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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID ATLANTIC STATES WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
359 PM EST WED FEB 13 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...DEVELOPING LOW PRES OFF THE
VIRGINIA CAPES THIS EVENING WILL PASS NE ACROSS THE NRN WATERS
TONIGHT INTO EARLY THU WHILE PULLING A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE
AREA. A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD OFFSHORE LATE THU AND THU
NIGHT...THEN PASS E OF THE AREA FRI. A COLD FRONT WILL PASS
SLOWLY SE ACROSS THE WATERS FRI NIGHT AND SAT. LOW PRES ON THE
FRONT WILL INTENSIFY E AND NE OF THE AREA SUN. A HIGH PRES RIDGE
WILL BUILD IN FROM THE W LATE SUN AND THEN MOVE OFFSHORE MON.
SANDY HOOK TO FENWICK ISLAND...OUT TO 250 NM.
...GALE WARNING...
.TONIGHT...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO N TO NE 25 TO
35 KT EARLY...THEN DIMINISHING TO N 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 8 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SE. AREAS OF
RAIN ENDING.
.THU...N TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS...THEN
SHIFTING TO SW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT...WINDS S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...
HIGHEST E.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT.
.SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT LATE...HIGHEST
SE.
.SUN...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT LATE...HIGHEST E.
.MON...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO W TO SW 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT LATE...HIGHEST E.
FENWICK ISLAND TO CAPE HATTERAS...OUT TO 250 NM.
...GALE WARNING...
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW 15 TO
25 KT...EXCEPT OVER S PORTION SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO
25 TO 35 KT EARLY. WINDS THEN BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 25
KT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT
BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT OVER SE PORTION 6 TO 10 FT
BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT LATE...HIGHEST E. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ENDING LATE.
.THU...W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...THEN W OF 1000
FM BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT
E OF 1000 FM 5 TO 8 FT LATE...HIGHEST E.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS...THEN OVER NW
PORTION SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT
FRI...HIGHEST E.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT W OF 1000 FM
BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...WINDS NW THROUGHOUT AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT LATE.
.SUN...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT E OF
1000 FM 10 TO 16 FT...HIGHEST NE.
.MON...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...HIGHEST NE EARLY...DIMINISHING TO
W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT LATE...HIGHEST NW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E
OF 1000 FM 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NE
CAPE HATTERAS TO MURRELLS INLET...OUT TO 250 NM.
...GALE WARNING...
.TONIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT
EARLY. WINDS THEN SHIFTING TO W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W OF
75W DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BECOMING 5
TO 8 FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W 9 TO 13 FT BECOMING 8 TO 12 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS BECOMING ISOLATED.
.THU...W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 5
FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST E. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS OVER SE PORTION ENDING.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT FRI...HIGHEST E.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT OVER W
PORTION BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...WINDS NW THROUGHOUT AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W 8 TO 11 FT LATE.
.SUN...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE...
HIGHEST E. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W 7 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST
NE.
.MON...NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...THEN SHIFTING TO SW
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W 4 TO 6 FT LATE...HIGHEST
E.