9 FT
LATE...BECOMING HIGHEST SE. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

TONIGHT
WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST W. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT. RAIN AND ISOLATED TSTMS DEVELOPING.

MON
WINDS SHIFTING TO S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 1000
FM BECOMING W TO NW LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. RAIN AND
ISOLATED TSTMS.

MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. RAIN
CHANGING TO ISOLATED SHOWERS.

TUE
WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
WITH NE SWELL...HIGHEST NE.

WED
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT WITH NE SWELL...
HIGHEST NE.

THU
WINDS INCREASING TO SW 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W PORTION
SHIFTING TO NW. SEAS BECOMING 5 TO 8 FT.

ANZ088-222100-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N OUT TO 32N 73W TO 31N 74W
1000 AM EST SUN NOV 22 2009

THIS AFTERNOON
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING E TO NE 15
TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST E OF
76W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS EARLY...CHANGING TO RAIN WITH
ISOLATED TSTMS LATE...MAINLY W PORTION.

TONIGHT
WINDS SHIFTING TO S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST N.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. RAIN AND ISOLATED TSTMS.

MON
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 77W BECOMING W TO
NW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. RAIN CHANGING TO ISOLATED SHOWERS LATE.

MON NIGHT
WINDS BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS E PORTION.

TUE
WINDS BECOMING N TO NW 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

WED
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

THU
WINDS INCREASING TO SW 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W PORTION
BECOMING W. SEAS BECOMING 4 TO 7 FT.

.FORECASTER BANCROFT. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH.