FZNT22 KWBC 222137 OFFNT2 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 400 PM EST WED FEB 22 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. ANZ089-230300- 400 PM EST WED FEB 22 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A LOW PRES TROUGH WILL PASS E ACROSS THE NRN WATERS TONIGHT INTO THU. A WARM FRONT WILL DEVELOP THEN LIFT ACROSS THE NRN WATERS THU NIGHT AND FRI. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE FRI...THEN PASS E OF THE WATERS SAT. A LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN FROM THE W LATE SAT AND SUN. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE W MON. $$ ANZ084-230300- HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON INCLUDING THE WATERS W OF 39.3N 71.9W...SW TO 37.7N 72.9W 400 PM EST WED FEB 22 2012 ...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED FRI NIGHT INTO SUN... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING W THEN DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST E. .THU NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING S TO SE AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BECOMING 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .FRI...WINDS BECOMING SW AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST NE. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...WINDS INCREASING TO W 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 12 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST E. .SUN...NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...THEN BECOMING SW. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ ANZ094-230300- BALTIMORE CANYON TO HAGUE LINE S OF 1000 FM 400 PM EST WED FEB 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR S PART TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST SE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS DEVELOPING...MAINLY SE. .THU...W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT...THEN OVER W PORTION BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST SE. SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENDING. .THU NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING S TO SE AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT E PORTION DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS W. .FRI...WINDS BECOMING SW AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NE. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 35 TO 40 KT THEN BECOMING W 30 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 TO 18 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT BECOMING NW. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 TO 22 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT W OF 71W TO 4 TO 8 FT. .MON...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BECOMING 5 TO 7 FT. $$ ANZ085-230300- BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON OUT TO 36N 70W TO 34N 71W. 400 PM EST WED FEB 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT... EXCEPT E PORTION TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 5 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 14 FT... HIGHEST E. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...W TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT SE PORTION 7 TO 10 FT. SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENDING. .THU NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BECOMING 5 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST SW. .FRI...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 10 TO 16 FT. .SAT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT... EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 10 TO 17 FT...HIGHEST NE. .SUN...NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS...THEN BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT. .MON...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ ANZ086-230300- HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR OUT TO 34N 71W TO 32N 73W 400 PM EST WED FEB 22 2012 ...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED FRI INTO SAT... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BECOMING 6 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST E. SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENDING EARLY. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BECOMING 8 TO 10 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS W. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT W OF 73W BECOMING W TO NW LATE. SEAS 7 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST NE. .SAT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING IO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W TO 10 TO 13 FT. .SUN...WINDS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W TO 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...WINDS BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. $$ ANZ088-230300- CAPE FEAR TO 31N OUT TO 32N 73W TO 31N 74W 400 PM EST WED FEB 22 2012 ...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED FRI INTO SAT... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BECOMING 5 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST E. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS EARLY. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT W OF 75W BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .SAT...WINDS BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT THROUGHOUT THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM BECOMING 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...WINDS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ .FORECASTER PROSISE. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.