Francis scott key bridge

NDBC buoy fskm2

Observed , 59 minutes ago

Challenging

Small Craft Advisory in effect. Moderate E winds at 16 kn gusting to 20 kn. Pressure steady at 1,028.1 mbar. Air 66°F. Next low tide at 11:23 PM (1 ft). Rest of This Afternoon: NE Winds 15 Kt With Gusts To 25 Kt.

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Small Craft Advisory

Small Craft Advisory issued September 23 at 6:22PM EDT until September 25 at 6:00AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

* WHAT...Northeast winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. * WHERE...Tidal Potomac River from Key Bridge to Cobb Island MD, Chesapeake Bay north of North Beach MD, Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor, Chester River to Queenstown MD, and Eastern Bay. * WHEN...Until 6 AM EDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

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Wind

Speed

16kn

Gust

20kn

Direction

80° E

Trend

Rising

Last 11 hours8 to 20 kn

Air temp

66°F

Last 11 hours56 to 67°F

Pressure

1028mbar

Tendency

Steady

3 hour change

+0.1 mbar

Last 11 hours1028 to 1030 mbar

Tides

Next low

11:23 PM

0.6 ft

Then high

5:32 AM

1.9 ft

Predicted, Hawkins Point0.6 to 1.9 ft

Zone forecast

Rest of This Afternoon

NE Winds 15 Kt With Gusts To 25 Kt. Waves 2 Ft.

Tonight

NE Winds 15 To 20 Kt With Gusts To 30 Kt. Waves 2 Ft.

Thu

NE Winds 10 To 15 Kt With Gusts To 25 Kt. Waves 1 To 2 Ft.

Synopsis

A strong area of high pressure will remain in place to our north through the remainder of the week leading to a prolonged period of onshore flow. A strong coastal low will then develop in the Atlantic Thursday and intensify as it lifts northward into this weekend. Small Craft Advisories will likely be needed for much of the Friday through Saturday time period, and a few low-end gale gusts can't be ruled out.

NWS zone Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor

Last 24 hours

Time WindAir
16 kn E66°F
13 kn NE66°F
14 kn ENE62°F
11 kn NE57°F
11 kn NNE56°F

Every 3 hours, over the last 12 hours. Pressure 1,028 to 1,030 mbar over the same window.

4 stations within 30 NM

Brewerton Channel Range Front Light (8574831) 1 NM SSE Baltimore 4 NM NW Brewerton Ch, LB 2BE 10 NM ESE Tolchester Beach 13 NM E

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How often does buoy fskm2 report?

Wind, temperature and pressure update about every 10 minutes.

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What this buoy measures

This buoy is not reporting waves or water temperature. Conditions above come from the sensors it does carry, and the forecast, tides and sun times on this page are regional rather than measured at the buoy.

Station fskm2
39°13'08" N 76°31'41" W · owned and maintained by NOAA NOS PORTS

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