NWS Forecast

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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
400 PM EST MON FEB 13 2012

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 MON FEB 13 2012

SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN FROM THE
W AND PASS ACROSS THE SRN WATERS TONIGHT...THEN MOVE E OF THE
AREA TUE. A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRES WILL TRACK NE ACROSS THE
WATERS TUE NIGHT AND WED...WHILE PULLING A COLD FRONT SE ACROSS
THE REGION. THE FRONT WILL STALL ACROSS THE S WATERS WED NIGHT
THEN LIFT NE ACROSS THE AREA AS A WARM FRONT THU. A WEAK HIGH
PRES RIDGE WILL THEN PASS E ACROSS THE WATERS THU. DEVELOPING
LOW PRES JUST N OF THE AREA WILL PULL A COLD FRONT E ACROSS THE
REGION FRI. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD BACK OVER THE REGION SAT.


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 MON FEB 13 2012

TONIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST NE. RAIN
DEVELOPING.

TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. RAIN CHANGING TO
SHOWERS.

TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.

WED
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT.

WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

THU
S TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT...THEN SHIFTING
TO W 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.

FRI
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT.

SAT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR
LESS. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT.


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BALTIMORE CANYON TO HAGUE LINE S OF 1000 FM
400 PM EST MON FEB 13 2012

TONIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SW TO W 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 7 TO 10   FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT E OF 70W
10 TO 13 FT BECOMING 7 TO 10 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS E.
ISOLATED SHOWERS W PORTION.

TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E OF 68W DIMINISHING TO
VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BECOMING 4 TO 6 FT
THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.

TUE NIGHT
WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS THROUGHOUT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.

WED
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS E OF 70W.

WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 70W BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

THU
W OF 69W...S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO W. E OF
69W...S TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT
THROUGHOUT...BECOMING HIGHEST W.

FRI
WINDS BECOMING W INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS
BUILDING TO 7 TO 12 FT.

SAT
W OF 70W...WINDS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. E OF 70W...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST E.


ANZ085-140300-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON OUT TO 36N 70W TO 34N 71W.
400 PM EST MON FEB 13 2012

TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...EXCEPT E OF 73W 5 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST
E. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W.

TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BECOMING 3 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST
E. SCATTERED SHOWERS.

TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
BUILDING TO 3 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST E. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
ENDING.

WED
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR W PORTION BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT E
OF 1000 FM 3 TO 5 FT.

WED NIGHT
WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

THU
WINDS BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT...THEN NW PORTION BECOMING
W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 5
TO 8 FT.

FRI
WINDS BECOMING NW AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 5 TO 8 FT.

SAT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW PORTION BECOMING S
5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.


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HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR OUT TO 34N 71W TO 32N 73W
400 PM EST MON FEB 13 2012

TONIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 6 FT...EXCEPT E OF 74W 6 TO 12 FT BECOMING 6 TO 9 FT LATE.

TUE
SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 1000 FM
BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS BECOMING 2 TO 5 FT THROUGHOUT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

TUE NIGHT
WINDS BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT THROUGHOUT LATE. SEAS
2 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

WED
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 5
FT...HIGHEST E. SHOWERS ENDING.

WED NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...THEN OVER THE W HALF
BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

THU
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW AND INCREASING
TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND
SEAS W.

FRI
SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT...THEN SHIFTING TO W
TO NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W 5 TO 7 FT.

SAT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BECOMING 3 TO 6 FT.


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CAPE FEAR TO 31N OUT TO 32N 73W TO 31N 74W
400 PM EST MON FEB 13 2012

TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT.
 SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 6 TO 12 FT BECOMING 5 TO 9
FT SUBSISTING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE.

TUE
SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS BECOMING 2 TO 5 FT
THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

TUE NIGHT
SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 3
TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

WED
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT. SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ENDING.

WED NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...THEN W PORTION BECOMING
S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

THU
S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
4 TO 7 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS W.

FRI
SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT...THEN BECOMING W TO
NW 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.

SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.


.FORECASTER OSZAJCA. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.