Expires:200805182030;;738099 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. ANZ089-182030- 1030 AM EDT SUN MAY 18 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE OFFSHORE TONIGHT BEFORE STALLING ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS MON. LOW PRES WILL FORM ON THE FRONT INLAND BY TUE...MOVE OFF THE COAST NEAR CAPE HENRY LATE TUE THEN PASS ACROSS THE NRN WATERS TUE NIGHT AND EARLY WED WHILE INTENSIFYING. A TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE SRN WATERS WED AND THU. A LOW PRES TROUGH WILL CROSS THE NRN WATERS LATE WED AND THU. $$