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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID ATLANTIC STATES WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
545 AM EDT SAT SEP 20 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...WEAK LOW PRES NEAR THE SE 
PORTION WILL DRIFT N ACROSS THE S WATERS TODAY...REACH THE 
CENTRAL WATERS TONIGHT...AND THEN MOVE NE AWAY FROM THE AREA 
DURING SUN. A COLD FRONT WILL PASS SE ACROSS THE WATERS SUN 
NIGHT THROUGH TUE...THEN STALL JUST SE OF THE AREA WED WHILE 
STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS IN FROM THE N AND NW.
SANDY HOOK TO FENWICK ISLAND...OUT TO 250 NM.
.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NW PORTION DIMINISHING TO 
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION 
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT WITH E SWELL. 
.TONIGHT...WINDS N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW PORTION 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT NW PORTION TO 5 TO 7 FT WITH E 
SWELL. 
.SUN...WINDS N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT...EXCEPT FAR NW 
PORTION VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT THROUGHOUT LATE 
WITH E SWELL. 
.SUN NIGHT...WINDS NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITH E 
SWELL. 
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST SE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND 
SEAS S. 
.WED...E TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST S. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT FAR N PORTION SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT.
FENWICK ISLAND TO CAPE HATTERAS...OUT TO 250 NM.
...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED TUE AND WED... 
.TODAY...NW PORTION...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. SE PORTION...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT BECOMING S. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE 
WITH E TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS THROUGHOUT. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...W PORTION...WINDS N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT BY SUN. 
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUN. SE PORTION...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
TONIGHT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUN 
WITH E TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS THROUGHOUT 
TONIGHT...BECOMING ISOLATED SUN. 
.SUN NIGHT...WINDS NE 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PORTION 
VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT THROUGHOUT. 
.MON...WINDS NE THROUGHOUT AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 
TO 9 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS NE. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION DIMINISHING 
TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT...EXCEPT NW PORTION 10 TO 
14 FT.
CAPE HATTERAS TO MURRELLS INLET...OUT TO 250 NM.
...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED TUE AND WED... 
.TODAY...W OF 74W...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 
TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE... 
HIGHEST E OF 1000 FM. E OF 74W...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT 
BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT WITH NE 
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS THROUGHOUT. 
.TONIGHT...W OF 1000 FM...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 
KT. E OF 1000 FM...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT 
THROUGHOUT LATE...HIGHEST NW. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
THROUGHOUT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 74W...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT... 
HIGHEST W OF 1000 FM. E OF 74W...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
6 TO 8 FT THROUGHOUT SUN...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE SUN 
NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS THROUGHOUT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT FAR E PORTION 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST NW. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND 
SEAS NW. 
.WED...NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT.