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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID ATLANTIC STATES WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1048 PM EDT MON AUG 12 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 WILL DRIFT N ACROSS
THE NRN WATERS OVERNIGHT INTO TUE WHILE WEAKENING. A COLD FRONT
WILL APPROACH FROM THE NW TUE...PUSH SE ACROSS THE N AND CENTRAL
WATERS TUE NIGHT AND WED...THEN STALL ACROSS THE S CENTRAL
WATERS WED NIGHT INTO FRI WHILE A HIGH PRES RIDGE BUILDS ACROSS
THE N WATERS. THE FRONT WILL THEN DRIFT BACK N AS A WARM FRONT
ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NRN WATERS LATE FRI INTO SAT.
SANDY HOOK TO FENWICK ISLAND...OUT TO 250 NM.
.OVERNIGHT...W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. ISOLATED TSTMS AND CHANCE OF RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ENDING.
.WED...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
FENWICK ISLAND TO CAPE HATTERAS...OUT TO 250 NM.
.OVERNIGHT...W OF 1000 FM...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...
INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF 1000 FM...W TO SW
WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO SW IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. W OF 1000 FM...SEAS 3 TO
6 FT. E OF 1000 FM...SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.WED...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
.WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.THU...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
CAPE HATTERAS TO MURRELLS INLET...OUT TO 250 NM.
.OVERNIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.THU...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.