Expires:200805182030;;738102 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. ANZ086-182030- HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR OUT TO 34N 71W TO 32N 73W 1030 AM EDT SUN MAY 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST NW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FT...BECOMING HIGHEST NW. .TONIGHT..SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...THEN W PORTION DIMINISHING TO W TO SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST NE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PORTION. .MON...W TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W TO 5 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NE. .MON NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS BECOMING 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS NW. .WED...W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST E. .THU...WINDS BECOMING NW 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHEST E. $$