572 FZNT21 KWBC 282040 OFFNT1 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 500 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 NEW ENGLAND CONTINENTAL SHELF AND SLOPE WATERS FROM 25 NM OFFSHORE TO THE HAGUE LINE...EXCEPT TO 1000 FM S OF NEW ENGLAND. 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. ANZ080-290430- 500 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...HURRICANE SANDY CENTERED NEAR 33.4N 71.3W AT 5 PM EDT IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE WATERS FROM THE S TONIGHT...TO 37.7N 71.8W BY 2 PM MON...THEN TURN NW AND MOVE TO 39.5N 74.8W BY 2 AM TUE WHILE BECOMING POST-TROPICAL. POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE SANDY WILL THEN MOVE SLOWLY N AND WEAKEN AS IT TRACKS INLAND OVER THE NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES LATER TUE THROUGH THU. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE E THROUGH THE WATERS FRI. SEE THE LATEST NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER ADVISORY FOR HURRICANE SANDY. $$ ANZ081-ANZ070-ANZ170-ANZ270-ANZ271-290430- GULF OF MAINE TO THE HAGUE LINE 500 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MON...E WINDS INCREASING TO 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 TO 28 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 40 TO 50 KT BECOMING SE AND DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 20 TO 28 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 TO 20 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ ANZ082-ANZ271-290430- GEORGES BANK...FROM THE NORTHEAST CHANNEL TO THE GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL INCLUDING WATERS EAST OF CAPE COD...TO THE HAGUE LINE 500 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT BUILDING TO 16 TO 25 FT...HIGHEST S. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MON...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 30 TO 40 FT...HIGHEST S. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 40 TO 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 18 TO 25 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 14 TO 18 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 13 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .FRI...WINDS BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. $$ ANZ083-ANZ272-ANZ273-ANZ370-290430- SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND...FROM THE GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL TO HUDSON CANYON INCLUDING THE WATERS SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET ISLAND...OUT TO 1000 FM 500 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING... .TONIGHT...E TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT INCREASING TO 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT BUILDING TO 20 TO 28 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHEST S. RAIN WITH VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM. .MON...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 28 TO 43 FT. RAIN WITH VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM. .MON NIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 50 TO 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 TO 50 KT...HIGHEST W. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 20 TO 28 FT. RAIN WITH VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM. .TUE...S TO SE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 16 TO 20 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS WITH VSBY IMPROVING. .TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT WED. .THU...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...WINDS BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER CLARK. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.