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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID ATLANTIC STATES WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
530 AM EDT MON MAY 20 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 WARM FRONT EXTENDING SE FROM
DELAWARE BAY WILL LIFT NE ACROSS THE WATERS TODAY. A HIGH PRES
RIDGE WILL BUILD W INTO THE SRN WATERS LATER TODAY INTO WED. A
LOW PRES AREA MOVING NE THROUGH NEW ENGLAND WILL PULL A COLD
FRONT SE TOWARD THE NRN MID ATLC COAST THU. THE COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE SLOWLY SE OVER THE WATERS FRI.


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

.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. AREAS
OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
.THU...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.FRI...WINDS NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.


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

.TODAY...W OF 1000 FM...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW
10 TO 20 KT. E OF 1000 FM...S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING
S TO SW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS
MAINLY W PORTION.
.TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY W.
.WED AND THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT THU.
.FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W PORTION BECOMING N TO NE.
W OF 1000 FM...SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. E OF 1000 FM...SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.


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

.TODAY...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF TSTMS MAINLY W.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY W.
.TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY W.
.WED...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W PORTION BECOMING N
10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.