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FZUS51 KPHI 230145
CWFPHI

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
945 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK ISLAND DE TO 20 NM OFFSHORE AND DELAWARE
BAY

ANZ400-231315-
945 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK
ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY...

A BERMUDA HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WELL OFF THE EAST COAST WILL CONTINUE
 TO PUMP WARM AND MOIST AIR ACROSS THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC REGION
TONIGHT  THROUGH THURSDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST
ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES AND THEN DOWN THE SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY INTO
FRIDAY. A SECOND LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OFF NEW ENGLAND
FRIDAY AND REMAIN ACROSS THE OCEAN INTO SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
MOVE IN SUNDAY AND REMAIN INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

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ANZ450-451-231315-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT
20 NM-
945 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

.OVERNIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT...
THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. MAINLY IN S
SWELL WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 7 SECONDS.   PATCHY FOG. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE.
.THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. MAINLY IN S SWELL WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 8 SECONDS.
PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING
AND AFTERNOON. SCATTERED TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF TSTMS. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
.FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SHOWERS. VSBY 1 TO
3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY... MAINLY IN THE EVENING
WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
.SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
.MON...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.

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ANZ452>455-231315-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM-
945 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

.OVERNIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. MAINLY IN S SWELL WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF
7 SECONDS.   PATCHY FOG.
.THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT EARLY IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. MAINLY IN S SWELL WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD
OF 7 SECONDS.   PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SCATTERED TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF TSTMS. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
.FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY...MAINLY IN THE MORNING. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM IN THE EVENING.
.SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING TO AROUND 5 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...W WINDS AROUND 5 KT...BECOMING S. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.

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ANZ431-231315-
DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE-
945 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

.OVERNIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE. PATCHY FOG LATE.
.THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS UNTIL LATE
AFTERNOON. SCATTERED TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS LIKELY LATE.
VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SHOWERS WITH A
CHANCE OF TSTMS. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
.FRI...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP
TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM IN THE EVENING.
.SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON...W WINDS AROUND 5 KT...BECOMING S AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT.

WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.

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ANZ430-231315-
DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE-
945 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

.OVERNIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT.   A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE. PATCHY FOG LATE.
.THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT.   PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING. SCATTERED TSTMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT...
BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SHOWERS
WITH A CHANCE OF TSTMS. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
.FRI...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS
UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM IN THE EVENING.
.SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...DIMINISHING TO AROUND 5 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON...W WINDS AROUND 5 KT...BECOMING S. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.

WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.

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