FZNT25 KWNM 091516 OFFN03 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR SE US WATERS NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 1115 AM 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 WARM FRONT WILL PASS N OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE TONIGHT...STALL ACROSS THE S WATERS AND WEAKEN LATE SUN THROUGH MON...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 THEN BUILD INTO THE FAR N WATERS WED. MURRELLS INLET TO 31N...OUT TO 250 NM .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR NW PORTION SHIFTING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT... HIGHEST E. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT OVER NW PORTION N TO NE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST E. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON...SE PORTION...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. NW PORTION...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT THROUGHOUT. .TUE...WINDS E TO NE 15 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST SE. SYNOPSIS FOR SW N ATLC...S OF 31N .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE WILL REMAIN ALONG 28N THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN BEGIN TO SHIFT SE ON SUN AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE SE U.S. COAST. THE RIDGE WILL MOVE TO ALONG 27N BY LATE MON INTO TUE AND TO E OF AREA WED AS THE FRONT REACHES FROM 31N68W TO NE FLORIDA BY TUE AFTERNOON. FRONT WILL EXTEND ALONG 29N NW AND INTO SE GEORGIA ON WED AS STRONG HIGH PRES TO ITS N BUILDS S. ...S OF 31N...OUT TO 65W... .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF FRONT SHIFTING TO NE TO E AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.