000
AGNT40 KWNM 230542
MIMATN

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
140 AM EDT WED 23 MAY 2012

.FORECAST DISCUSSION: MAJOR FEATURES/WINDS/SEAS/SIGNIFICANT
.WEATHER FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN W OF 50W FROM 30N TO 50N.

LOW PRES CURRENTLY ACROSS THE NT1 WATERS WILL MOVE NE INTO THE
CANADIAN MARITIMES TONIGHT. FARTHER S...THE REMAINS OF ALBERTO
ARE CURRENTLY ACROSS THE CENTRAL NT2 WATERS AND WILL MOVE NE OF
THE WATERS TONIGHT WHILE CONTINUING TO WEAKEN. HIGH PRES WILL
THEN MOVE E OF THE OFFSHORE WATERS BY THU WITH A LIGHT SRLY FLOW
DEVELOPING WITH WINDS GENERALLY 15 KT OR LOWER. LOW PRES IS
STILL EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE SRN NT2 WATERS FROM THE S BY FRI
WITH WINDS INCREASING UP TO 25 KT ACROSS THE SRN OFFSHORE WATERS
BY LATE FRI AND SAT AND THEN DECREASING BY LATE SUN. THE LATEST
GFS IS A BIT WEAKER WITH THE LOW AND ASSOCIATED WINDS...BUT THE
CANADIAN IS STILL SHOWING STRONGER WINDS SO WILL CONTINUE WITH
PREVIOUS FORECAST. FARTHER N...ANOTHER LOW WILL THEN MOVE OFF
THE NEW ENGLAND COAST BY LATE SUN. CURRENT FORECAST LOOKS
REASONABLE AND WILL CONTINUE TO CARRY NO WARNINGS DURING THE
FORECAST PERIOD OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS.

THE NWW3 GUIDANCE LOOKS REASONABLE WITH THE SEAS AND WILL BE
FOLLOWED FAIRLY CLOSELY DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD.

EXTRATROPICAL STORM SURGE GUIDANCE...N/A.

.WARNINGS/FORECAST CONFIDENCE...PRELIMINARY. ANY CHANGES WILL BE
COORDINATED THROUGH AWIPS 12 PLANET CHAT OR BY TELEPHONE:

.NT1 NEW ENGLAND WATERS
.GULF OF MAINE...NONE.
.GEORGES BANK...NONE.
.S OF NEW ENGLAND...NONE.

.NT2 MID ATLC WATERS
.HUDSON TO BALT CNYN...NONE.
.BALT CNYN TO HAGUE LINE...NONE.
.BALT CNYN TO HATTERAS CNYN...NONE.
.HATTERAS CNYN TO CAPE FEAR...NONE.
.CAPE FEAR TO 31N...NONE.

.FORECASTER NOLT. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH.