FZNT24 KWNM 092105
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID ATLANTIC STATES WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
457 PM EDT SAT MAY 9 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...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE 
OFFSHORE TONIGHT...STALL ACROSS THE S WATERS AND WEAKEN LATE SUN 
THROUGH MON NIGHT...THEN PASS S OF THE AREA TUE. A SERIES OF 
WEAK LOWS WILL RACE E ALONG THE FRONT MON INTO TUE. A HIGH PRES 
RIDGE WILL BUILD INTO THE N WATERS WED...THEN DRIFT SE THU WHILE 
A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NW.
SANDY HOOK TO FENWICK ISLAND...OUT TO 250 NM.
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT EARLY...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST E. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SUN...W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT 
LATE...HIGHEST E. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT 
LATE...HIGHEST E. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...WINDS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS 
MON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT MON NIGHT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EARLY...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 
KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
FENWICK ISLAND TO CAPE HATTERAS...OUT TO 250 NM.
...GALE WARNING... 
...N WALL OF GULF STREAM NEAR 35N 75.2W TO 35.7N 74.8W TO 35.9N 
73.8W TO 37N 71.5W... 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT FROM THE GULF STREAM SE 
25 TO 35 KT EARLY. WINDS SW 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT OVER NW PORTION 
SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT FROM 
THE GULF STREAM SE 8 TO 12 FT EARLY...BECOMING 4 TO 7 FT... 
EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 7 TO 11 FT LATE...HIGHEST NE. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SUN...W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST NE... 
EXCEPT OVER SW PORTION BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS LATE. 
SEAS 2 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NE. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY OVER SE PORTION. 
.SUN NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR SW 
PORTION VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT E OF 
1000 FM 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST NE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
MAINLY OVER S PORTION. 
.MON...WINDS E TO NE 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR NW PORTION 
VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST SE. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY OVER S PORTION. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST S... EXCEPT OVER FAR 
NW PORTION N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT OVER S PORTION 
4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST SE. 
.TUE...NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE...EXCEPT OVER NW 
PORTION 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT OVER S PORTION 4 
TO 6 FT...HIGHEST SE. 
.WED...WINDS E TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT 
THROUGHOUT...HIGHEST SE. 
.THU...WINDS S 10 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
CAPE HATTERAS TO MURRELLS INLET...OUT TO 250 NM.
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR NW PORTION 
SHIFTING TO W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST 
N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SUN...SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT OVER NW 
PORTION BECOMING N 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... EXCEPT E OF 
75W 5 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST NE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SUN NIGHT...WINDS NE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR SE PORTION 
SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST E. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS. 
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT OVER SE PORTION SW 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.MON NIGHT...WINDS NE 15 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT OVER SE 
PORTION TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. 
.WED...E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST SE. 
.THU...WINDS S TO SE 10 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST NW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.