FZNT24 KWNM 100851
OFFN02
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID ATLANTIC STATES WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
349 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010
...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...RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING LOW PRES 
WILL MOVE N ACROSS THE MID ATLC WATERS TODAY...THEN TRACK E 
ACROSS THE NRN WATERS TONIGHT INTO EARLY THU. A SERIES OF LOW 
PRES TROUGHS WILL PASS SE ACROSS THE NE WATERS THU INTO SUN. A 
HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD E TOWARD THE COAST FRI...THEN MOVE 
OFFSHORE LATE SAT INTO SUN. DEVELOPING LOW PRES WILL PASS JUST 
SE OF THE AREA LATE FRI INTO SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE E AND 
APPROACH THE SE COAST LATE SUN.
SANDY HOOK TO FENWICK ISLAND...OUT TO 250 NM.
...STORM WARNING... 
.TODAY...SHIFTING WINDS 30 TO 40 KT BECOMING N TO NW AND 
INCREASING TO 45 TO 55 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 12 
TO 20 FT...HIGHEST SE. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 45 TO 55 KT...EXCEPT E PORTION TO 60 KT 
EARLY...DIMINISHING TO NW 30 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 17 FT...HIGHEST SE. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT 
LATE...HIGHEST SE. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 12 
FT...HIGHEST SE. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST E. 
.SAT AND SUN...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 
FT...HIGHEST E.
FENWICK ISLAND TO CAPE HATTERAS...OUT TO 250 NM.
...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING... 
.TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT INCREASING TO 45 TO 55 KT IN 
THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 50 TO 65 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 
17 FT BUILDING TO 18 TO 28 FT...EXCEPT W OF 1000 FM 10 TO 18 FT. 
RAIN SHOWERS BECOMING SNOW SHOWERS W PORTION. 
.TONIGHT...E OF 1000 FM...W TO NW WINDS 55 TO 70 KT...THEN 
DIMINISHING TO 40 TO 55 KT LATE. SEAS 24 TO 34 FT SUBSIDING TO 
18 TO 32 FT...HIGHEST E. W OF 1000 FM...NW WINDS 45 TO 55 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 35 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 14 TO 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 
10 TO 18 FT. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THROUGHOUT. 
.THU...NW WINDS 35 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 
TO 22 FT...EXCEPT W OF 1000 FM TO 8 TO 12 FT. ISOLATED SNOW 
SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT...EXCEPT W 
OF 1000 FM 7 TO 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 
TO 11 FT...EXCEPT W OF 1000 FM TO 4 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 13 FT...EXCEPT W OF 1000 FM TO 5 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT W OF 1000 
FM 4 TO 7 FT.
CAPE HATTERAS TO MURRELLS INLET...OUT TO 250 NM.
...STORM WARNING... 
.TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT INCREASING TO 40 TO 55 KT. 
SEAS 9 TO 16 FT BUILDING TO 16 TO 26 FT...EXCEPT W OF 75W TO 10 
TO 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS...EXCEPT SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING NW PART 
LATE. 
.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 40 TO 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 40 KT. 
SEAS 18 TO 30 FT...HIGHEST NE...EXCEPT W OF 75W 10 TO 18 FT. 
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 
TO 22 FT...EXCEPT W OF 75W TO 7 TO 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS ENDING. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 
FT...EXCEPT W OF 75W TO 5 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...THEN BECOMING E TO 
NE. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST E. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...THEN BECOMING NW. SEAS 6 TO 
10 FT...EXCEPT W OF 75W SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT W OF 
75W 3 TO 6 FT.