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See recent photos from the following TAO stations: 2N 95W, 0 95W, 2S 95W, 8N 110W, 5N 110W, 2N 110W, 0 110W

NWS Forecast

FZNT22 KWBC 212023
OFFNT2

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
423 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 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.

ANZ089-220930-
423 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL PERSIST
ACROSS THE SRN WATERS THROUGH WED NIGHT AND WILL SHIFT SE OF THE
AREA LATE THU. LOW PRES MOVING NE...N OF NEW ENGLAND WILL PULL A
COLD FRONT SE TOWARD THE NRN MID ATLC COAST LATE THU AND THU NIGHT.
THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE OVER THE WATERS FRI...THEN PASS E OF
THE AREA EARLY SAT. HIGH PRES WILL THEN BUILD ACROSS THE REGION
SAT AND SUN.



ANZ084-220930-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON INCLUDING THE WATERS W OF 39.3N
71.9W...SW TO 37.7N 72.9W-
423 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.

WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
WITH POSSIBLE TSTMS AND FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.

WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF
FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.

THU
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.

THU NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.

FRI
WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.

SAT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.

SUN
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.



ANZ094-220930-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO THE HAGUE LINE SOUTH OF 1000 FM-
423 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

WED
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

THU
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. W OF 70W...SEAS 7 TO
11 FT. E OF 70W...SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.

FRI
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.

SAT
WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. W OF 70W...SEAS 7 TO
11 FT. E OF 70W...SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.

SUN
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. W OF 70W...SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. E OF
70W...SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.



ANZ085-220930-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON OUT TO 36N 70W TO 34N 71W-
423 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

WED
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

THU
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.

THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.

FRI
WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. W OF 1000 FM...SEAS 5
TO 9 FT. E OF 1000 FM...SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.

SAT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.

SUN
NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.



ANZ086-220930-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR OUT TO 34N 71W TO 32N 73W-
423 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.

WED
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

THU
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FT. RAIN.

THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.

FRI
WINDS BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.

SAT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.

SUN
N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.



ANZ088-220930-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N OUT TO 32N 73W TO 31N 74W-
423 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

WED
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

THU
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SHOWERS. CHANCE
OF TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON.

THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

FRI
WINDS BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.

SAT
N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

SUN
W OF 1000 FM...S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. E OF
1000 FM...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.



.FORECASTER NOLT. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.