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FZNT24 KWNM 210347

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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR MID ATLANTIC STATES WATERS

NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC

1147 PM EDT SAT AUG 20 2016



CONDITIONS GIVEN REPRESENT THE HIGHEST WITHIN THAT PERIOD.



...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE

THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED

COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...



.SYNOPSIS...WEAK LOW PRES OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST WILL

CONTINUE MOVING E ALONG A STATIONARY FRONT TONIGHT. THE LOW WILL

THEN TURN N SUN AS THE FRONT MOVES N AS A WARM FRONT INTO SUN

NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NW SUN...SWEEP E AND

SE OVER THE WATERS SUN NIGHT AND MON...THEN DRIFT E OF THE AREA

MON NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT. A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD E AND

SE OVER THE N PORTION MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...THEN PERSIST

WED AND INTO THU NIGHT. 



SANDY HOOK TO 37.5N



.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED

SHOWERS. 

.SUN...S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 

.SUN NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SCATTERED SHOWERS. 

.MON...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

.TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

.WED...E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

.THU...E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

.THU NIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 



37.5N TO CAPE HATTERAS



.TONIGHT...E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 

.SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

.MON...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

.TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

.WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

.THU...E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 



CAPE HATTERAS TO MURRELLS INLET



.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED

SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 

.SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS

AND TSTMS. 

.SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

.MON...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

.MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

.WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

.WED NIGHT...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

.THU...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

.THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

