1.  A significant stretch of these offshore waters, in fact, is a National Marine Sanctuary.

2.  But its beach, and that of nearby Orange Beach, have become very popular, and the offshore waters are a big fishing locale.

3.  Except for waterspouts that patrol offshore waters, funnel clouds are unusual over Florida after the warm season begins.

4.  Expected warming of offshore waters would reduce plankton, weakening the bottom rung of the marine food chain.

5.  Ocean fog forms when moist, Pacific air passes over chilly offshore waters.

6.  Offshore waters from Marin to Monterey counties constitute the Gulf of the Farallones, Cordell Bank and Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuaries.

7.  One of these disturbances will spawn low pressure off the New Jersey coast, bringing showers to the offshore waters.

8.  Shallow offshore waters, having warmed rapidly under the tropical spring sun, impart heat and moisture to the lower atmosphere, prompting currents of rising air called updrafts.

9.  The fog formed when warm, moist air from the south was blown or over cool offshore waters.

10.  The law required that dredged mud pass tests for toxicity and the presence of certain chemicals before it could go into offshore waters.