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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR SE US 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.


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

.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO SW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO NW IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENDING AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SAT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS
THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.


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

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTER IN WEST-CENTRAL ATLC MAINTAIN LIGHT
TO MODERATE SE WINDS N OF 25N AND MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES S OF
25N TONIGHT. COLD FRONT ENTER NW WATERS FRI AND MOVE E THROUGH
SUN THEN WEAKEN INTO OPEN TROUGH NEAR 65W SUN.


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

.TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.