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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID ATLANTIC STATES WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
525 PM EDT WED MAY 15 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 INTO THE
NRN WATERS TONIGHT INTO THU...AND INTO THE CENTRAL WATERS THU
NIGHT BEFORE BECOMING STATIONARY NEAR CAPE HATTERAS FRI INTO
SAT. A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL MOVE E OVER THE N PORTION SAT AND
SUN...AND SHIFT NE OF THE WATERS MON AS THE WEAK FRONT BEGINS TO
LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT.


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

.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF TSTMS.
.THU...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR
LESS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NW PORTION...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING
NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SE PORTION...W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...
BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...NW PORTION...S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SE
PORTION...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.


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

.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30
KT...THEN BECOMING W TO SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...
BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.THU...W OF 1000 FM...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO
SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. E OF
1000 FM...W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING
TO 4 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.THU NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. W OF 1000 FM...SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. E OF 1000 FM...SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF 1000 FM...SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 1000
FM...SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.MON...S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.


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

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5
TO 8 FT.
.THU...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...W TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.