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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID ATLANTIC STATES WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1103 PM EDT MON MAY 13 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 LOW PRES AREA E OF THE CENTRAL
WATERS WILL MOVE NE AND PASS ALONG THE ERN AREAS OF THE NRN
WATERS OVERNIGHT WHILE INTENSIFYING. THE LOW PRES AREA WILL MOVE
OFF TO THE NE AWAY FROM THE WATERS TUE WITH HIGH PRES BUILDING
OVER THE WATERS FROM THE W TUE AFTERNOON AND TUE NIGHT. THE HIGH
PRES MOVES SE OF THE AREA WED. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH WED
NIGHT...MOVE INTO THE NRN WATERS THU AND THEN WEAKEN LATE
THU...THEN REMAIN OVER THE NRN WATERS FRI INTO SAT. A HIGH PRES
RIDGE WILL MOVE E OVER THE AREA SAT.


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

.OVERNIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO SW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.THU...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
.FRI...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.


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

...GALE WARNING...

.OVERNIGHT...W OF 1000 FM...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS BECOMING ISOLATED. E OF 1000 FM...N TO
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
BUILDING TO 7 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
BECOMING ISOLATED.
.TUE...W OF 1000 FM...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO
NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 1000 FM...NW WINDS 15
TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. W OF 1000 FM...SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. E OF 1000 FM...SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING W TO SW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
.THU...W OF 1000 FM...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
E OF 1000 FM...W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
.FRI...W OF 1000 FM...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. E OF 1000 FM...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SAT...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.


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

...GALE WARNING...

.OVERNIGHT...W OF 75W...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS. E OF 75W...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BECOMING ISOLATED.
.TUE...W OF 75W...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NW LESS
THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. E OF 75W...N WINDS
10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
.THU...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.FRI...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.