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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID ATLANTIC STATES WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
509 PM 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 MOVE OFFSHORE
TONIGHT...THEN PASS SLOWLY E ACROSS THE WATERS FRI INTO SAT
NIGHT WHILE LOW PRES DEVELOPS N OF THE AREA. A HIGH PRES RIDGE
WILL SLOWLY BUILD OFFSHORE SUN INTO TUE WHILE THE LOW MOVES OFF
TO THE NE.


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

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO SW IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. AREAS
OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SAT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
.SUN...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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...

.TONIGHT...W OF 1000 FM...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. E OF 1000 FM...S
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI...W OF 1000 FM...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO
NW 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 1000
FM... S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF 1000 FM...SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 1000
FM...SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SAT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. W OF 1000 FM...SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
E OF 1000 FM...SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. W OF 1000 FM...SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. E OF 1000 FM...SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
.SUN...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT.
.MON...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.


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

.TONIGHT...W OF 75W...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. E OF 75W...S WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI...W OF 75W...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW
15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 75W...S TO
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SAT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. W OF 75W...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E
OF 75W...SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. W OF 75W...SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. E OF 75W...SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...S TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.