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FZNT25 KWNM 212125
OFFN03
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR SE US WATERS
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
422 PM EST FRI NOV 21 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
LOW PRES 150 NM SE OF CAPE
HATTERAS WILL TRACK NE INTO THE FAR NE WATERS THIS EVENING WHILE
INTENSIFYING...THEN PASS NE OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT INTO SAT. HIGH
PRES WILL BUILD IN FROM THE W LATE SAT AND SAT NIGHT...MOVE
OFFSHORE SUN...THEN PASS E OF THE AREA MON. A COLD FRONT WILL
THEN PASS E ACROSS THE WATERS MON NIGHT AND TUE. A LOW PRES
CENTER WILL PASS N OF THE AREA WED.
MURRELLS INLET TO 31N...OUT TO 250 NM
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT
EXCEPT E OF
1000 FM BUILDING TO 10 TO 17 FT...HIGHEST FAR E. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25
KT LATE...HIGHEST E. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM TO 6
TO 12 FT LATE...HIGHEST FAR E.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
5 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM TO 5 TO 10 FT... HIGHEST FAR E.
SUN
WINDS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST FAR E.
SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT
EXCEPT
E OF 1000 FM 3 TO 6 FT.
MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EARLY
INCREASING TO S TO
SW 25 TO 35 KT...THEN SHIFTING TO W TO NW LATE...HIGHEST W. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 8 TO 12 FT.
TUE...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY
THEN DIMINISHING TO NW 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT E OF 1000 FM 6 TO 10
FT...HIGHEST E.
WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
EXCEPT E OF 1000
FM 4 TO 7 FT.
SYNOPSIS FOR SW N ATLC...S OF 31N
SYNOPSIS
COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO 28N80W WILL EXTEND FROM
31N68W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS TONIGHT...28N65W TO 21N77W
SAT...25N65W TO 21N74W SAT NIGHT...AND BECOME DIFFUSE AS IT
MOVES SE OF THE AREA SUN AND MON. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD
BEHIND THE FRONT N OF THE AREA. SECOND COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE
SOUTHEAST U.S. COAST MON NIGHT AND EXTENDS FROM 31N74W TO 28N81W
TUE AND FROM 31N67W TO 24N70W WED.
..S OF 31N...OUT TO 65W
TONIGHT
W OF COLD FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO
13 FT. N OF 28N E OF COLD FRONT SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...
EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 210 NM E OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
FROM 24N TO 28N E OF COLD FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
SAT AND SAT NIGHT
NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
10 TO 16 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT N TO NE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN
N OF 27N W OF 76W N TO NE WINDS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT
20 TO 25 KT BETWEEN 22N AND 24N. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW
SWELL...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SUN NIGHT AND MON
N OF 27N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS S TO SW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT SE PART
EARLY. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 4
TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
TUE
W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. N
OF 29N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT....EXCEPT 20 TO 25
KT WITHIN 150 NM OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. FROM 25N TO 29N E OF
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3
FT W OF BAHAMAS.
WED
W OF FRONT NW 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N
E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF
70W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 70W
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL.
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