000 FZNT22 KWBC 080847 OFFNT2 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 400 AM EST SUN NOV 8 2009 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. ANZ089-081500- 400 AM EST SUN NOV 8 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON NIGHT... THEN WEAKEN TUE. A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL PASS ACROSS THE N WATERS TODAY INTO TONIGHT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW PORTION LATE TUE...THEN PASS SLOWLY SE ACROSS THE WATERS WED INTO THU WHILE DEVELOPING LOW PRES PASSES E ALONG THE FRONT. $$ ANZ084-081500- HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON INCLUDING THE WATERS W OF 39.3N 71.9W...SW TO 37.7N 72.9W 400 AM EST SUN NOV 8 2009 ...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED WED AND THU... .TODAY...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY...SHIFTING TO NW AND DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT OVER NW PORTION SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE AND INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST SE. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE...HIGHEST E. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 TO 17 FT...HIGHEST E. $$ ANZ094-081500- BALTIMORE CANYON TO HAGUE LINE S OF 1000 FM 400 AM EST SUN NOV 8 2009 ...STORM FORCE WINDS EXPECTED THU... .TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST NW EARLY...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING HIGHEST FAR E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...WINDS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST E. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EARLY...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS BECOMING 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...WINDS SHIFTING TO N TO NE AND INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 15 FT LATE. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS W. .THU...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 35 TO 50 KT...HIGHEST S. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 TO 25 FT. $$ ANZ085-081500- BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON OUT TO 36N 70W TO 34N 71W 400 AM EST SUN NOV 8 2009 ...STORM FORCE WINDS EXPECTED THU... .TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT OVER SE PORTION VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS EARLY. WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS THROUGHOUT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 5 FT...BECOMING HIGHEST E. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST SE. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EARLY...BECOMING S TO SE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT... HIGHEST SE. .WED...WINDS SHIFTING TO N TO NE AND INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT LATE...EXCEPT OVER FAR E PORTION BECOMING S 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 17 FT...HIGHEST W. .THU...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 35 TO 50 KT...EXCEPT W OF 1000 FM DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 TO 25 FT... HIGHEST E. $$ ANZ086-081500- HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR OUT TO 34N 71W TO 32N 73W 400 AM EST SUN NOV 8 2009 ...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED WED AND THU... .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT OVER FAR SE PORTION BECOMING E TO NE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST FAR SE. .TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST SE. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BECOMING 4 TO 6 FT MON NIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. WINDS AND SEAS BECOMING HIGHEST SW LATE. .WED...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT EARLY...THEN SHIFTING TO N TO NW 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT. .THU...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT E OF 75W INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT...HIGHEST E. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W BUILDING TO 15 TO 25 FT...HIGHEST NE. $$ ANZ088-081500- CAPE FEAR TO 31N OUT TO 32N 73W TO 31N 74W 400 AM EST SUN NOV 8 2009 ...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED WED AND THU... .TODAY...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT OVER N PORTION VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST E. .TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS BECOMING 3 TO 6 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT MON NIGHT...HIGHEST S. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BECOMING 6 TO 9 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS W. .WED...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT EARLY...THEN SHIFTING TO N TO NW 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT. .THU...WINDS BECOMING N TO NW 30 TO 40 KT...EXCEPT W OF 1000 FM N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BECOMING 7 TO 14 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM BUILDING TO 14 TO 21 FT...HIGHEST NE. $$ .FORECASTER VUKITS. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH.