Wow...this is kind of exciting to read in late Feb:

[hurricanetrack]

This is from the Offshore waters forecast here in NC:

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WASHINGTON DC
OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER/OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH
300 PM EST FRI 27 FEB 2004

W CENTRAL N ATLC CONTINENTAL SHELF AND SLOPE WATERS BEYOND 20 NM
TO 250 NM OFFSHORE...INCLUDING S OF GEORGES BANK FROM 1000 FMS TO
250 NM OFFSHORE.

ANZ086-280230-
HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR OUT TO 34N 71W TO 32N 73W.
300 PM EST FRI 27 FEB 2004

...N WALL OF GULF STREAM NEAR 35N 75.2W...35.4N 74.4W...36.6N
72.4W...37.1N 71.5W.

...HURRICANE FORCE WARNING OVER THE GULF STREAM...STORM WARNING
ELSEWHERE...

TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT THROUGHOUT...EXCEPT 50 TO 65
KT OVER THE GULF STREAM THIS EVENING. SEAS 12 TO 22 FT...EXCEPT
TO 30 FT OVER THE GULF STREAM. SHOWERS AND TSTMS.