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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID ATLANTIC STATES WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
520 PM 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 WILL PASS SLOWLY E
ACROSS THE WATERS TONIGHT INTO SAT...WHILE LOW PRES DEVELOPS N
OF THE AREA. A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL SLOWLY BUILD OFFSHORE INTO
THE WATERS SAT NIGHT INTO TUE...WHILE THE LOW MOVES OFF TO THE
NE. A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NE ACROSS THE NRN WATERS LATER TUE
INTO WED...AS THE RIDGE PERSISTS OVER THE CENTRAL AND SRN
WATERS.


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

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
.SAT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. CHANCE
OF SHOWERS.
.SUN...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
.MON...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.


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

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. W OF 1000 FM...SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
E OF 1000 FM...SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS...ENDING AROUND MIDNIGHT.
.SAT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. W OF 1000 FM...SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
E OF 1000 FM...SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
.SUN...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. W OF 1000 FM...SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
E OF 1000 FM...SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. W OF 1000 FM...SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. E OF 1000 FM...SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON...W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.


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

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 25 KT.
W OF 75W...SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. E OF 75W...SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS...ENDING AROUND MIDNIGHT.
.SAT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. W OF 75W...SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. E OF 75W...SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
.SUN...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.MON...S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.