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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID ATLANTIC STATES WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
430 PM EST MON NOV 23 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...HIGH PRES N OF THE REGION WILL 
MOVE OFF TO THE E TONIGHT. LOW PRES NEAR CAPE HATTERAS WILL 
TRACK NE OVER THE NRN WATERS TONIGHT THEN MOVE NE OVER GEORGES 
BANK TUE. THE LOW WILL PULL A TRAILING COLD FRONT SE ACROSS THE 
WATERS TONIGHT...STALLING IN THE FAR SRN WATERS TUE. WEAK HIGH 
PRES WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NRN WATERS WED. LOW PRES WILL FORM ON 
THE FRONT OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST WED NIGHT...THEN MOVE NE 
ACROSS THE AREA THU AND EARLY FRI WHILE INTENSIFYING. HIGH PRES 
WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA FROM THE W FRI NIGHT AND SAT. 

SANDY HOOK TO FENWICK ISLAND...OUT TO 250 NM.

...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED FRI AND SAT... 

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT BUILDING TO 9 
TO 13 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHEST NE. AREAS OF RAIN EARLY. 
.TUE...NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E 
SWELL...HIGHEST E. 
.TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E 
SWELL. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS EARLY...THEN BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...WINDS W TO NW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST E. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST E.  

FENWICK ISLAND TO CAPE HATTERAS...OUT TO 250 NM.

...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED FRI AND SAT... 

.TONIGHT...E OF 1000 FM...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W 15 TO 
20 KT. W OF 1000 FM...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO 
NW. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT THROUGHOUT WITH NE SWELL...HIGHEST N. SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ENDING. 
.TUE...WINDS NW TO N 10 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT 
WITH NE SWELL. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHEST NE. 
.TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT 
IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST NE. 
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT 
WITH NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS DEVELOPING S. 
.WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...NW PORTION...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SE PORTION...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WINDS AND 
SEAS HIGHEST E. 
.FRI...WINDS W TO NW AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 
FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT. 
.SAT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 8 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST FAR E. 

CAPE HATTERAS TO MURRELLS INLET...OUT TO 250 NM.

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 1000 FM NW 15 KT 
EARLY. WINDS W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT 
THROUGHOUT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E EARLY. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT WITH NE 
SWELL...HIGHEST NE. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT WITH NE 
SWELL...HIGHEST NE. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITH NE 
SWELL... HIGHEST NE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.WED NIGHT...NW PORTION...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SE PORTION...SW 
WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT THROUGHOUT...HIGHEST N AND E. 
.THU...WINDS SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST E. 
.FRI...WINDS NW 20 TO 30 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 
E OF 1000 FM BUILDING TO 6 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST E. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 5 TO 8 FT.