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FZNT22 KWBC 230825
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
500 AM EDT WED MAY 23 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.

ANZ089-231500-
500 AM EDT WED MAY 23 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...POST-TROPICAL ALBERTO WILL
DISSIPATE SE OF GEORGES BANK EARLY TODAY. A FRONT WILL BECOME
STATIONARY NEAR THE COAST AND DISSIPATE TODAY. A HIGH PRES RIDGE
WILL FORM JUST TO THE E OF THE AREA TONIGHT INTO THU
NIGHT...WITH THE RIDGE EXPANDING TO THE W AND EXTENDING FROM NE
TO SW OVER THE WATERS FRI INTO SUN. ANOTHER LOW WILL DEVELOP TO
THE S OF THE WATERS THU NIGHT...REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY FRI AND
SAT...AND THEN WILL MOVE W AWAY FROM THE WATERS SUN.
$$

ANZ084-231500-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON INCLUDING THE WATERS W OF
39.3N 71.9W...SW TO 37.7N 72.9W
500 AM EDT WED MAY 23 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
$$

ANZ094-231500-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HAGUE LINE S OF 1000 FM
500 AM EDT WED MAY 23 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PORTION E TO
SE 15 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8
FT... HIGHEST SE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS BECOMING
4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...WINDS BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...WINDS SHIFTING TO W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 70W
VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
$$

ANZ085-231500-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON OUT TO 36N 70W TO 34N 71W
500 AM EDT WED MAY 23 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT OVER S PORTION E TO
SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT OVER NW PORTION
BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
$$

ANZ086-231500-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR OUT TO 34N 71W TO 32N 73W
500 AM EDT WED MAY 23 2012

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
BECOMING 3 TO 5 FT TODAY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.THU...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.THU NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
$$

ANZ088-231500-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N OUT TO 32N 73W TO 31N 74W
500 AM EDT WED MAY 23 2012

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
.TONIGHT AND THU...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.THU NIGHT...WINDS SHIFTING TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI...WINDS BECOMING E TO NE AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT...
HIGHEST S.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING SE AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST S.
$$

.FORECASTER NOLT. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.