368  
FZNT24 KWNM 230320  
OFFN02  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID ATLANTIC STATES WATERS  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
1119 PM EDT WED MAY 22 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 HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL PERSIST  
ACROSS THE SRN WATERS OVERNIGHT...THEN WEAKEN AND SHIFT SE OF  
THE AREA THU. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NW THU...MOVE  
OFFSHORE THU NIGHT...THEN PASS SLOWLY E ACROSS THE WATERS FRI  
THROUGH SAT. ANOTHER HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL THEN SLOWLY BUILD  
OFFSHORE SUN THROUGH MON.  
 
SANDY HOOK TO FENWICK ISLAND...OUT TO 250 NM.  
   
OVERNIGHT  
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF  
FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
THU  
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND  
TSTMS. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT  
HIGHEST  
E. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR  
LESS.    
FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT  
BECOMING W TO NW IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST E. ISOLATED SHOWERS.    
FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT  
HIGHEST E.    
SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT  
HIGHEST E.    
SUN  
NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7  
FT...HIGHEST E.    
MON  
W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
 
FENWICK ISLAND TO CAPE HATTERAS...OUT TO 250 NM.  
   
..GALE WARNING  
 
   
OVERNIGHT  
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
THU  
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
AND TSTMS.    
THU NIGHT...WINDS S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT  
EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 25  
TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 8 TO 12 FT.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
FRI...W OF 1000 FM  
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. E OF 1000 FM... S TO SW WINDS 25  
TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST  
NE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS BECOMING ISOLATED.    
FRI NIGHT  
WINDS W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 4 TO 7  
FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 7 TO 10 FT.    
SAT  
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT  
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 8 TO 12 FT.    
SUN...N TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT  
HIGHEST NE.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NE.    
MON  
WINDS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
5 FT...HIGHEST E.  
 
CAPE HATTERAS TO MURRELLS INLET...OUT TO 250 NM.  
   
OVERNIGHT  
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
THU  
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
AND TSTMS.    
THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT  
EXCEPT E OF 75W TO 30  
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W 7 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NE.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
FRI...WINDS W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT  
EXCEPT OVER E PORTION S TO  
SW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W 7 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NE.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER E PORTION ENDING.    
FRI NIGHT  
WINDS W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 4 TO 8  
FT...HIGHEST NE.    
SAT  
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN  
WINDS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT  
THROUGHOUT.  
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