000 FZNT22 KWBC 130308 OFFNT2 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 1008 PM EST THU DEC 12 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE W CENTRAL N ATLC CONTINENTAL SHELF AND SLOPE WATERS BEYOND 20 NM TO 250 NM...INCLUDING S OF GEORGES BANK FROM 1000 FM TO 250 NM. 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. ANZ089-131600- 1008 PM EST THU DEC 12 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...HIGH PRES WILL BUILD E ACROSS THE WATERS OVERNIGHT INTO FRI...THEN SHIFT E OF THE AREA FRI NIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE S INTO THE NRN WATERS EARLY FRI NIGHT THEN STALL SAT. DEVELOPING LOW PRES WILL MOVE NE ALONG THE FRONT ALONG THE CENTRAL AND NRN MID ATLC COAST LATE SAT INTO SAT NIGHT...THEN ACCELERATE NE AS IT MOVES AWAY FROM THE REGION SUN. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD E TOWARD THE WATERS MON...CROSS THE WATERS TUE MORNING...THEN MOVE E AWAY FROM THE WATERS LATE TUE AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NW. $$ ANZ084-131600- HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON INCLUDING THE WATERS W OF 39.3N 71.9W...SW TO 37.7N 72.9W- 1008 PM EST THU DEC 12 2013 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 10 FT LATE. .FRI...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW PORTION...S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SE PORTION...S TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 11 FT. .SUN...WINDS BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT EARLY. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .MON...N TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 9 FT BECOMING 2 TO 5 FT LATE. .TUE...WINDS BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT EARLY BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT TOWARDS MIDNIGHT. $$ ANZ094-131600- BALTIMORE CANYON TO THE HAGUE LINE SOUTH OF 1000 FM- 1008 PM EST THU DEC 12 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. W OF 70W...SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 12 FT. E OF 70W...SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W OF 70W...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF 70W...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. .SAT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF 70W...SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. E OF 70W...SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W OF 70W...S TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT...BECOMING W TO SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT. E OF 70W...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 35 TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 17 FT. .MON...W OF 70W...N TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TOWARDS MIDNIGHT. .TUE...WINDS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT EARLY...BECOMING SW AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT E OF 70W 6 TO 10 FT EARLY. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 14 FT TOWARDS MIDNIGHT. $$ ANZ085-131600- BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON OUT TO 36N 70W TO 34N 71W- 1008 PM EST THU DEC 12 2013 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF 1000 FM...SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. E OF 1000 FM...SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. W OF 1000 FM...SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 1000 FM...SEAS 4 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO SW LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF 1000 FM...SEAS 2 TO 4 FT... BECOMING 2 TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF 1000 FM...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W OF 1000 FM...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING W TO SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. E OF 1000 FM...S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...BECOMING W TO SW 35 TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. W OF 1000 FM...SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. E OF 1000 FM...SEAS 10 TO 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 12 FT LATE. .MON...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 9 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 13 FT LATE. $$ ANZ086-131600- HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR OUT TO 34N 71W TO 32N 73W- 1008 PM EST THU DEC 12 2013 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING W TO SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF 75W...SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. E OF 75W...SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT. .SUN...W OF 75W...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 25 KT. E OF 75W...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE. .MON...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO SW AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. $$ ANZ088-131600- CAPE FEAR TO 31N OUT TO 32N 73W TO 31N 74W- 1008 PM EST THU DEC 12 2013 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING W TO SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. .SUN...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT...THEN BECOMING W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ .FORECASTER ROWLAND. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.