OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1030 AM EDT THU MAR 27 2008
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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HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON INCLUDING THE WATERS S OF 1000
FM OUT TO 40N 65W TO 38N 67W TO 36N 70W.
1030 AM EDT THU MAR 27 2008
GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED FRI NIGHT INTO SAT
THIS AFTERNOON
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR N
PORTION VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000
FM 7 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST FAR SE. SCATTERED SHOWERS DEVELOPING
OVER FAR N PORTION.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR NW PORTION
VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS BECOMING 7 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT OVER FAR
NW PORTION 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PORTION.
FRI
N PORTION AND W OF 1000 FM...WINDS BECOMING NE 15 TO 25
KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST SE. ELSEWHERE...W TO SW WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST SE. SCATTERED SHOWERS
THROUGHOUT.
FRI NIGHT
WINDS BECOMING N THROUGHOUT AND INCREASING TO 20 TO
30 KT...EXCEPT E OF 71W 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS BECOMING 5 TO 8
FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST SE. SCATTERED
SHOWERS...ENDING OVER W PORTION.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR SE PORTION 30 TO 35
KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 9 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST
FAR SE.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO E TO NE 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 6 TO 10
FT...HIGHEST FAR SE.
MON
WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT OVER W
PORTION INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BECOMING 4 TO 7 FT.