OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
400 PM EST WED FEB 18 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.
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HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR OUT TO 34N 71W TO 32N 73W
400 PM EST WED FEB 18 2009
GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT EARLY
AND TO 35 TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 12 TO 18
FT...HIGHEST N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU
SW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT EARLY...BECOMING W TO NW AND
DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS BECOMING 8 TO 12
FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W BUILDING TO 12 TO 20 FT...HIGHEST NE.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENDING LATE.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM TO 8 TO 14 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7
FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W 7 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NE.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6
FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
BECOMING 4 TO 7 FT THROUGHOUT LATE.
