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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID ATLANTIC STATES WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
522 AM EDT THU MAY 16 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 THIS MORNING...AND INTO THE CENTRAL WATERS TONIGHT
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.

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING
TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE
OF TSTMS.
.FRI...WINDS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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

.TODAY...W OF 1000 FM...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E
OF 1000 FM...W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
.TONIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. W OF 1000 FM...SEAS 3 TO 6
FT. E OF 1000 FM...SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.FRI...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
.MON...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 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
.FRI...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF TSTMS.
.FRI NIGHT...W OF 75W...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. E OF 75W...W
TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.