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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID ATLANTIC STATES WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
457 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...

.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A COLD FRONT JUST OFFSHORE WILL
PASS SLOWLY E ACROSS THE WATERS TODAY INTO SAT WHILE LOW PRES
DEVELOPS N OF THE AREA. A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL THEN SLOWLY BUILD
OFFSHORE INTO THE SRN AND CENTRAL WATERS SAT NIGHT INTO TUE...
WHILE THE LOW MOVES OFF TO THE NE.

SANDY HOOK TO FENWICK ISLAND...OUT TO 250 NM.

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW 15 TO 25
KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST E. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS EARLY.
.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST
E. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SAT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST E.
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO
12 FT...HIGHEST E.
.SUN...W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT
LATE...HIGHEST E.
.MON...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

FENWICK ISLAND TO CAPE HATTERAS...OUT TO 250 NM.

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W OF 1000 FM...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING
TO NW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 1000
FM...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE.
SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...WINDS W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 6 TO 11
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SAT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT E OF
1000 FM 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NE. SHOWERS ENDING.
.SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST
N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 7 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NE.
.SUN...W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST NE.
.MON...WINDS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT THROUGHOUT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 15
KT...HIGHEST W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

CAPE HATTERAS TO MURRELLS INLET...OUT TO 250 NM.

.TODAY...W OF 74W...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO W
TO NW 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 74W...S
TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11
FT...HIGHEST NE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY OVER E
PORTION.
.TONIGHT...WINDS NW 15 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W 7 TO 9 FT. SHOWERS ENDING EARLY.
.SAT...W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6
FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST NE.
.SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT
E OF 75W 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST NE.
.SUN...WINDS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
5 FT...HIGHEST E.
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO 15
KT...HIGHEST W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.