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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID ATLANTIC STATES WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
509 AM EDT WED JUL 9 2008
...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 HIGH PRES RIDGE OVER THE SRN
WATERS WILL MOVE SE OF THE AREA THU. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH
THE NW WATERS TONIGHT...ENTER THE NRN WATERS THU...THEN BECOME
STATIONARY ACROSS CENTRAL AND SRN WATERS LATE FRI THROUGH SAT
WHILE DISSIPATING. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE AND APPROACH
THE MID ATLC COAST LATE SUN.
SANDY HOOK TO FENWICK ISLAND...OUT TO 250 NM.
TODAY
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT
HIGHEST NE.
SHOWERS AND A FEW TSTMS.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 10 TO 15 KT
BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT
WINDS S TO SE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FENWICK ISLAND TO CAPE HATTERAS...OUT TO 250 NM.
TODAY
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
HIGHEST NE.
THU...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT
EXCEPT NW PORTION DIMINISHING TO
VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST NE...
EXCEPT NW PORTION SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT...SE PORTION
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9
FT... HIGHEST NE. NW PORTION...WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3
TO 6 FT...HIGHEST SE.
FRI...WINDS E TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT FAR SE PORTION SW
WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT THROUGHOUT...HIGHEST
SE.
SAT
WINDS S 10 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E
SWELL.
SUN
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT WITH E SWELL.
CAPE HATTERAS TO MURRELLS INLET...OUT TO 250 NM.
TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT NW PORTION INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT AND THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. HIGHEST
WINDS AND SEAS NW. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT FAR W PORTION BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SE LATE. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT IN E SWELL.
SUN
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT WITH E SWELL.
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