FM FLEWEACEN NORFOLK VA
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INFO ALL SHIPS AND AFLOAT COMMANDS HOMEPORTED MAYPORT
ALL SHIPS AND AFLOAT COMMANDS HOMEPORTED NORFOLK
CNO WASHINGTON DC
COMUSFLTFORCOM NORFOLK VA
CTF 80
COMNAVSURFLANT NORFOLK VA
CTG 80.3
COMSC WASHINGTON DC
COMSEALOGLANT NORFOLK VA
COMLANTAREA COGARD PORTSMOUTH VA//ACC/AORC//
CCGDONE BOSTON MA
CCGDFIVE PORTSMOUTH VA
CCGDSEVEN MIAMI FL
FLEWEACEN SAN DIEGO CA
JOINT TYPHOON WARNING CENTER PEARL HARBOR HI
BT
UNCLAS //N03144//
MSGID/GENADMIN/FLEWEACEN//
SUBJ/FLEET WEATHER CENTER NORFOLK EAST COAST SPECIAL WEATHER ADVISORY
VALID 050000Z APR 2013 TO 070000Z APR 2013//
POC/COMMAND DUTY OFFICER/-/FLEWEACEN/LOC:NORFOLK VA/TEL:757-444-7750/
EMAIL:FWC-NORFOLK.CDO(AT)NAVY.MIL//
RMKS/1.FWC-N HAS ISSUED AN EAST COAST SPECIAL WEATHER ADVISORY FOR
THE FOLLOWING TWO AREAS. THE WEATHER SYSTEM GENERATING THIS HEAVY
WEATHER WILL MOVE NORTHWARD FROM THE JAX OPAREA EARLY ON THE 5TH 
TO THE BOSTON/NARRABAY OPAREAS BY THE 6TH.  
A. AREA ONE - EFFECTIVE 050000Z APR 2013 TO 060600Z APR 2013 FOR THE 
AREA DESCRIBED BELOW (INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING OPAREAS: NORTHERN JAX, 
CHS, CHERRY PT, AND SOUTHERN VACAPES).
   30-30N 080-00W
   32-00N 080-00W
   33-29N 077-35W FRYING PAN SHOALS
   35-05N 075-20W DIAMOND SHOALS
   35-00N 065-00W
   31-00N 072-30W
   30-30N 080-00W
CONDITIONS FORECAST OVER THIS AREA: WINDS 35 TO 45 GUSTS 55 KTS/
SEAS 12 TO 18 FEET. MAXIMUM CONDITIONS EXPECTED SOUTH OF CAPE
HATTERAS 14 TO 18 FT.
B. AREA TWO - EFFECTIVE 051200Z APR 2013 TO 070000Z APR 2013 FOR THE 
AREA DESCRIBED BELOW (INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING OPAREAS: VACAPES, NARRABAY 
AND BOSTON). 
   35-05N 075-20W DIAMOND SHOALS
   35-45N 075-00W
   37-00N 075-20W
   40-15N 073-30W
   41-00N 070-00W
   43-00N 070-00W
   44-00N 066-20W
   43-25N 065-40W CAPE SABLE
   42-30N 065-00W
   35-00N 065-00W
   35-05N 075-20W DIAMOND SHOALS
CONDITIONS FORECAST OVER THIS AREA: WINDS 35 TO 45 GUSTS 55 KTS/
SEAS 12 TO 22 FEET. MAXIMUM CONDITIONS EXPECTED SOUTH OF CAPE COD
18 TO 22 FT.
2. OTSR RECOMMENDS ALL UNITS WHOSE LIMITS ARE EXCEEDED BY 
CONDITIONS DESCRIBED IN PARAS ONE AND TWO DURING TIMES INDICATED, 
SEEK SAFE HAVEN IN PORT OR AVOID THESE WARNING AREAS UNTIL 
CONDITIONS ABATE TO ACCEPTABLE LEVELS. FORECAST WINDS/SEAS IN THE 
SOUTHERN JAX OPAREA WILL REMAIN UNDER 35KTS/12FT DURING THIS PERIOD. 
3. LATEST MEDIUM TO LONG RANGE FORECAST GUIDANCE INDICATES A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO BY
040600Z AND MOVE EAST-NORTHEAST OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST BY
051800Z WHILE INTENSIFYING TO GALE FORCE. THIS SYSTEM THEN MOVES 
NORTHEAST TO NOVA SCOTIA BY 061200Z, THEN NORTHWARD OFF THE CANADIAN
MARITIMES BY 070600Z WHILE INTENSIFYING TO STORM FORCE. AS THIS SYSTEM
MOVES OVER THE SOUTHEAST U.S AND ALONG THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST IT WILL 
GENERATE PERIODS OF GALE TO MARGINAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND VERY ROUGH 
TO HIGH SEAS OVER PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN ATLANTIC DURING THE TIME 
PERIOD OF THIS EAST COAST SPECIAL WEATHER ADVISORY.
4. THIS ADVISORY IS VALID 050000Z APR 13 TO 070000Z APR 13.
5. REQUEST THAT ALL ACTION ADDEES ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF THIS MESSAGE
WITH INTENTIONS.
6. FWC-N WILL MONITOR THE EVOLUTION OF THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER EVENT
AND ISSUE UPDATES AS CONDITIONS WARRANT.
7. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT THE COMMAND DUTY OFFICER USING 
INFORMATION LISTED ABOVE, OR VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT
HTTPS://WWW.NEPOC.OCEANOGRAPHY.NAVY.MIL. FOR SPECIFIC OPAREA 
FORECASTS SEE THE VACAPES/CHERRY POINT/CHARLESTON/JACKSONVILLE/
CAPE CANAVERAL/TONGUE OF THE OCEAN FORECAST ISSUED DAILY VIA MESSAGE 
TRAFFIC AND POSTED TO OUR WEBSITES./