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FZUS51 KPHI 230753
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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
353 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK ISLAND DE TO 20 NM OFFSHORE AND DELAWARE
BAY

ANZ400-231915-
353 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK
ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY...

A BERMUDA HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WELL OFF THE EAST COAST WILL SLOWLY
RECEDE TODAY AND TONIGHT. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE
SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY WILL SLOWLY DRAG A COLD FRONT INTO AND THROUGH
THE REGION LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. A SECOND LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
WILL DEVELOP OFF THE NEW JERSEY COAST FRIDAY AND SLOWLY TRUNDLE
NORTHEAST REACHING THE CANADIAN MARITIMES ON MONDAY. A HIGH PRESSURE
SYSTEM WILL BUILD EAST IN ITS WAKE EARLY NEXT WEEK. A WARM FRONT IS
FORECAST TO APPROACH AND MOVE THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA ON TUESDAY
INTO WEDNESDAY.

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ANZ450-451-231915-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT
20 NM-
353 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. MAINLY IN S SWELL WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 7 SECONDS.
PATCHY FOG THIS MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS
EARLY THIS MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS MORNING...THEN
SHOWERS LIKELY WITH SCATTERED TSTMS THIS AFTERNOON. VSBY 1 TO
3 NM.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. MAINLY IN S SWELL WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 7 SECONDS.
SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS IN THE EVENING... THEN SHOWERS WITH A
CHANCE OF TSTMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
.FRI...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP
TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE
OF TSTMS IN THE MORNING... THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. SHOWERS. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
.SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SHOWERS LIKELY...MAINLY IN THE MORNING. VSBY 1 TO
3 NM.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. VSBY 1 TO
3 NM.
.SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT.

WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.

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ANZ452>455-231915-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM-
353 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. MAINLY IN S SWELL WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 6 SECONDS.
PATCHY FOG THIS MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS
EARLY THIS MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS MORNING...THEN
SHOWERS LIKELY WITH SCATTERED TSTMS THIS AFTERNOON. VSBY 1 TO
3 NM.
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. MAINLY IN SE SWELL WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 6 SECONDS.
SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY
WITH A CHANCE OF TSTMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
.FRI...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT... BECOMING NW
15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE MORNING...THEN
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY...MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. VSBY 1 TO
3 NM.
.SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.

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ANZ431-231915-
DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE-
353 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. PATCHY FOG THIS MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
TSTMS EARLY THIS MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS MORNING...
THEN SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS THIS AFTERNOON. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT... BECOMING
SW 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SHOWERS AND
SCATTERED TSTMS IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A
CHANCE OF TSTMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
.FRI...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT... BECOMING NW
15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE MORNING...THEN
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
.SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS AROUND
4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...SW WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.

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ANZ430-231915-
DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE-
353 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT.   PATCHY FOG THIS MORNING. SCATTERED TSTMS WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS THIS MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS THIS
AFTERNOON. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT UNTIL EARLY
MORNING...THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS...THEN 1 TO 2 FT LATE.   SHOWERS
AND SCATTERED TSTMS IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A
CHANCE OF TSTMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
.FRI...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS
UP TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH
A CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE AFTERNOON. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
.SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W AROUND 5 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.

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