Annapolis

NOAA CO-OPS station 8575512

Observed , 12 minutes ago

Challenging

Small Craft Advisory in effect. Light WSW winds at 5 kn gusting to 10 kn, easing. Water 61°F, air 57°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

5.1kn

Gust

9.9kn

Direction

251° WSW

Trend

Easing

Last 12 hours0.8 to 12 kn

Water Level

0.5ft

Datum

MLLW

Last 12 hours0.3 to 1.3 ft

Air temp

57°F

45 to 57°F today

Water temp

61°F

61 to 63°F today

Pressure

1016mbar

Tendency

Easing

3 hour change

-1.5 mbar

Last 12 hours1016 to 1018 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 Sandy Point to North Beach MD

Last 24 hours

Time WindWater Level
5.1 kn WSW0.5 ft
11 kn WNW0.5 ft
2.1 kn W1.1 ft
5.3 kn W1.2 ft
3.5 kn WSW0.7 ft

Every 3 hours, over the last 12 hours. Air 45 to 57°F, water 61 to 63°F, pressure 1,016 to 1,018 mbar over the same window.

4 stations within 30 NM

Annapolis, MD 2 NM SE Chesapeake Ch, LB 91 4 NM E Thomas Point, MD 5 NM SSE Brewerton Ch, LB 2BE 12 NM NE

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Station 8575512
38°58'59" N 76°28'55" W

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