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navtex marine forecast for se us waters
nws ocean prediction center washington dc
500 pm est tue feb 9 2010
... 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 near cape fear will
rapidly intensify as it tracks ne through the waters tonight
through wed night ... passing e of the area thu. a low pres trough
will move se across the waters thu. a high pres ridge will build
e toward the area fri and sat as low pres passes s of the
waters. a cold front will approach the waters from the w sun.
murrells inlet to 31n ... out to 250 nm
... storm warning...
. tonight ... s to se winds 25 to 35 kt ... becoming w and increasing
to 35 to 50 kt late. seas 5 to 9 ft building to 10 to 17 ft.
showers and scattered tstms ending over w portion late.
. wed ... w to nw winds 35 to 50 kt. seas 17 to 24 ft ... except w of
76w to 9 to 17 ft. scattered showers e part.
. wed night ... w to nw winds 35 to 50 kt diminishing to 25 to 35
kt late. seas 12 to 23 ft ... except w of 76w 5 to 12 ft. highest
winds and seas e. isolated showers e part.
. thu ... nw winds diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. seas 10 to 18
ft ... except w of 76w 4 to 10 ft.
. thu night ... nw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 12 ft ... except w of
76w to 3 to 7 ft. highest winds and seas e.
. fri ... nw winds 10 to 15 kt shifting to e to ne 15 to 20 kt.
seas 4 to 8 ft ... highest e.
. sat ... winds n to nw 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 12 ft ... highest e.
. sun ... nw winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to w 20 to 25 kt. seas 5
to 9 ft.
synopsis for sw n atlc ... s of 31n
. synopsis ... high pres centered near 28n64w will retreat e of
area tonight into wed as a cold front moves off the se united
states coast tonight. the front will reach from near bermuda to
haiti late wed night ... then move se of area late thu night. low
pres is forecast to move off the southern florida coast fri
night.. than track ne across the northern waters sat. the
associated cold front will enter the western portion late fri
and extend from low center to the central bahamas by sat
afternoon ... weaken over the se portion sun.
... s of 31n...
... gale warning...
. tonight ... w of front w to nw winds 25 to 35 kt. seas 9 to 13
ft. e of front to 70w s to sw winds 30 to 40 kt. seas 8 to 13
ft. scattered showers and isolated tstms along front.
. wed ... w of front w to nw winds 30 to 40 kt. seas 11 to 17 ft. e
of front sw winds 30 to 40 kt. seas 9 to 15 kt. scattered
showers and isolated tstms along front.
. wed night ... w to nw winds 20 to 30 kt. seas 8 to 16 ft in nw
swell.
. thu and thu night ... nw winds 20 to 30 kt. seas 12 to 24 ft in n
swell ... except w of 78w 8 to 12.
. fri ... n winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 7 ft. scattered showers
and tstms.
. sat and sun ... w of front nw to n winds 20 to 25
kt ... diminishing to n 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft ... subsiding to
3 to 5 ft.