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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID ATLANTIC STATES WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1104 PM EDT THU JUL 3 2008

...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 STRONG HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL 
PERSIST NEAR THE FAR S WATERS OVERNIGHT THROUGH TUE. A WEAK COLD 
FRONT WILL ENTER THE FAR NW WATERS OVERNIGHT...BECOME STATIONARY 
FRI AND FRI NIGHT...THEN DISSIPATE SAT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL 
THEN APPROACH FROM THE NW TUE.

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

.OVERNIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT... 
EXCEPT OVER FAR N PORTION BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS LATE. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BECOMING 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
DEVELOPING LATE. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT OVER N 
PORTION VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT LATE FRI. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...WINDS S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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

.OVERNIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR NW 
PORTION 15 TO 20 KT EARLY. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST N. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
SAT NIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.MON AND TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT... 
HIGHEST NE.

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

.OVERNIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT...HIGHEST NE. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR 
NW PORTION 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SAT NIGHT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 75W 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST NW.