320 FZNT22 KWBC 282130 OFFNT2 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 530 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 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. ANZ089-290500- 530 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...HURRICANE SANDY WAS CENTERED NEAR 33.4N 71.3W AT 5 PM TODAY WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT AND GUSTS TO 80 KT. SANDY WILL TRACK N TO NEAR 35N 70.6W BY 2 AM MON...AND TO 37.7N 71.8W BY 2 PM MON...AND THEN INLAND TO 39.5N 74.8W BY 2 AM TUE AT WHICH TIME SANDY WILL BECOME POST-TROPICAL. POST-TROPICAL SANDY WILL THEN SLOWLY TRACK N LATER TUE THROUGH THU AND APPROACH THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER VALLEY FRI. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE E THROUGH THE WATERS FRI. SEE THE LATEST NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER ADVISORY FOR HURRICANE SANDY. $$ ANZ084-ANZ470-290500- HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON INCLUDING THE WATERS W OF 39.3N 71.9W...SW TO 37.7N 72.9W 530 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT INCREASING TO 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT BUILDING TO 22 TO 34 FT. RAIN WITH VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM. .MON...N WINDS INCREASING TO 50 TO 70 KT. SEAS 26 TO 36 FT. RAIN WITH VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM. .MON NIGHT...WINDS SHIFTING TO S TO SW 50 TO 70 KT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 45 TO 55 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 16 TO 26 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH VSBY IMPROVING. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 14 TO 18 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .WED...SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. .THU...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .FRI...WINDS SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ ANZ094-290500- BALTIMORE CANYON TO HAGUE LINE S OF 1000 FM 530 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 TO 50 KT INCREASING TO 50 TO 70 KT...EXCEPT FAR NE PART 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 TO 28 FT BUILDING TO 26 TO 42 FT...HIGHEST S. RAIN WITH VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM. .MON...S TO SE WINDS 50 TO 70 KT...EXCEPT E OF 68W DIMINISHING TO 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 30 TO 46 FT. RAIN WITH VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM. .MON NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING S TO SW AND DIMINISHING TO 40 TO 50 KT...EXCEPT E OF 68W 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 20 TO 28 FT. RAIN WITH VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 15 TO 18 FT. RAIN BECOMING SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH VSBY IMPROVING. .TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT. .WED...W TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .THU...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. .FRI...WINDS SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. $$ ANZ085-ANZ670-290500- BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON OUT TO 36N 70W TO 34N 71W 530 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TONIGHT...E TO NE WINDS 40 TO 55 KT...BECOMING N TO NW AND INCREASING TO 55 TO 70 KT. SEAS 25 TO 38 FT...EXCEPT W OF 1000 FM 20 TO 26 FT. RAIN WITH VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM. A CHANCE OF TSTMS. .MON...WINDS BECOMING W TO SW 50 TO 70 KT...EXCEPT OVER SE PORTION DIMINISHING TO 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 25 TO 38 FT...EXCEPT W OF 1000 FM 18 TO 28 FT. RAIN BECOMING SCATTERED SHOWERS LATE. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 35 TO 45 KT...EXCEPT NW PORTION TO 50 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 16 TO 23 FT...HIGHEST NE. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 12 TO 18 FT... EXCEPT W OF 1000 FM TO 9 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST NE. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT...EXCEPT W OF 1000 FM 8 TO 12 FT. .WED...SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 14 FT...EXCEPT W OF 1000 FM 5 TO 9 FT. .THU...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BECOMING 6 TO 10 FT... EXCEPT W OF 1000 FM 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST E. .FRI...WINDS BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST E. $$ ANZ086-AMZ170-290500- HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR OUT TO 34N 71W TO 32N 73W. 530 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 50 TO 65 KT...EXCEPT W OF 75W 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 24 TO 38 FT...EXCEPT W OF 75W 14 TO 24 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ENDING. .MON...W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 15 TO 24 FT...EXCEPT W OF 75W TO 10 TO 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 13 TO 17 FT...EXCEPT W OF 75W TO 8 TO 13 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT...EXCEPT W OF 75W 9 TO 13 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .WED...W TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST E. .THU...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...WINDS BECOMING NW AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. $$ ANZ088-AMZ270-AMZ370-290500- CAPE FEAR TO 31N OUT TO 32N 73W TO 31N 74W 530 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 50 TO 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 TO 45 KT...EXCEPT W OF 77W 35 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 TO 33 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 TO 24 FT...EXCEPT W OF 77W 11 TO 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 16 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT THROUGHOUT MON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 16 FT MON...EXCEPT W OF 77W TO 6 TO 10 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT...EXCEPT W OF 77W 9 TO 12 FT. .WED...W WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST E. .THU...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI...WINDS BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. $$ .FORECASTER CLARK. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.