NWS Forecast

FZNT25 KWNM 080329
OFFN03

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR SE US WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1027 PM EST SAT NOV 7 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 HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS THE
CENTRAL WATERS WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON
NIGHT... THEN WEAKEN TUE. A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL PASS
ACROSS THE N WATERS SUN INTO SUN NIGHT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE INTO THE NW PORTION LATE TUE AND PASS SE ACROSS THE
WATERS WED. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL THEN BUILD IN FROM THE NW LATE
WED INTO THU.

MURRELLS INLET TO 31N...OUT TO 250 NM

GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED WED INTO THU


OVERNIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT OVER N PORTION
VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 4
TO 7 FT...HIGHEST FAR E.

SUN AND SUN NIGHT
WINDS E TO NE 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT LATE
SUN. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT SUN NIGHT...HIGHEST S.

MON AND MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE MON. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT MON NIGHT...HIGHEST S.

TUE
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST S.

WED
WINDS NE AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.

THU
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO E TO NE 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT EARLY...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT
LATE...HIGHEST SE.

SYNOPSIS FOR SW N ATLC...S OF 31N

SYNOPSIS
A WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N50W TO 25N60W THROUGH
THE SE BAHAMAS NEAR 21N72W WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE OVER THE FAR
SE WATERS ON SUN AS STRONG HIGH PRES OVER THE MID-ATLC SHIFTS E
WITH A RIDGE FROM 31N72W TO CENTRAL CUBA TUE AND FROM 31N66W TO
CENTRAL BAHAMAS WED. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SE THROUGH
THE NW WATERS LATE TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU.

S OF 31N
OUT TO 65W...

TONIGHT
N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL
GUSTS TO GALE FORCE S OF 25N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT TO 18 FT
STRAITS OF FLORIDA IN THE GULF STREAM. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS
TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.

SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

TUE THROUGH WED
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT FAR SE
PORTION NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT
FAR SE PORTION 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.

THU
N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN
NW SWELL. S OF FRONT VARIABLE S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6
TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.