Tolchester beach

NDBC buoy tcbm2

Observed , 59 minutes ago

Challenging

Small Craft Advisory in effect. Light ENE winds at 5 kn gusting to 11 kn, easing. Pressure rising at 1,028.4 mbar. Water 73°F, air 63°F. Next low tide at 11:30 PM (1 ft). Rest of This Afternoon: NE Winds 20 Kt With Gusts To 30 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

5.1kn

Gust

11kn

Direction

70° ENE

Trend

Steady

Last 11 hours2.9 to 11 kn

Air temp

63°F

55 to 67°F today

Water temp

73°F

73 to 74°F today

Pressure

1028mbar

Tendency

Rising

3 hour change

+0.7 mbar

Last 11 hours1028 to 1029 mbar

Tides

Next low

11:30 PM

0.6 ft

Then high

5:55 AM

1.8 ft

Predicted, Tolchester Beach0.6 to 1.8 ft

Zone forecast

Rest of This Afternoon

NE Winds 20 Kt With Gusts To 30 Kt. Waves 3 Ft.

Tonight

NE Winds 20 To 25 Kt With Gusts To 30 Kt. Waves 3 Ft.

Thu

NE Winds 20 To 25 Kt...diminishing To 15 Kt Late. Waves 3 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 Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD

Last 24 hours

Time WindWater
5.1 kn ENE73°F
6 kn ENE74°F
4.1 kn NE74°F
6 kn NE74°F
4.1 kn NE74°F

Every 3 hours, over the last 12 hours. Air 55 to 67°F, pressure 1,028 to 1,029 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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How often does buoy tcbm2 report?

Wind, temperature and pressure update about every 10 minutes.

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What this buoy measures

This buoy is not reporting waves. 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 tcbm2
39°12'47" N 76°14'38" W · owned and maintained by NOAA NOS PORTS

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