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Offshore Forecast


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navtex marine forecast for se us waters
nws ocean prediction center washington dc
1004 pm est sun nov 22 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 area will
establish a ridge across new england tonight which will persist
through mon night. developing low pres will move off the north
carolina coast early mon ... track ne over the central and nrn
waters mon into tue ... then pass ne of the area tue night. the
low will push a trailing cold front se across the waters through
mon night ... stalling in the far srn waters tue. weak high pres
will move across the waters wed. low pres will form on the front
off the north carolina coast by thu and move n ... and then pass n
of the area fri while intensifying.

murrells inlet to 31n ... out to 250 nm

. overnight ... ne winds 20 to 30 kt becoming s to se 10 to 20
kt... highest n. seas 7 to 10 ft subsiding to 5 to 7 ft. rain
and isolated tstms.
. mon ... s to sw winds 10 to 15 kt ... except w of 77w becoming w to
nw late. seas 4 to 5 ft. rain changing to isolated showers late.
. mon night ... winds w to nw 10 to 15 kt throughout. seas 3 to 5
ft. isolated showers e portion.
. tue ... winds n to nw 10 kt or less. seas 3 to 5 ft.
. tue night ... ne winds 5 to 10 kt becoming e to ne 5 to 15 kt.
seas 3 to 6 ft with ne swell ... highest ne.
. wed ... e to ne winds 10 to 20 kt ... except e of 76w becoming s to
sw late. seas 4 to 6 ft.
. thu ... winds sw to w 15 to 20 kt ... except w portion becoming w
to nw. seas 4 to 7 ft.
. fri ... winds w to nw and increasing to 20 to 30 kt. seas 5 to 8
ft ... except e of 1000 fm to 8 to 12 ft.

synopsis for sw n atlc ... s of 31n

. synopsis ... next cold front is expected to move into the far nw
portion by morning then extend from near 31n73w to sebastian
inlet ... fl by tue morning and become stationary through wed. low
pres will then move ne off the se u. s. coast thu with a stronger
cold front extending from 31n77w to cuban coast near 80w by thu
evening and from 31n68w to 21n76w fri evening.


... s of 31n ... out to 65w...

. tonight ... s to sw winds 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft in ne swell.
. mon through tue night ... nw of front n to ne winds 10 to 15
kt ... except nw to n winds 10 kt within 90 nm of front. seas 3 to
5 ft. 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 and thu ... nw to n winds to 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft.
scattered showers and tstms near front.
. fri ... nw to n winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft.




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