FZNT24 KWNM 080329
OFFN02
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID ATLANTIC STATES 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.
SANDY HOOK TO FENWICK ISLAND...OUT TO 250 NM.
...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED WED... 
.OVERNIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT EARLY...SHIFTING TO NW AND 
DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT... HIGHEST E. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 
KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...THEN SHIFTING TO W TO NW 15 TO 25 
KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY...THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 
TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT... HIGHEST E. 
.THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO W 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST E.
FENWICK ISLAND TO CAPE HATTERAS...OUT TO 250 NM.
...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED WED... 
.OVERNIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT OVER SE PORTION 
VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 5 
TO 8 FT EARLY...BECOMING 3 TO 6 FT THROUGHOUT LATE...HIGHEST N 
AND E. 
.SUN...WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS THROUGHOUT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 5 
FT...HIGHEST E. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT...HIGHEST E. 
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING S TO SE LATE. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR NW PORTION 
SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...WINDS N AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT...THEN DIMINISHING 
TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE...BECOMING HIGHEST SE. SEAS 8 TO 14 
FT...HIGHEST S AND E LATE. 
.THU...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 
FT...HIGHEST SE.
CAPE HATTERAS TO MURRELLS INLET...OUT TO 250 NM.
...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED WED INTO THU... 
.OVERNIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT... 
EXCEPT E OF 75W 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST FAR E. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT OVER FAR SE PORTION 
BECOMING E 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST SE. 
.SUN NIGHT...WINDS E 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 2 TO 5 
FT...HIGHEST SE. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
MON NIGHT...HIGHEST SE. 
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...WINDS N TO NE AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 
FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...HIGHEST E EARLY...DIMINISHING TO E 
TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT EARLY...SUBSIDING TO 6 
TO 10 FT LATE...HIGHEST E.