FZNT25 KWNM 100851
OFFN03
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR SE US 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.
MURRELLS INLET TO 31N...OUT TO 250 NM
...STORM WARNING... 
.TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT BUILDING TO 
17 TO 24 FT...EXCEPT W OF 76W 9 TO 17 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS E 
PART. 
.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 35 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT 
LATE. SEAS 12 TO 23 FT...EXCEPT W OF 76W SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 12 
FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS E. ISOLATED SHOWERS E PART. 
.THU...NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 
FT...EXCEPT W OF 76W 4 TO 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT W OF 
76W TO 3 TO 7 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS E. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST E. 
.SAT...WINDS N TO NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST E. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO W 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 9 FT.
SYNOPSIS FOR SW N ATLC...S OF 31N
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N75W TO NW CUBA WILL REACH FROM 
BERMUDA TO HAITI SUNRISE THU THEN MOVE SE OF AREA LATE THU 
NIGHT. LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO MOVE E ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA FRI 
NIGHT TURNING NE AND PASSING S OF BERMUDA SAT NIGHT. THE LOW 
WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT OFF THE FLORIDA COAST LATE FRI NIGHT AND 
EXTEND FROM LOW CENTER TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS SAT AND WEAKEN 
OVER THE SE PORTION SUN. 
...S OF 31N...OUT TO 65W...
...GALE WARNING N OF 28N... 
.TODAY...N OF 29N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 
TO 12 FT. N OF 29N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
KT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT. FROM 24N TO 29N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 78W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 
TO 23 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FROM 
24N TO 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. 
.THU...N OF 28N E OF 70W NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 23 TO 33 FT 
IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 
22 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT W OF 78W 8 TO 12 FT AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF 
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. 
.THU NIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 70W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 18 TO 
28 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE OF BAHAMAS WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN N SWELL. W OF 78W AND SW OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT LEE OF 
BAHAMAS. 
.FRI...N OF 27N E OF 76W NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT IN N 
SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 76W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 
20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS W PORTION. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW OF LOW CENTER AND FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT DIMINISHING TO N 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING 
TO 3 TO 6 FT W OF PART LATE SUN NIGHT. ELSEWHERE S WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.