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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID ATLANTIC STATES WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
530 PM 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 WEAKENING COLD FRONT OVER THE
NRN WATERS WILL MOVE SE INTO THE CENTRAL WATERS TONIGHT...BEFORE
BECOMING ABSORBED BY A SECONDARY COLD FRONT DROPPING S INTO THE
WATERS EARLY FRI. THIS COLD FRONT WILL STALL NEAR CAPE HATTERAS
LATER FRI INTO SAT. A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL SLOWLY MOVE E OVER
THE N PORTION SAT THROUGH SUN...AND SHIFT NE OF THE WATERS MON.
THE STATIONARY FRONT WILL LIFT NE THROUGH THE WATERS AS A WARM
FRONT SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...THEN DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES NE OF
THE AREA TUE.


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

.TONIGHT...NW PORTION...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...
BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SE PORTION...W TO SW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI...NW PORTION...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING
VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SE PORTION...N TO NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW PORTION...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SE
PORTION...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...NW PORTION...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SE
PORTION... E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SUN...S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT.
.TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT.


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

.TONIGHT...W OF 1000 FM...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING
NW. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. E OF 1000 FM...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI NIGHT...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF TSTMS.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3
TO 6 FT.
.SUN...S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT.
.MON...W OF 1000 FM...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. E OF 1000
FM...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 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.

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO SW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SAT...W OF 75W...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. E OF 75W...VARIABLE
WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
.SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST NW.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST NW.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 5 FT.