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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR SE US 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. 

MURRELLS INLET TO 31N...OUT TO 250 NM

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 1000 FM NW 10 TO 
15 KT EARLY. WINDS W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT AFTER 
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS SW. 
.TUE NIGHT...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E PORTION 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT WITH NE SWELL...HIGHEST NE. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S. 
.WED...NW PORTION...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE 
PORTION...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST E. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.WED NIGHT...NW PORTION...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
SE PORTION...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...WINDS SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST E. 
.FRI...WINDS NW AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 
FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST E. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR SW N ATLC...S OF 31N

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH 31N77W TO JUPITER INLET...FLORIDA MOVE 
TO NEAR 31N73W TO S CENTRAL FLORIDA TUE MORNING AND BECOME 
STATIONARY THROUGH WED. WEAK PRESSURE PATTERN OVER THE AREA WED 
WITH WEAK TROUGH OVER THE W PART THU. NEXT COLD FRONT MOVE OFF 
SE U.S. COAST EARLY THU AND EXTEND FROM 31N76W TO STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA LATE THU. COLD FRONT WILL STRENGTHEN THU NIGHT AND BY 
FRI EXTEND FROM 31N71W TO CENTRAL CUBA...FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO E 
CUBA FRI NIGHT...AND OVER SE WATERS SAT NIGHT. 

...S OF 31N...OUT TO 65W...

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 
20 KT LATE THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT TO 70W E TO SE WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT 
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU. N OF 26N E OF 70W E WINDS LESS THAN 
10 KT BECOME E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE 
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. 
.FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT 
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT N OF 25N SW WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR 
FRONT. 
.SAT...W OF FRONT E OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT W 
OF 75W AND 7 TO 9 FT E OF 75W. W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
BECOMING SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.