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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1050 AM EDT THU OCT 3 2013

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.

ANZ089-032200-
1050 AM EDT THU OCT 3 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD E
ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...THEN PERSIST ACROSS THE CENTRAL
AND SRN WATERS TONIGHT INTO SUN. A STATIONARY FRONT ACROSS THE
NRN WATERS WILL PERSIST THIS AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT.
ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE E AND APPROACH THE COAST LATE SUN AND
MON.

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ANZ084-032200-
HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON INCLUDING THE WATERS W OF 39.3N
71.9W...SW TO 37.7N 72.9W-
1050 AM EDT THU OCT 3 2013

.THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING S TO
SW. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING W TO SW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW EARLY IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...S WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6
FT.

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ANZ094-032200-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO THE HAGUE LINE SOUTH OF 1000 FM-
1050 AM EDT THU OCT 3 2013

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT EARLY. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING W TO NW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT.
.MON...S TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4
TO 6 FT.

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ANZ085-032200-
BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON OUT TO 36N 70W TO 34N 71W-
1050 AM EDT THU OCT 3 2013

.THIS AFTERNOON...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING W TO
SW EARLY. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...W OF 1000 FM...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. E OF
1000 FM...W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING W TO SW
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 2
FT.
.SUN...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...S TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4
TO 7 FT.

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ANZ086-032200-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR OUT TO 34N 71W TO 32N 73W-
1050 AM EDT THU OCT 3 2013

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N PORTION VARIABLE
LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.
.MON...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.

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ANZ088-032200-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N OUT TO 32N 73W TO 31N 74W-
1050 AM EDT THU OCT 3 2013

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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.FORECASTER CLARK. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.