FZNT22 KWBC 041401
OFFNT2
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1100 AM EDT SAT JUL 4 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.
ANZ089-042100-
1100 AM EDT SAT JUL 4 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A LOW PRES TROUGH WILL DRIFT E 
ACROSS THE WATERS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A HIGH PRES RIDGE 
WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA SUN...THEN PASS E OF THE WATERS SUN 
NIGHT. A DEVELOPING LOW WILL MOVE OFF THE MID ATLC COAST SUN 
NIGHT...THEN PASS E ACROSS THE WATERS MON. A WEAK HIGH PRES 
RIDGE WILL BUILD INTO THE WATERS TUE...THEN PASS E OF THE AREA 
ON WED. LOW PRES WILL MOVE TO NEAR CAPE FEAR WED.
$$
ANZ084-042100-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON INCLUDING THE WATERS W OF 
39.3N 71.9W...SW TO 37.7N 72.9W
1100 AM EDT SAT JUL 4 2009
.THIS AFTERNOON...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N PORTION BECOMING 
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO SHIFTING 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS.
.MON...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST SE.
.TUE...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
$$
ANZ094-042100-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HAGUE LINE S OF 1000 FM
1100 AM EDT SAT JUL 4 2009
.THIS AFTERNOON...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 68W DIMINISHING TO 
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST E. ISOLATED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 
FT...HIGHEST E. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST 
NE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.MON...WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 
9 FT...HIGHEST SE.
.TUE...W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 
TO 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST SE.
.WED...SHIFTING WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST E.
$$
ANZ085-042100-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON OUT TO 36N 70W TO 34N 71W
1100 AM EDT SAT JUL 4 2009
...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED SUN NIGHT INTO MON...
.THIS AFTERNOON...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE PORTION 
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST NE. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 1000 FM.
.TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT E 
OF 1000 FM BECOMING W 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 
FT...EXCEPT S PORTION TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE...HIGHEST S. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.MON...W OF 73W...W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO W 
TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. E OF 73W...W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT 
INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOOON...THEN DIMINISHING 
TO W 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT E OF 
1000 FM BECOMING 7 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST E.
.TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 
FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM TO 4 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST E.
.WED...SHIFTING WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BECOMING 2 TO 5 FT.
$$
ANZ086-042100-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR OUT TO 34N 71W TO 32N 73W
1100 AM EDT SAT JUL 4 2009
.THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST W. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST E OF 1000 FM. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS.
.MON...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 
NW PORTION BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS BECOMING 6 TO 
12 FT...HIGHEST NE.
.TUE...WINDS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 
TO 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF 74W TO 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST E.
.WED...WINDS BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BECOMING 3 TO 5 
FT.
$$
ANZ088-042100-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N OUT TO 32N 73W TO 31N 74W
1100 AM EDT SAT JUL 4 2009
.THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 
TO 5 TO 9 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS NW. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS.
.MON...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NW PORTION DIMINISHING 
TO W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST 
NE...EXCEPT W OF 77W SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.
.TUE...WINDS BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BECOMING 3 TO 7 
FT...HIGHEST E.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SW PORTION INCREASING 
TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF 77W BECOMING 5 TO 8 
FT...HIGHEST E.
$$
.FORECASTER SCOVIL. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH.