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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID ATLANTIC STATES WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1045 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 OVERNIGHT 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.

.OVERNIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF TSTMS.
.THU...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NW PORTION...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W
TO 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 5 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 6 FT.

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

.OVERNIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING W TO SW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 11 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. E OF 1000 FM...W TO SW
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.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 9 FT.
.FRI...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON.
W OF 1000 FM...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 1000 FM...SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 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. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

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

.OVERNIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5
TO 9 FT.
.THU...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.MON...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.