Offshore Waters Forecast

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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
500 PM EDT MON MAY 14 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.

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500 PM EDT MON MAY 14 2012

SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS
A HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS THE
WATERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUE NIGHT...THEN MOVE E AND WEAKEN
WED. A COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY APPROACH FROM THE W TUE AND TUE
NIGHT WITH WEAK LOW PRES CENTERS MOVING NE ALONG THE FRONT NEAR
THE MID ATLANTIC COAST. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE COAST
WED NIGHT...THEN SLOWLY E OVER THE WATERS THU AS HIGH PRES
BUILDS IN FROM THE NW. THE FRONT WILL STALL JUST SE OF THE
WATERS FRI. LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT SAT
AND DRIFT NW TOWARDS THE MID ATLC COAST.

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HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON INCLUDING THE WATERS W OF
39.3N 71.9W...SW TO 37.7N 72.9W
500 PM EDT MON MAY 14 2012

TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

TUE AND TUE NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE
AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT TUE NIGHT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS TUE THEN SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF TSTMS TUE NIGHT. PATCHY
FOG.

WED
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. AREAS OF FOG.

WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 20
KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.

THU
N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4
TO 5 FT.

FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SE.

SAT
NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO
8 FT.

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BALTIMORE CANYON TO HAGUE LINE S OF 1000 FM
500 PM EDT MON MAY 14 2012

TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

TUE
S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO
7 FT...HIGHEST SW.

TUE NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. HIGHEST
WINDS AND SEAS SW.

WED
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS W.

WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 25
KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PART SHIFTING TO NW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT...HIGHEST E.

THU
WINDS BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

FRI
WINDS BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. HIGHEST
WINDS AND SEAS S.

SAT
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. HIGHEST WINDS
AND SEAS S.

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BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON OUT TO 36N 70W TO 34N 71W
500 PM EDT MON MAY 14 2012

TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO
5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR W LATE.

TUE
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST FAR NW. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. CHANCE OF A SHOWER W.

TUE NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT OVER SW PORTION
DIMINISHING TO S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NE.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

WED
WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT...EXCEPT
FAR NE PART S TO SE 15 TO 25 KT EARLY. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST
NE. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W PORTION
BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

THU
WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND
SEAS SE.

SAT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT.

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HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR OUT TO 34N 71W TO 32N 73W
500 PM EDT MON MAY 14 2012

TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 75W BECOMING
S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
SW.

TUE
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE PART INCREASING TO
25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT...BECOMING HIGHEST NE. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.

TUE NIGHT
WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

WED
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PART
BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

THU
WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT LATE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.

FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT.

SAT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

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CAPE FEAR TO 31N OUT TO 32N 73W TO 31N 74W
500 PM EDT MON MAY 14 2012

TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW...EXCEPT
FAR E PART SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

TUE
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR W PART
BECOMING W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

WED
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 76W BECOMING W TO
SW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.

WED NIGHT
WINDS BECOMING W TO SW 10 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PART
VEERING TO NW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST E.

THU
 WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT LATE...
HIGHEST NW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

FRI
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

SAT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

.FORECASTER PROSISE. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.