000 FZUS72 KILM 110959 MWSILM MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 442 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2005 AMZ250-252-254-256-270-111700- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT 20 NM AM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT 20 NM AM- COASTAL WATERS FROM MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM AM-COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM AM- WATERS FROM SURF CITY NC TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC FROM 20 TO 40 NM AM- 442 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH SATURDAY... A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST TODAY THEN MOVE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AHEAD OF THE FRONT TO 20 TO 25 KT BY MIDDAY...WITH GUSTS APPROACHING GALE FORCE. ONCE THE FRONT PASSES WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY AND INCREASE IN STRENGTH. FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE ARE EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH SUSTAINED GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED LATER SATURDAY MORNING. A SECOND SHOT OF COLD AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION...ENHANCING WIND SPEEDS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH SATURDAY EVENING AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. LATE TONIGHT SEAS WITHIN 20 NM WILL BUILD TO 7 TO 10 FT WHILE FARTHER OFFSHORE SEAS WILL APPROACH 20 FT. SEAS WITHIN 20 NM WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 7 AND 10 FT SATURDAY BUT OFFSHORE SEAS WILL INCREASE TO ALMOST 25 FT. MARINERS...ESPECIALLY WITH SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE SUNDAY MORNING. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUT ON THE OPEN ATLANTIC WATERS AND CAN NOT REACH SAFE HARBOR...PREPARE FOR THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS FOR GALE FORCE WINDS AND LOW PERIOD HIGH SEAS. MAKE SURE YOU AND YOUR CREW ARE WEARING LIFE JACKETS. STAY TUNED TO ALL HAZARDS NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. $$  000 FZUS72 KCHS 111103 CCA MWSCHS MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 523 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2005 AMZ330-350-352-354-374-111630- /X.COR.KCHS.MA.S.0024.050311T1023Z-050313T0300Z/ CHARLESTON HARBOR- WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 523 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...GALE WARNING FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA... A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA FROM THE WEST TODAY AND MOVE OFF THE COAST TONIGHT. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO WEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS NEAR GALE FORCE LATE. AFTER THE FRONT PASSES TONIGHT...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KNOTS POSSIBLE INTO SATURDAY EVENING. WIND SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH SATURDAY NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GUST TO 40 KNOTS ON SATURDAY IN THE CHARLESTON HARBOR. THUS...A GALE WARNING MAY BE REQUIRED. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 5 TO 8 FEET WITHIN 20 NAUTICAL MILES AND 8 TO 11 FEET FROM 20 TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES OUT. SEAS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. MARINERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO CAREFULLY MONITOR MARINE WEATHER STATEMENTS...COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS AND OFFSHORE FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST MARINE WEATHER INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. $$  000 FZUS72 KCHS 111023 MWSCHS MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 523 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2005 AMZ330-350-352-354-374-111630- /X.NEW.KCHS.MA.S.0024.050311T1023Z-050313T0300Z/ CHARLESTON HARBOR- WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 523 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...GALE WARNING FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA... A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA FROM THE WEST TODAY AND MOVE OFF THE COAST TONIGHT. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO WEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS NEAR GALE FORCE LATE. AFTER THE FRONT PASSES TONIGHT...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KNOTS POSSIBLE INTO SATURDAY EVENING. WIND SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH SATURDAY NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 5 TO 8 FEET WITHIN 20 NAUTICAL MILES AND 8 TO 11 FEET FROM 20 TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES OUT. SEAS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. MARINERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO CAREFULLY MONITOR MARINE WEATHER STATEMENTS...COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS AND OFFSHORE FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST MARINE WEATHER INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. $$  000 FZUS72 KILM 111538 MWSILM MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 1026 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2005 AMZ250-252-254-256-270-112324- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT 20 NM AM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT 20 NM AM- COASTAL WATERS FROM MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM AM-COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM AM- WATERS FROM SURF CITY NC TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC FROM 20 TO 40 NM AM- 1026 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2005 $$ ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH SATURDAY... A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST THIS AFTERNOON THEN MOVE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THE FRONT TO 20 TO 25 KT BY EARLY AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS APPROACHING GALE FORCE. ONCE THE FRONT PASSES WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY AND INCREASE IN STRENGTH. FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE ARE EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH SUSTAINED GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED LATER SATURDAY MORNING. A SECOND SURGE OF COLD AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION...ENHANCING WIND SPEEDS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS WILL BEGIN TO ABATE SATURDAY EVENING AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. LATE TONIGHT SEAS WITHIN 20 NM WILL BUILD TO 7 TO 10 FEET WHILE FARTHER OFFSHORE SEAS WILL APPROACH 20 FEET. SEAS WITHIN 20 NM WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 7 AND 10 FT SATURDAY BUT OFFSHORE SEAS WILL INCREASE TO ALMOST 25 FEET. MARINERS...ESPECIALLY WITH SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE SUNDAY MORNING. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUT ON THE OPEN ATLANTIC WATERS AND CAN NOT REACH SAFE HARBOR...PREPARE FOR GALE FORCE WINDS AND LOW PERIOD HIGH SEAS FOR THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. STAY TUNED TO ALL HAZARDS NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. $$  000 FZUS72 KCHS 111549 MWSCHS MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1048 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2005 AMZ330-350-352-354-374-112200- /X.CON.KCHS.MA.S.0024.000000T0000Z-050313T0300Z/ CHARLESTON HARBOR- WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1048 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA... A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA FROM THE WEST THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE OFF THE COAST TONIGHT. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FRONT WILL BEGIN TO TIGHTEN THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS TODAY. WINDS WILL FURTHER INCREASE TONIGHT TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS POSSIBLE MAINLY LATE TONIGHT AND INTO SATURDAY. THE STRONGEST CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BE OVER THE GEORGIA WATERS BEYOND 20 NM HOWEVER GUSTS TO GALE FORCE ARE STILL POSSIBLE OVER ALL WATERS WITHIN 20 NM. A GALE WARNING FOR THE CHARLESTON HARBOR WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED THIS AFTERNOON WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 KNOTS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY. SEAS THIS AFTERNOON WILL RANGE FROM 4 FEET NEAR SHORE TO 7 OR 8 FEET OVER THE OUTER GEORGIA WATERS. SEAS WILL BUILD INTO THE DOUBLE DIGITS LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY. MARINERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO CAREFULLY MONITOR MARINE WEATHER STATEMENTS...COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS AND OFFSHORE FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST MARINE WEATHER INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. $$  000 FZUS72 KILM 111607 MWSILM MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 1106 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2005 AMZ250-252-254-256-112324- COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY NC TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM- 1106 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH SATURDAY... A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST THIS AFTERNOON THEN MOVE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THE FRONT TO 20 TO 25 KT BY EARLY AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS APPROACHING GALE FORCE. ONCE THE FRONT PASSES WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY AND INCREASE IN STRENGTH. FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE ARE EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH SUSTAINED GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED LATER SATURDAY MORNING. A SECOND SURGE OF COLD AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION...ENHANCING WIND SPEEDS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS WILL BEGIN TO ABATE SATURDAY EVENING AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. LATE TONIGHT SEAS WITHIN 20 NM WILL BUILD TO 7 TO 10 FEET WHILE FARTHER OFFSHORE SEAS WILL APPROACH 20 FEET. SEAS WITHIN 20 NM WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 7 AND 10 FT SATURDAY BUT OFFSHORE SEAS WILL INCREASE TO ALMOST 25 FEET. MARINERS...ESPECIALLY WITH SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE SUNDAY MORNING. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUT ON THE OPEN ATLANTIC WATERS AND CAN NOT REACH SAFE HARBOR...PREPARE FOR GALE FORCE WINDS AND LOW PERIOD HIGH SEAS FOR THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. STAY TUNED TO ALL HAZARDS NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. $$ MAC  000 FZUS71 KLWX 111844 MWSLWX MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 143 PM EST FRI MAR 11 2005 ANZ530>537-112037- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM DRUM POINT MD TO SMITH POINT, VA AN- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NORTH BEACH TO DRUM POINT, MD AN- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM POOLES ISLAND TO SANDY POINT, MD AN- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SANDY POINT TO NORTH BEACH, MD AN- CHESAPEAKE BAY NORTH OF POOLES ISLAND, MD AN- TIDAL POTOMAC FROM COBB ISLAND, MD TO SMITH POINT, VA AN- TIDAL POTOMAC FROM INDIAN HEAD TO COBB ISLAND, MD AN- TIDAL POTOMAC FROM KEY BRIDGE TO INDIAN HEAD MD AN- 143 PM EST FRI MAR 11 2005 GUSTY RAIN SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER AND THE MARYLAND PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY THIS AFTERNOON. MARINERS CAN EXPECT BRIEF WIND GUSTS AROUND 30 KNOTS IN THE VICINITY OF SHOWERS. KEEP ALERT FOR CHANGING WEATHER. SEEK SAFE HARBOR IF MARINE WARNINGS ARE ISSUED. $$ GUYER/SMZ  000 FZUS71 KAKQ 111952 MWSAKQ MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 248 PM EST FRI MAR 11 2005 ANZ630>632-112145- ...SHOWERS WITH GUSTY WINDS APPROACHING THE WATERS... AT 245 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF SHOWERS OVER THE NORTHERN NECK...MOVING TOWARDS THE CHESAPEAKE BAY. THE SHOWERS ARE MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... OVER WATTS ISLAND AT 315 PM EST...REACHING THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE BAY SOUTH OF NEW PT COMFORT AFTER 330 PM. MARINERS CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS UP TO 30 KNOTS...LOCALLY HIGHER WAVES...AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN. BOATERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES. LAT...LON 3798 7565 3797 7564 3792 7573 3784 7566 3761 7591 3756 7585 3754 7593 3748 7589 3749 7590 3732 7598 3722 7628 3746 7625 3757 7634 3768 7637 3779 7630 3789 7639 3784 7626 3789 7623 3789 7591 3798 7581 $$ BROWN  000 FZUS76 KMTR 112044 MWSMTR PZZ535-555-575-120000- MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA 1236 PM PST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...DENSE FOG SURGING NORTHWARD ALONG THE CENTRAL COAST... AT 1230 PM...VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWED A BROAD AREA OF DENSE FOG SPREADING RAPIDLY NORTHWARD ALONG THE MONTEREY COUNTY COAST... HAVING REACHED AS FAR NORTH AS CARMEL. THIS AREA OF FOG WILL MOVE INTO PORTIONS OF MONTEREY BAY BY 130 PM...LIKELY AFFECTING SANTA CRUZ BY 3 PM. UNRESTRICTED VISIBILITIES WILL SUDDENLY DROP TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AS THIS AREA OF FOG MOVES OVERHEAD. FOG WILL CONTINUE TO FILL INTO MONTEREY BAY AND SPREAD NORTHWARD TO THE SAN MATEO COAST BY THIS EVENING. MARINERS IN THE AFFECTED AREA CAN EXPECT VISIBILITY OF LESS THAN ONE MILE TO PERSIST WELL INTO THIS EVENING. $$ WEAGLE  000 FZUS72 KMHX 112044 MWSMHX MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 342 PM EST FRI MAR 11 2005 AMZ135-152-154-156-158-120900- 342 PM EST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...GALE WARNING FOR COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF OREGON INLET INCLUDING THE PAMLICO SOUND... A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING AND MOVE OFFSHORE OVERNIGHT. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL BECOME WEST LATER TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM OREGON INLET AND SOUTH...WHERE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS ARE LIKELY LATER TONIGHT AND MUCH OF SATURDAY. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS...AND MARINERS ARE URGED TO STAY IN PORT TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. BRIEF WIND GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING. $$ RF  000 FZUS72 KILM 112051 MWSILM MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 343 PM EST FRI MAR 11 2005 AMZ250-252-254-256-270-120442- COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY NC TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM- 343 PM EST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH SATURDAY... A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE WEST WILL MOVE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT. AS THE FRONT PASSES ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT THE WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY AND INCREASE IN STRENGTH. FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE ARE EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED LATER SATURDAY MORNING. A SECOND SURGE OF COLD AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION...ENHANCING WIND SPEEDS AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS WILL BEGIN TO ABATE SATURDAY EVENING AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. LATE TONIGHT SEAS WITHIN 20 NM WILL BUILD TO 7 TO 10 FEET WHILE FARTHER OFFSHORE SEAS WILL APPROACH 20 FEET. SEAS WITHIN 20 NM WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 7 AND 10 FT SATURDAY BUT OFFSHORE SEAS WILL INCREASE TO ALMOST 25 FEET. MARINERS...ESPECIALLY WITH SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE SUNDAY MORNING. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUT ON THE OPEN ATLANTIC WATERS AND CAN NOT REACH SAFE HARBOR...PREPARE FOR GALE FORCE WINDS AND LOW PERIOD HIGH SEAS FOR THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$  000 FZUS71 KLWX 112055 MWSLWX MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 355 PM EST FRI MAR 11 2005 ANZ532>537-112300- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM DRUM POINT MD TO SMITH POINT, VA AN- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NORTH BEACH TO DRUM POINT, MD AN- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SANDY POINT TO NORTH BEACH, MD AN- TIDAL POTOMAC FROM COBB ISLAND, MD TO SMITH POINT, VA AN- TIDAL POTOMAC FROM INDIAN HEAD TO COBB ISLAND, MD AN- TIDAL POTOMAC FROM KEY BRIDGE TO INDIAN HEAD MD AN- 355 PM EST FRI MAR 11 2005 GUSTY RAIN SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER AND THE MARYLAND PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY THIS AFTERNOON. MARINERS CAN EXPECT BRIEF WIND GUSTS AROUND 30 KNOTS IN THE VICINITY OF SHOWERS. KEEP ALERT FOR CHANGING WEATHER. SEEK SAFE HARBOR IF MARINE WARNINGS ARE ISSUED. $$ HTS  000 FZUS72 KCHS 112055 MWSCHS MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 355 PM EST FRI MAR 11 2005 AMZ330-350-352-354-374-120700- /X.CON.KCHS.MA.S.0024.000000T0000Z-050313T0300Z/ CHARLESTON HARBOR- WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY- WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 355 PM EST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...A GALE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR CHARLESTON HARBOR... ...A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA... A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE AREA THIS MORNING WILL ENHANCE THE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND ALLOW WINDS TO INCREASE OVER THE WATERS TONIGHT. GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WATERS TONIGHT. WINDS WILL MIX FIRST OVER THE OUTER GEORGIA WATERS WHERE MIXING IS MORE EFFICIENT THEN OVER THE NEARSHORE WATERS ONCE COLD AIR MOVES OFF THE COAST BEHIND THE FRONT. THE CHARLESTON HARBOR OBSERVATION INDICATED WIND GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND THESE GUSTS WILL LIKELY INCREASE THIS EVENING BEFORE THEY DROP OFF SOMEWHAT OVERNIGHT. GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING THEN AGAIN ON SATURDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS AND WIND GUSTS WILL LIKELY FALL BELOW GALE FORCE LATE ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL BUILD QUICKLY TONIGHT AND RANGE FROM 4 TO 5 FT NEARSHORE TO 12 FEET NEAR 60 NM. MARINERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO CAREFULLY MONITOR MARINE WEATHER STATEMENTS...COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS AND OFFSHORE FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST MARINE WEATHER INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. $$  000 FZUS71 KLWX 112145 MWSLWX MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 442 PM EST FRI MAR 11 2005 0 POP 30 POP 10 POP 10 POP 30 ROCHESTER, NY SNOW MOCLDY PTCLDY PTCLDY PTCLDY PTCLDY MOCLDY 23/32 20/29 17/31 19/33 21/38 24/42 29/43 POP 60 POP 40 POP 40 POP 30 POP 10 POP 10 POP 30 ...FINGER LAKES REGION... DANSVILLE, NY SNOW MOCLDY PTCLDY PTCLDY PTCLDY PTCLDY MOCLDY 22/33 19/29 15/29 16/34 16/38 20/42 26/45 POP 60 POP 40 POP 40 POP 30 POP 10 POP 10 POP 30 GENEVA, NY SNOW MOCLDY SNOSHWR PTCLDY PTCLDY PTCLDY MOCLDY 23/34 20/30 14/30 15/32 19/36 23/41 24/42 POP 60 POP 40 POP 50 POP 30 POP 10 POP 10 POP 30 PENN YAN, NY SNOSHWR MOCLDY MOCLDY MOCLDY MOCLDY PTCLDY MOCLDY 21/32 18/29 15/28 17/31 20/38 21/41 26/41 POP 50 POP 40 POP 30 POP 30 POP 30 POP 10 POP 40 ITHACA, NY SNOSHWR MOCLDY MOCLDY MOCLDY FLRRYS SUNNY MOCLDY 22/30 18/29 14/28 15/31 19/36 21/39 24/41 POP 50 POP 40 POP 30 POP 30 POP 20 POP 10 POP 40 SYRACUSE, NY SNOSHWR SNOSHWR MOCLDY MOCLDY MOCLDY PTCLDY MOCLDY 22/33 21/33 17/30 20/30 23/37 24/40 29/41 POP 60 POP 50 POP 30 POP 30 POP 30 POP 10 POP 40 ...EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO COUNTIES... FULTON, NY SNOW SNOSHWR SNOSHWR MOCLDY MOCLDY PTCLDY MOCLDY 23/32 22/31 18/30 17/32 20/35 22/40 26/39 POP 60 POP 70 POP 60 POP 30 POP 20 POP 10 POP 30 WATERTOWN, NY SNOW MOCLDY PTCLDY MOCLDY MOCLDY PTCLDY MOCLDY 21/32 18/29 11/28 13/31 16/35 19/37 23/37 POP 60 POP 40 POP 40 POP 30 POP 20 POP 10 POP 30 LOWVILLE, NY SNOW MOCLDY PTCLDY MOCLDY MOCLDY PTCLDY MOCLDY 20/32 16/28 10/27 11/29 14/35 18/38 22/36 POP 60 POP 40 POP 40 POP 30 POP 20 POP 10 POP 30 $$  000 FZUS71 KLWX 112145 MWSLWX MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 442 PM EST FRI MAR 11 2005 ANZ536-112152- /O.CAN.KLWX.MA.W.0002.000000T0000Z-050311T2200Z/ 442 PM EST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...SPECIAL MARINE WARNING CANCELLED... THE AFFECTED AREA WAS... TIDAL POTOMAC FROM INDIAN HEAD TO COBB ISLAND, MD THE SHOWER WITH GUSTY WINDS HAS MOVED EAST OF THE WARNED AREA. AS A RESULT...THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ HTS  000 FZUS71 KLWX 112222 MWSLWX MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 522 PM EST FRI MAR 11 2005 ANZ530>532-120030- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM POOLES ISLAND TO SANDY POINT, MD AN- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SANDY POINT TO NORTH BEACH, MD AN- CHESAPEAKE BAY NORTH OF POOLES ISLAND, MD AN- 522 PM EST FRI MAR 11 2005 AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM NEAR FREDERICK AND WESTMINSTER MARYLAND WILL MOVE EAST...REACHING THE WESTERN SHORELINE OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY NORTH OF ANNAPOLIS BY 7 PM. MARINERS CAN EXPECT BRIEF HEAVY RAINS AND WIND GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS IN THE PATH OF THESE SHOWERS AND STORMS. REMAIN ALERT FOR CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS...AND SEEK SAFE HARBOR IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ HTS