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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR SE US 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.

MURRELLS INLET TO 31N...OUT TO 250 NM

.TODAY...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF 1000 FM
BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM SEAS 6 TO 9
FT...HIGHEST NE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER E PORTION
ENDING.
.TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...N TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT... EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...WINDS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS SEAS 2 TO 5
FT...HIGHEST E.
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.
.TUE...S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR SW N ATLC...S OF 31N

.SYNOPSIS...1028 MB HIGH PRES IS CENTERED NEAR 34N56W. THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE HIGH AND A TROUGH JUST N OF THE
AREA ALONG 76W WILL FORCE FRESH TO STRONG S WINDS N OF 30N EARLY
THIS MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER NW
WATERS TODAY...EXTEND FROM 31N70W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS
SAT...AND WEAKEN FROM 31N65W TO 37N70W BY MON. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BUILD BEHIND THE FRONT SUN THROUGH TUE.

...S OF 31N...OUT TO 65W...

.TODAY...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.