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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR SE US WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1106 PM EDT THU MAY 23 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 OFFSHORE
OVERNIGHT...THEN PASS SLOWLY E ACROSS THE WATERS FRI INTO SAT
NIGHT WHILE LOW PRES DEVELOPS N OF THE AREA. A HIGH PRES RIDGE
WILL THEN SLOWLY BUILD OFFSHORE INTO THE SRN AND CENTRAL WATERS
SUN INTO TUE...WHILE THE LOW MOVES OFF TO THE NE.

MURRELLS INLET TO 31N...OUT TO 250 NM

.OVERNIGHT...W OF 1000 FM...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. E OF 1000 FM...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF 1000 FM BECOMING
NW. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM...SEAS 6 TO 9
FT...HIGHEST NE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER E PORTION
ENDING.
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...N TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT... EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...WINDS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST
E.
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR SW N ATLC...S OF 31N

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTER IN WEST-CENTRAL ATLC MAINTAIN LIGHT
TO MODERATE SE WINDS N OF 25N AND MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES S OF
25N TONIGHT. COLD FRONT ENTER NW WATERS FRI AND MOVE E THROUGH
SUN THEN WEAKEN INTO OPEN TROUGH NEAR 65W SUN.

...S OF 31N...OUT TO 65W...

.OVERNIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.