NWS Forecast

FZNT22 KWBC 091443
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1030 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008

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.

ANZ089-092030-
1030 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008

SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
DEVELOPING LOW PRES WILL MOVE
OFF THE MID ATLC COAST THIS AFTERNOON...THEN CONTINUE NE TONIGHT
AND SAT WHILE PASSING JUST N OF THE WATERS AND PULLING A COLD
FRONT OFFSHORE. THE COLD FRONT WILL PASS SE OF THE AREA LATE SAT
NIGHT. A WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD TO THE COAST SAT NIGHT
AND PASS E ACROSS THE WATERS SUN. ANOTHER DEVELOPING LOW WILL
APPROACH THE MID ATLC COAST LATE SUN...MOVE E ACROSS THE CENTRAL
AND NRN WATERS MON...THEN PASS E OF THE AREA ON TUE.

ANZ084-092030-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON INCLUDING THE WATERS S OF 1000
FM OUT TO 40N 65W TO 38N 67W TO 36N 70W.
1030 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008

GALE WARNING


THIS AFTERNOON
W OF 70W...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
INCREASING TO W TO SW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 7
TO 13 FT...HIGHEST SE. SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. E OF 70W...S
TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 5
TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST SW. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.

TONIGHT
E OF 69W...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 12 TO 18 FT...HIGHEST SE. W OF 69W...WINDS BECOMING W TO NW
30 TO 40 KT...EXCEPT W OF 1000 FM NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10
FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM BUILDING TO 12 TO 17 FT...HIGHEST E OF
70W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

SAT
E OF 70W...W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING NW. SEAS 11
TO 19 FT...HIGHEST E. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS...ENDING IN
THE AFTERNOON. W OF 70W...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING
TO 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF 1000 FM 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT W OF 1000 FM
TO 4 TO 8 FT.

SAT NIGHT
E OF 70W...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT FAR E
PORTION 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 16 FT. W OF 70W...N
WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM TO 5 TO 9 FT.

SUN
E OF 68W...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO N TO
NE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 13 FT. W OF 68W...WINDS
BECOMING E TO SE AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS
BECOMING 4 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST E.

MON
E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT W OF 1000 FM BECOMING
N TO NE LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...EXCEPT W OF 70W BUILDING TO 12
TO 18 FT.

TUE
WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 30 TO 40 KT THROUGHOUT IN THE
AFTERNOON...EXCEPT W OF 1000 FM DIMINISHING TO N 20 TO 30 KT
LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 TO 20 FT...EXCEPT W OF 1000 FM
SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 16 FT LATE...HIGHEST E.

ANZ085-092030-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON OUT TO 36N 70W TO 34N 71W
1030 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008

GALE WARNING


THIS AFTERNOON
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO
35 KT...EXCEPT W OF 1000 FM BECOMING W TO NW LATE. SEAS 5 TO 9
FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 6 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

TONIGHT
WINDS DIMINISHING TO W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM TO 7 TO 12 FT.
HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS NE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

SAT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST NE. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 5 TO 9 FT. SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ENDING LATE.

SUN
WINDS BECOMING S TO SE AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 11 FT...BECOMING HIGHEST N.

MON
SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS BUILDING TO 9
TO 16 FT.

TUE
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT W OF 1000 FM
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 14 FT...EXCEPT E OF
1000 FM BUILDING TO 12 TO 18 FT.

ANZ086-092030-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR OUT TO 34N 71W TO 32N 73W
1030 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008

GALE WARNING


THIS AFTERNOON
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT W OF 1000 FM
SHIFTING TO W LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W TO 8 TO 12
FT...HIGHEST NE. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

SAT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W TO 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST
NE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SHOWERS
AND TSTMS ENDING LATE.

SUN
WINDS BECOMING S TO SE AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30
KT...THEN BECOMING W TO SW 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS BECOMING 5 TO
9 FT...HIGHEST S.

MON
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING NW. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT
E OF 75W 9 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST NE.

TUE
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

ANZ088-092030-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N OUT TO 32N 73W TO 31N 74W
1030 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008

GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED SUN AND MON


THIS AFTERNOON
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25
KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST N. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO
4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT OF 77W TO 7 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.

SAT
WINDS BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT E
OF 76W 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST E.

SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT E OF 76W TO 4
TO 7 FT.

SUN
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO SW AND
INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE...HIGHEST W. SEAS BUILDING TO 6
TO 10 FT.

MON
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT SHIFTING TO NW LATE. SEAS 6 TO 11
FT...EXCEPT E OF 77W BUILDING TO 11 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST E.

TUE
N TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF
76W TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT
E OF 76W TO 7 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST E.

.FORECASTER SCOVIL. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH