FZNT22 KWBC 100234 OFFNT2 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 1100 PM EDT SAT MAY 9 2009 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. ANZ089-100900- 1100 PM EDT SAT MAY 9 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE OVERNIGHT...STALL ACROSS THE SRN WATERS AND WEAKEN LATE SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...THEN PASS S OF THE AREA TUE. A SERIES OF WEAK LOWS WILL RACE E ALONG THE FRONT MON INTO TUE. A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD INTO THE N WATERS WED...THEN DRIFT SE THU WHILE A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NW. $$ ANZ084-100900- HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON INCLUDING THE WATERS W OF 39.3N 71.9W...SW TO 37.7N 72.9W 1100 PM EDT SAT MAY 9 2009 .OVERNIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN...W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E PORTION 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE...HIGHEST E. .MON THROUGH TUE...WINDS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS MON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT MON NIGHT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EARLY...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. $$ ANZ094-100900- BALTIMORE CANYON TO HAGUE LINE S OF 1000 FM 1100 PM EDT SAT MAY 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING... ...N WALL OF GULF STREAM NEAR 37N 71.5W TO 37.8N 69.7W TO 38N 67.8W TO 37.8N 67W... .OVERNIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT OVER S PORTION IN THE GULF STREAM TO 30 KT EARLY...BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT THROUGHOUT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST SE IN THE GULF STREAM. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR NE PORTION TO 35 KT. SEAS BECOMING 6 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT E OF 70W 10 TO 14 FT... HIGHEST FAR E. SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE ENDING EARLY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST E. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT E OF 69W 7 TO 11 FT... HIGHEST FAR E. .MON...NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF 69W 5 TO 8 FT LATE...HIGHEST FAR SE. .MON NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR NW PORTION VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 5 FT... HIGHEST FAR SE. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST SE...EXCEPT OVER FAR NW PORTION VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST FAR SE. .WED...WINDS BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST SE. SEAS BECOMING 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT E OF 69W 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST FAR SE. .THU...WINDS BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT OVER E PORTION VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS BECOMING 3 TO 5 FT. $$ ANZ085-100900- BALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON OUT TO 36N 70W TO 34N 71W 1100 PM EDT SAT MAY 9 2009 .OVERNIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT E PORTION TO 30 KT... EXCEPT NW PORTION BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...NE PORTION 8 TO 11 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN...WINDS BECOMING W TO NW THROUGHOUT AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST NE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST NE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY OVER SE PORTION. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR SW PORTION VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS BECOMING 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST NE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY OVER S PORTION. .MON...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS BECOMING 2 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST SE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY OVER S PORTION. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST SE...EXCEPT OVER FAR NW PORTION NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BECOMING 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT OVER S PORTION 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST SE. .TUE...N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE...EXCEPT OVER NW PORTION 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT OVER S PORTION 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST SE. .WED...WINDS BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BECOMING 2 TO 4 FT THROUGHOUT...HIGHEST SE. .THU...WINDS BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST W. SEAS BECOMING 3 TO 5 FT. $$ ANZ086-100900- HATTERAS CANYON TO CAPE FEAR OUT TO 34N 71W TO 32N 73W 1100 PM EDT SAT MAY 9 2009 .OVERNIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR NW PORTION DIMINISHING TO W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NE. .SUN...SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT OVER NW PORTION TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT... EXCEPT E OF 75W 5 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST NE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR SE PORTION SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BECOMING 3 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST E. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT OVER SE PORTION SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT OVER SE PORTION TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .WED...E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST SE. .THU...WINDS SHIFTING TO S TO SE 10 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST NW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ ANZ088-100900- CAPE FEAR TO 31N OUT TO 32N 73W TO 31N 74W 1100 PM EDT SAT MAY 9 2009 .OVERNIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR NW PORTION SHIFTING TO N TO NE 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR NW PORTION VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST E. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON...SE PORTION...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. NW PORTION...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BECOMING 4 TO 6 FT THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR SE PORTION SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 1000 FM. .TUE...WINDS BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST S. .THU...E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. $$ .FORECASTER PROSISE. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.