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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID ATLANTIC STATES WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1101 AM EDT THU MAY 23 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 WILL APPROACH FROM
THE NW THIS AFTERNOON...MOVE OFFSHORE TONIGHT...THEN PASS SLOWLY
E ACROSS THE WATERS FRI THROUGH SAT WHILE LOW PRES DEVELOPS N OF
THE AREA. A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL SLOWLY BUILD OFFSHORE SUN
THROUGH MON.


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

.THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SAT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT.
.SUN...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
.MON...W TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.


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

...GALE WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...W OF 1000 FM...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. E OF 1000
FM...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 25 TO 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI...W OF 1000 FM...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO
NW 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. E OF 1000
FM... S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI NIGHT...W OF 1000 FM...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SEAS 5 TO 9
FT. E OF 1000 FM...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15
TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
.SAT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
.SUN...W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.


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

.THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI...W OF 75W...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW
10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 75W...S TO
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SAT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.SUN...W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.