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NWS Forecast

FZNT24 KWNM 140243
OFFN02

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID ATLANTIC STATES WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
939 PM EST MON FEB 13 2012

...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 WILL BUILD IN FROM THE
W AND PASS ACROSS THE SRN WATERS OVERNIGHT...THEN MOVE E OF THE
AREA TUE. A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRES WILL TRACK NE ACROSS THE
WATERS TUE NIGHT AND WED...WHILE PULLING A COLD FRONT SE ACROSS
THE REGION. THE FRONT WILL STALL ACROSS THE S WATERS WED NIGHT
THEN LIFT NE ACROSS THE AREA AS A WARM FRONT THU. A WEAK HIGH
PRES RIDGE WILL THEN PASS E ACROSS THE WATERS THU. DEVELOPING
LOW PRES JUST N OF THE AREA WILL PULL A COLD FRONT E ACROSS THE
REGION FRI. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD BACK OVER THE REGION SAT.

SANDY HOOK TO FENWICK ISLAND...OUT TO 250 NM.

OVERNIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SW AND DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST NE.
RAIN DEVELOPING.

TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. RAIN CHANGING TO
SHOWERS.

TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.

WED
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT.

WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

THU
S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...THEN SHIFTING TO W 20 TO 25
KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

FRI
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

SAT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

FENWICK ISLAND TO CAPE HATTERAS...OUT TO 250 NM.

OVERNIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...EXCEPT E OF 73W 5 TO 11 FT BECOMING 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST E.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W.

TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT THROUGHOUT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.

TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT...HIGHEST E. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENDING.

WED
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR W PORTION BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 3
TO 5 FT.

WED NIGHT
WINDS E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
THROUGHOUT.

THU
WINDS SW 20 TO 30 KT...THEN NW PORTION BECOMING W TO NW
20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 5 TO 8
FT.

FRI
WINDS NW AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 5 TO 8 FT.

SAT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW PORTION BECOMING S
5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT THROUGHOUT.

CAPE HATTERAS TO MURRELLS INLET...OUT TO 250 NM.

OVERNIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 6 FT...EXCEPT E OF 74W 6 TO 12 FT BECOMING 6 TO 9 FT LATE.

TUE
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 1000 FM BECOMING W 5
TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.

TUE NIGHT
WINDS NW 5 TO 10 KT THROUGHOUT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 5
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

WED
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST E.
SHOWERS ENDING.

WED NIGHT
WINDS SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

THU
WINDS S TO SW AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS W.

FRI
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...THEN SHIFTING TO W TO NW 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W 5 TO 7 FT.

SAT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.