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NOAA CO-OPS station 8573364

Observed , 15 minutes ago

Challenging

Small Craft Advisory in effect. Moderate W winds at 10 kn gusting to 13 kn, easing. Water 59°F, air 55°F. Rest of Today: W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt.

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Small Craft Advisory

Small Craft Advisory issued November 8 at 8:07AM EST until November 9 at 6:00PM EST by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

* WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and waves 2 to 4 ft. * WHERE...Chesapeake Bay main channel north of Smith Point VA, Chester River to Queenstown MD, Eastern Bay, Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River, and Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island. * WHEN...Until 6 PM EST Monday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

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Wind

Speed

10kn

Gust

13kn

Direction

263° W

Trend

Steady

Last 12 hours7.4 to 18 kn

Water Level

0.3ft

Datum

MLLW

Last 12 hours0.3 to 1.4 ft

Air temp

55°F

50 to 55°F today

Water temp

59°F

58 to 60°F today

Pressure

1015mbar

Tendency

Easing

3 hour change

-1.5 mbar

Last 12 hours1015 to 1017 mbar

Zone forecast

Rest of Today

W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.

Tonight

SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W after midnight. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.

Mon

NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 3 ft.

Synopsis

A pair of weak, dry fronts will cross the Mid-Atlantic through Monday morning resulting in an enhancement to northwest breezes. A warm front will lift across the area Monday night into Tuesday morning. A cold front will drop southward into the area during the middle of the week, then low pressure will develop over the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys and track eastward late in the week.

NWS zone Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD

Last 24 hours

Time WindWater Level
10 kn W0.3 ft
12 kn NW0.9 ft
11 kn W1.4 ft
18 kn WNW0.9 ft
15 kn W0.6 ft

Every 3 hours, over the last 12 hours. Air 50 to 55°F, water 58 to 60°F, pressure 1,015 to 1,017 mbar over the same window.

4 stations within 30 NM

Brewerton Ch, LB 2BE 6 NM SW Brewerton Channel Range Front Light (8574831) 13 NM W Baltimore 13 NM W WPL Bay Bridge (170 ft East of Ctr) 15 NM SSW

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Station 8573364
39°12'47" N 76°14'42" W

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