Weather
Offshore weather is provided by NOAA's National Weather Service.
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. ANZ089-222100- 1000 AM EST WED FEB 22 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE SRN WATERS WILL PASS E OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. A LOW PRES TROUGH WILL PASS NE ACROSS THE NRN WATERS TONIGHT INTO THU. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE FRI...THEN PASS E OF THE WATERS SAT. ANOTHER LOW PRES TROUGH WILL PASS SE ACROSS THE NRN WATERS LATE SAT INTO EARLY SUN. A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL MOVE E OVER THE WATERS SUN. $$
SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. ANZ084-222100- HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON INCLUDING THE WATERS W OF 39.3N 71.9W...SW TO 37.7N 72.9W 1000 AM EST WED FEB 22 2012 GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED FRI INTO SAT THIS AFTERNOON SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. TONIGHT SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. THU SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS E. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. THU NIGHT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST E. ISOLATED SHOWERS. FRI S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT...THEN BECOMING W LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST NE. SAT WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO 35 KT...THEN DIMINISHING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. SUN NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. $$