Expires:200805182030;;738103 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. ANZ088-182030- CAPE FEAR TO 31N OUT TO 32N 73W TO 31N 74W 1030 AM EDT SUN MAY 18 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT E OF 77W 4 TO 7 FT...BECOMING 5 TO 6 FT THROUGHOUT. .TONIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 9 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST E. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS DEVELOPING...MAINLY E. .MON...W TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 6 TO 8 FT. SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENDING. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BECOMING 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST NE. .TUE...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST N. .WED...W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT... EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...WINDS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. $$ .FORECASTER BANCROFT. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.