Lewisetta
NOAA CO-OPS station 8635750
Observed , 14 minutes ago
Challenging
Small Craft Advisory in effect. Light WNW winds at 4 kn gusting to 6 kn, easing. Water 60°F, air 56°F. Rest of Today: W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt..
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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 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt and waves 2 to 4 ft. * WHERE...Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA. * WHEN...Until 6 PM EST Monday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
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Speed
4.3kn
Gust
5.6kn
Direction
293° WNW
Trend
Steady
Last 12 hours3.7 to 10 kn
Water Level
1.8ft
Datum
MLLW
Last 12 hours0.4 to 1.8 ft
Air temp
56°F
46 to 56°F today
Water temp
60°F
60 to 61°F today
Pressure
1017mbar
Tendency
Easing
3 hour change
-1.9 mbar
Last 12 hours1017 to 1019 mbar
Salinity
11.4PSU
Band
Brackish
Last 12 hours11 to 16 PSU
Zone forecast
Rest of Today
W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt... Becoming SW late. 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. Gusts up to 20 kt... Increasing to 30 kt in the late morning and afternoon. 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 Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA
Last 24 hours
Every 3 hours, over the last 12 hours. Air 46 to 56°F, water 60 to 61°F, pressure 1,017 to 1,019 mbar, salinity 11 to 16 PSU over the same window.
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Station 8635750
37°59'42" N 76°27'54" W
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