Expires:200805182030;;738101 FZNT22 KWBC 181430 OFFNT2 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 1030 AM EDT SUN MAY 18 2008 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. ANZ085-182030- BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON OUT TO 36N 70W TO 34N 71W 1030 AM EDT SUN MAY 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST NE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS DEVELOPING NW. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT THROUGHOUT LATE. SEAS BECOMING 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 7 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS...ENDING NW PORTION. .MON...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 4 TO 10 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHEST E. ISOLATED SHOWERS SE PORTION. .MON NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 10 TO 15 KT EARLY...THEN S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION REMAINING VARIABLE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 4 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NE. .TUE...WINDS BECOMING SW AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT NW PORTION BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT SE PORTION TO 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST E. .WED...WINDS DIMINISHING TO NW 10 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT... EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 5 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST SE. .THU...WINDS BECOMING NW AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT EARLY. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT NE PORTION 6 TO 10 FT. $$