AMZ200-100230-
 116 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010
 
 
 .SYNOPSIS FOR COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY NORTH CAROLINA TO
 SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SOUTH CAROLINA OUT TO 20 NAUTICAL MILES...
 A DEVELOPING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OFF THE CAROLINA COAST TODAY WILL
 MOVE NORTHEAST OF THE AREA THIS EVENING BEFORE BEGINNING TO RAPIDLY
 INTENSIFY LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL CREATE A VERY TIGHT
 PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE AREA WHICH WILL LINGER INTO THURSDAY AS
 THE STORM DEEPENS FURTHER SOUTHEAST OF NEW ENGLAND. THE NEXT IN THE
 PARADE OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL MOVE BY TO OUR SOUTH FRIDAY
 NIGHT AND SATURDAY.
 
 $$
 



 
 
 AMZ250-100230-
 SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM-
 116 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010
 
 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
 GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY
 NIGHT
 

 THIS AFTERNOON
 S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.
 SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT NEAR SHORE. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS WITH
 ISOLATED TSTMS.

 TONIGHT
 SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT...BECOMING W
 25 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT
 AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.

 WED
 W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

 WED NIGHT
 W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT AFTER
 MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

 THU
 NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO
 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO
 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.

 THU NIGHT
 NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
 MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.

 FRI
 N WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...THEN 1 TO 2 FT. A
 CHANCE OF SNOW OR RAIN.

 SAT
 NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO
 3 FT.
 
 WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
 
 $$