NWS Forecast

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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID ATLANTIC STATES WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1008 PM EST MON NOV 23 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
HIGH PRES N OF THE REGION WILL
MOVE OFF TO THE E OVERNIGHT. LOW PRES NEAR CAPE HATTERAS WILL
TRACK NE OVER THE NRN WATERS OVERNIGHT...THEN MOVE NE OVER
GEORGES BANK TUE. THE LOW WILL PULL A TRAILING COLD FRONT SE
ACROSS THE WATERS OVERNIGHT...STALLING IN THE FAR SRN WATERS
TUE. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NRN WATERS WED. LOW
PRES WILL FORM ON THE FRONT OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST WED
NIGHT...THEN MOVE NE ACROSS THE AREA THU AND EARLY FRI WHILE
INTENSIFYING. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA FROM THE W LATE
FRI AND SAT.

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

GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED FRI AND SAT


OVERNIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST NE. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT...EXCEPT E PORTION BUILDING TO 10 TO 12 FT. RAIN EARLY.

TUE
NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E
SWELL...HIGHEST E.

TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E
SWELL.

WED
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT.

WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

THU
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.

FRI
WINDS W TO NW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST E.

SAT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST E.

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

GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED FRI AND SAT


OVERNIGHT
E OF 1000 FM...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...HIGHEST
NW. W OF 1000 FM...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NW.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT THROUGHOUT WITH NE SWELL...HIGHEST N. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

TUE AND TUE NIGHT
WINDS N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT TUE...EXCEPT E
PORTION VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT WITH NE
SWELL. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHEST N.

WED
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT WITH NE
SWELL...HIGHEST NE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS DEVELOPING S.

WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

THU
NW PORTION...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SE PORTION...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WINDS AND
SEAS HIGHEST E.

FRI
WINDS W TO NW AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT.

SAT
W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 8 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST FAR E.

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

OVERNIGHT
SHIFTING WINDS 5 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT THROUGHOUT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF
1000 FM EARLY.

TUE
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT WITH NE
SWELL...HIGHEST N.

TUE NIGHT
WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT WITH
NE SWELL...HIGHEST NE.

WED
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...HIGHEST NW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
WITH NE SWELL... HIGHEST NE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

WED NIGHT
W PORTION...WINDS N 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E PART 5
TO 10 KT. E PORTION...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W PART SW TO
W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT THROUGHOUT...HIGHEST NE.

THU
WINDS SW TO W 15 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

FRI
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W
BUILDING TO 7 TO 13 FT.

SAT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W TO 5 TO 9 FT.