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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID ATLANTIC STATES WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
449 PM EDT WED JUN 19 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 STALL ACROSS
THE CENTRAL AND SRN WATERS TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH SAT. WEAK
LOW PRES WILL FORM ALONG THE FRONT OVER THE SRN WATERS THU...AND
DRIFT NE ALONG THE FRONT THU NIGHT INTO FRI NIGHT BEFORE
DISSIPATING EARLY SAT. A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL SHIFT S INTO THE
NRN WATERS SAT...THEN CONTINUE TO DRIFT S OVER THE AREA SUN INTO
MON.


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

.TONIGHT...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS
THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...NW PORTION...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SE PORTION...S TO
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.


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

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO 20
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
SE.
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS S.
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S.
.FRI...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI NIGHT...SHIFTING WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.


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

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W PORTION E TO NE 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.THU...SHIFTING WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.THU NIGHT...SHIFTING WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.