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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR SE US WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
517 AM EDT TUE OCT 7 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 LOW CENTERED ABOUT 360 NM E OF 
GEORGES BANK WILL MOVE OFF TO THE NE AND INTENSIFY TODAY. STRONG 
HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE OVER THE WATERS TODAY AND TONIGHT...THEN 
MOVE SE ACROSS THE AREA WED THROUGH SAT. A WEAK LOW IS EXPECTED 
TO DEVELOP OVER THE SE STATES BY LATE THU...THEN DISSIPATE BY 
EARLY SAT.

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

.TODAY...E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 
TO 9 FT...HIGHEST E. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST SE. 
.WED...WINDS E TO SE 10 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST SW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT N OF AREA SWEEPS SWD AND MERGES WITH A 
WEAK SURFACE TROUGH CURRENTLY ALONG 31N68W TO 27N80W. FRONT 
EXTENDS FROM 28N65W TO 31N80W THIS EVENING AND FROM 25N65W TO 
31N81W BY LATE WED. FRONT DISSIPATES THU. MODERATE NE WINDS N OF 
THE FRONT CONTINUE E OF 70W THU AND FRI...AND SPREAD WESTWARD TO 
ALONG 75W SAT. NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NW WATERS FRI...STALLS 
AND DISSIPATES SAT. 

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

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT TONIGHT. N OF FRONT W 
OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 25N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 25N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. WIDELY 
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. 
.THU...N OF 24N E OF 74W NE TO E WINDS E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NW PART. 
.FRI...N OF 23N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 
FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 26N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE NEAR FRONT. 
ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT. W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT HIGHEST SE. 
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 
.SAT...N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 
9 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.