FZNT24 KWNM 132129
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID ATLANTIC STATES WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
450 PM EDT TUE MAY 13 2008
...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...INTENSE LOW PRES E OF THE NRN 
WATERS WILL MOVE NE AND SLOWLY WEAKEN TODAY THROUGH THU. HIGH 
PRES WILL MOVE OVER THE S WATERS WED AND WED NIGHT...THEN PASS 
SE OF THE AREA THU. AN INTENSIFYING LOW WILL MOVE NE OFF THE MID 
ATLC COAST FRI...THEN PASS NE OF THE AREA SAT WHILE PULLING A 
COLD FRONT ACROSS THE WATERS. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE 
OVER THE WATERS SUN.
SANDY HOOK TO FENWICK ISLAND...OUT TO 250 NM.
...GALE WARNING... 
.TONIGHT...E OF 71W...N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 TO 23 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 TO 19 FT. HIGHEST 
WINDS AND SEAS SW. SCATTERED SHOWERS. W OF 71W...N TO NW WINDS 
25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF 1000 FM 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 
11 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 11 TO 17 FT...HIGHEST SE. 
.WED...E OF 70W...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 10 TO 16 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SE. W OF 
70W...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W PART DIMINISHING TO 
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 9 TO 
14 FT...HIGHEST SE. 
.WED NIGHT...E OF 70W...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS E. W OF 
70W...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W PART BECOMING S TO SE 
15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM SUBSIDING TO 7 
TO 11 FT...HIGHEST SE. 
.THU...E OF 69W...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF 69W...WINDS W TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 7 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM BECOMING 7 TO 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 1000 FM 
BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT 
THROUGHOUT...HIGHEST FAR SE. 
.FRI...WINDS E TO NE 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT S PORTION INCREASING 
TO S TO SW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT S PORTION 
BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT. 
.SAT...WINDS W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT E OF 
1000 FM 6 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST E. 
.SUN...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT E OF 
1000 FM 6 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST E.
FENWICK ISLAND TO CAPE HATTERAS...OUT TO 250 NM.
...GALE WARNING... 
.TONIGHT...E PORTION...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 19 TO 23 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 TO 20 FT. HIGHEST WINDS 
AND SEAS E. ISOLATED SHOWERS. W PORTION...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF 1000 FM TO W TO NW 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT...EXCEPT W OF 1000 FM SUBSIDING TO 
8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST E. ISOLATED SHOWERS. 
.WED...E PORTION...N TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS E. W PORTION...W TO NW 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. 
HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS E. 
.WED NIGHT...E PORTION...N TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 
KT...EXCEPT W PART DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT...HIGHEST E. W PORTION...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST E. 
.THU...WINDS W TO SW 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E PORTION VARIABLE 5 
TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT THROUGHOUT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS E. 
.THU NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W PORTION 
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...THEN SHIFTING TO W TO NW. SEAS 4 
TO 8 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM BUILDING TO 8 TO 16 FT. HIGHEST 
WINDS AND SEAS E. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT 
THROUGHOUT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS NE. 
.SUN...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT FAR NE 
PORTION BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT.
CAPE HATTERAS TO MURRELLS INLET...OUT TO 250 NM.
...GALE WARNING... 
.TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W OF 75W 10 TO 20 
KT...AND FAR NE PORTION TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT...EXCEPT W OF 
75W 6 TO 12 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS FAR E. ISOLATED SHOWERS 
EARLY. 
.WED...N TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF 
75W W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT...EXCEPT W OF 75W 5 TO 
11 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS FAR E. 
.WED NIGHT...E OF 74W...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO W TO 
NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST E. W OF 74W...WINDS W 
TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT FAR SW PART 4 TO 7 
FT. 
.THU...WINDS W TO SW 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT 
THROUGHOUT...HIGHEST E. 
.THU NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST SW. SEAS 5 TO 8 
FT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...THEN BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 17 FT...EXCEPT W PORTION TO 6 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST E. 
.SAT...NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT...THEN BECOMING SW 15 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST E. 
.SUN...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 5 TO 9 
FT...HIGHEST NE.