000 FZNT22 KWBC 162055 OFFNT2 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 500 PM EDT WED MAY 16 2012 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. ANZ089-170300- 500 PM EDT WED MAY 16 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE TONIGHT...MOVE SLOWLY MOVE SE ACROSS THE NRN AND CENTRAL WATERS THU...THEN BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY SW TO NE ACROSS THE AREA THU NIGHT INTO FRI. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP ON THE THE FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS THU NIGHT INTO FRI...REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY SAT...THEN DRIFT NW SUN INTO MON WHILE WEAKENING. $$ ANZ084-170300- HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON INCLUDING THE WATERS W OF 39.3N 71.9W...SW TO 37.7N 72.9W 500 PM EDT WED MAY 16 2012 .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENDING. .THU...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR N PORTION BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS BECOMING 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST SE. .THU NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SE. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT OVER S PORTION INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT FRI. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT... EXCEPT OVER S PORTION 6 TO 9 FT LATE FRI. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SE. .SAT...NE WINDS BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT OVER S PORTION 6 TO 9 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SE. .SUN...WINDS BECOMING E TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BECOMING 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST S. .MON...WINDS SHIFTING TO SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT... HIGHEST SE. $$ ANZ094-170300- BALTIMORE CANYON TO HAGUE LINE S OF 1000 FM 500 PM EDT WED MAY 16 2012 .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR NW PORTION SHIFTING TO N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST E. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS...ENDING OVER FAR W PORTION. .THU...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR SE PORTION SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS BECOMING 4 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST E. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY SE. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR SE PORTION BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY SE. .FRI...E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT OVER S PORTION INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST S. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY SE. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...WINDS BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT OVER SE PORTION SHIFTING TO S TO SE 15 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 12 FT FRI NIGHT. .SUN...WINDS DIMINISHING TO E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ ANZ085-170300- BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON OUT TO 36N 70W TO 34N 71W 500 PM EDT WED MAY 16 2012 .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR NW PORTION SHIFTING TO N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT OVER SE PORTION S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS BECOMING 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY SE. .THU NIGHT...E TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY SE. .FRI...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR SE PORTION BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NW. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR SE PORTION S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 12 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT OVER SE PORTION S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. .MON...WINDS SHIFTING TO S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ ANZ086-170300- HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR OUT TO 34N 71W TO 32N 73W 500 PM EDT WED MAY 16 2012 .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR W PORTION DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST E. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR W PORTION BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT OVER E PORTION BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS BECOMING 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT OVER E PORTION S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT OVER E PORTION S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NW. .SAT...NE WINDS BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT OVER E PORTION S TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NW. .SUN...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON...WINDS SHIFTING TO S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. $$ ANZ088-170300- CAPE FEAR TO 31N OUT TO 32N 73W TO 31N 74W 500 PM EDT WED MAY 16 2012 .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 1000 FM DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST E. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS THROUGHOUT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST E. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT W OF 1000 FM BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT OVER E PORTION BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS NW. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT OVER E PORTION S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS NW. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT OVER E PORTION S TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NW. .SUN...WINDS DIMINISHING TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST E. .MON...WINDS SHIFTING TO S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. $$ .FORECASTER VUKITS. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.