445  
FZNT24 KWNM 231500  
OFFN02  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID ATLANTIC STATES WATERS  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
958 AM EST MON NOV 23 2009  
 
...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  
HIGH PRES N OF THE REGION WILL  
MOVE OFF TO THE E THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. LOW PRES NEAR CAPE  
HATTERAS THIS AFTERNOON WILL TRACK NE OVER THE NRN WATERS  
TONIGHT THEN MOVE NE OVER GEORGES BANK TUE. THE LOW WILL PULL A  
TRAILING COLD FRONT SE ACROSS THE WATERS THIS AFTERNOON AND  
TONIGHT... STALLING IN THE FAR SRN WATERS TUE. WEAK HIGH PRES  
WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NRN WATERS WED. LOW PRES WILL FORM ON THE  
FRONT OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST BY THU...THEN MOVE N OF THE  
AREA FRI WHILE INTENSIFYING.  
 
SANDY HOOK TO FENWICK ISLAND...OUT TO 250 NM.  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT BUILDING  
TO 7 TO 13 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS NE. RAIN DEVELOPING.    
TONIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. WINDS AND  
SEAS HIGHEST NE. AREAS OF RAIN EARLY.    
TUE  
N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E  
SWELL...HIGHEST E. RAIN ENDING EARLY.    
TUE NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
6 FT IN E SWELL.    
WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS  
BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 3  
TO 5 FT.    
THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT  
THEN SHIFTING TO W LATE. SEAS 4 TO  
6 FT.    
FRI...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT  
HIGHEST E.  
 
FENWICK ISLAND TO CAPE HATTERAS...OUT TO 250 NM.  
   
THIS AFTERNOON...E OF 1000 FM  
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT  
BECOMING W TO SW LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NE. W OF 1000  
FM...E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.  
RAIN AND ISOLATED TSTMS THROUGHOUT.    
TONIGHT...E OF 1000 FM  
WINDS W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. W OF 1000 FM...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11  
FT THROUGHOUT WITH NE SWELL...HIGHEST N. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED  
TSTMS ENDING EARLY.    
TUE  
WINDS N 10 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6  
TO 10 FT WITH NE SWELL. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHEST NE.    
TUE NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
9 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST NE.    
WED  
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT  
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT WITH NE SWELL.    
THU  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE.  
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHEST E.    
FRI...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT  
EXCEPT E OF  
1000 FM BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT.  
 
CAPE HATTERAS TO MURRELLS INLET...OUT TO 250 NM.  
   
THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 75W  
E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT  
DIMINISHING TO W TO SW 10 TO 15 KT...THEN BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS  
5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT LATE. E OF 75W...SE WINDS 10 TO  
20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS THROUGHOUT.    
TONIGHT...WINDS N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT  
EXCEPT E PART W TO NW.  
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT THROUGHOUT. ISOLATED SHOWERS EARLY.    
TUE...WINDS N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT EARLY  
THEN W OF 75W BECOMING  
NE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT WITH NE SWELL...HIGHEST NE.    
TUE NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT WITH NE  
SWELL...HIGHEST NE.    
WED  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITH NE  
SWELL... HIGHEST NE.    
THU...S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT  
EXCEPT W PORTION SHIFTING TO  
NW LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
FRI  
WINDS W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 5 TO 10  
FT...HIGHEST E.  
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