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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID ATLANTIC STATES WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
540 AM EDT WED JUN 19 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...LOW PRES ABOUT 180 NM E OF CAPE
MAY WILL RAPIDLY MOVE NE TODAY WHILE PULLING A COLD FRONT
THROUGH THE N AND CENTRAL WATERS. THE FRONT WILL STALL JUST OFF
THE COAST S AND SE OF CAPE HATTERAS TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH
SAT. WEAK LOW PRES WILL FORM ALONG THE FRONT OVER THE SRN WATERS
THU...AND DRIFT NE ALONG THE FRONT THU NIGHT AND FRI BEFORE
DISSIPATING EARLY SAT. A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL SHIFT S INTO THE N
WATERS SAT...AND CONTINUE TO DRIFT S OVER THE AREA SUN.


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

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 15 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON...HIGHEST SE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST E.
ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT OR
LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...NW PORTION...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING S TO
SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SE PORTION...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...NW PORTION...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SE PORTION...S TO
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.


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

.TODAY...W OF 1000 FM...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 1000 FM...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...
BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PORTION.
.THU...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PORTION.
.THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PORTION.
.FRI...E OF 1000 FM...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. E OF 1000
FM...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...W OF 1000 FM...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. E OF 1000
FM...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.


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

.TODAY...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON...THEN OVER NW PORTION BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...W OF 75W...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. E OF 75W...S TO
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
.THU...W OF 75W...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. E OF 75W...S TO SE
WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.THU NIGHT...W OF 75W...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. E OF 75W...S
TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.