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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID ATLANTIC STATES WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1123 AM EDT SAT JUL 4 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 LOW PRES TROUGH WILL DRIFT E 
ACROSS THE WATERS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A HIGH PRES RIDGE 
WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA SUN...THEN PASS E OF THE WATERS SUN 
NIGHT. A DEVELOPING LOW WILL MOVE OFF THE MID ATLC COAST SUN 
NIGHT...THEN PASS E ACROSS THE WATERS MON. A WEAK HIGH PRES 
RIDGE WILL BUILD INTO THE WATERS TUE...THEN PASS E OF THE AREA 
ON WED. LOW PRES WILL MOVE TO NEAR CAPE FEAR WED.
SANDY HOOK TO FENWICK ISLAND...OUT TO 250 NM.
.THIS AFTERNOON...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N PORTION BECOMING 
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS. 
.SUN...WINDS SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS. 
.SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO SHIFTING 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS. 
.MON...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST SE. 
.TUE...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...N TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
FENWICK ISLAND TO CAPE HATTERAS...OUT TO 250 NM.
...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED SUN NIGHT INTO MON... 
.THIS AFTERNOON...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE PORTION 
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST NE. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 1000 FM. 
.TONIGHT...WINDS SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 
BECOMING W 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT S PORTION 
TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE...HIGHEST S. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.MON...W OF 73W...W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO W 
TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. E OF 73W...W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT 
INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOOON...THEN DIMINISHING 
TO W 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 
BECOMING 7 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST E. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT E OF 
1000 FM TO 4 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST E. 
.WED...SHIFTING WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT.
CAPE HATTERAS TO MURRELLS INLET...OUT TO 250 NM.
.THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...WINDS S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 
FT...HIGHEST E OF 1000 FM. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.MON...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 
NW PORTION BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 12 
FT...HIGHEST NE. 
.TUE...WINDS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT...EXCEPT E OF 74W TO 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST E. 
.WED...WINDS S TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.