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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID ATLANTIC STATES WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
531 AM EDT MON JUN 17 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 HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS THE SRN
WATERS WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN TODAY...WHILE LOW PRES PASSES N OF THE
REGION. A COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY APPROACH FROM THE NW TONIGHT
AND TUE. THE FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE MID ATLC COAST TUE NIGHT
AND DRIFT S WED AS AREAS OF LOW PRES MOVE NE ALONG THE FRONT.
THE FRONT WILL PUSH S THROUGH THE SRN WATERS THU AS HIGH PRES
BUILDS IN FROM THE NW. THE HIGH WILL EXPAND OVER THE AREA FRI.


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

.TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND PATCHY FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND PATCHY FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.TUE NIGHT...NW PORTION...W TO SW WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING N AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SE PORTION...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING
TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. TSTMS AND
AREAS OF FOG. SCATTERED SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.
.WED...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.


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

.TODAY...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO SW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
.TUE NIGHT...W OF 1000 FM...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. E OF 1000
FM...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.WED...W OF 1000 FM...WINDS E TO NE 10 TO 15 KT...SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. E OF 1000 FM...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
.THU...WINDS E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT. W OF 1000
FM...SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. E OF 1000 FM...SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
.FRI...W OF 1000 FM...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF
1000 FM...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.


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

.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN SCATTERED TSTMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
.WED...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
.FRI...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.