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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID ATLANTIC STATES WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
511 AM EDT FRI MAY 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 WEAKENING COLD FRONT ACROSS
THE CENTRAL WATERS WILL BE ABSORBED BY A SECONDARY COLD FRONT
DROPPING SE INTO THE WATERS THIS MORNING. THE COLD FRONT WILL
STALL NEAR CAPE HATTERAS LATER TODAY INTO SAT. A HIGH PRES RIDGE
WILL SLOWLY MOVE E OVER THE N PORTION SAT THROUGH SUN...THEN
SHIFT E OF THE WATERS MON. A STATIONARY FRONT WILL LIFT NE
ACROSS THE WATERS AS A WARM FRONT SAT NIGHT INTO MON...THEN PASS
NE OF THE AREA LATE MON. A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD W INTO THE
WATERS TUE...WHILE LOW PRES PASSES NW OF THE AREA.


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

.TODAY...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SE 10
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.


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

.TODAY...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF 1000 FM...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 1000
FM...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...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. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SUN...S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.


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

.TODAY...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. W OF 75W...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 75W...SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
.SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.