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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID ATLANTIC STATES WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
515 AM EDT TUE MAY 14 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 INTENSIFYING LOW PRES AREA E
OF THE NRN WATERS WILL MOVE OFF TO THE NE AWAY FROM THE AREA
TODAY WITH HIGH PRES BUILDING OVER THE WATERS FROM THE W TODAY
AND TONIGHT. THE HIGH WILL MOVE SE OF THE AREA WED AFTERNOON. A
COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH WED NIGHT...MOVE INTO THE NRN WATERS
THU AND INTO THE CENTRAL WATERS FRI AND BECOME STATIONARY
THROUGH SAT. A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL MOVE E OVER THE REGION SAT.


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

.TODAY...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...WINDS S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5
TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO
25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF TSTMS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.THU...WINDS W TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.


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

.TODAY...W OF 1000 FM...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10
TO 15 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING W TO NW IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 1000 FM...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25
KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. W
OF 1000 FM...SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 1000 FM...SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5
TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING W TO SW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT.
.THU...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. W OF 1000 FM...SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
E OF 1000 FM...SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.FRI...WINDS E TO NE 10 TO 20 KT. W OF 1000 FM...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
E OF 1000 FM...SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...WINDS E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.


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

.TODAY...W OF 75W...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NW LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. E OF 75W...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25
KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT BECOMING 4 TO 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...W OF 75W...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING
TO 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 75W...N TO
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO SW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
.THU...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.FRI...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.