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Active Advisory: (US Severe Weather)
Forecast as of 11:55 am EDT on May 20, 2013
Island de and for Delaware Bay... A frontal boundary extended from the Great Lakes to the waters off the middle Atlantic coast will dissipate today. Meanwhile, another frontal boundary from the north is forecast to drop into New York and New England. The front is expected to stall across that area for tonight and Tuesday before lifting back to the north. A cold front is forecast to approach from the west on Thursday and it should pass through our region on Thursday night. High pressure is anticipated to follow for the weekend.
Forecast as of 11:55 am EDT on May 20, 2013
Small Craft Advisory in effect until 6 PM EDT this evening
Coastal Waters From Little Egg Inlet To Great Egg Inlet Nj Out
20 Nm-
Coastal Waters From Great Egg Inlet To Cape May Nj Out 20 Nm-
Coastal Waters From Cape May Nj To Cape Henlopen De Out 20 Nm-
Coastal Waters From Cape Henlopen To Fenwick Island De Out 20 Nm-
This Afternoon
SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Mainly in se swell with a dominant period of 7 seconds. A chance of showers or tstms.
Tonight
SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Mainly in se swell with a dominant period of 7 seconds. Scattered showers and tstms early in the evening. Patchy fog after midnight.
Tue
S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Patchy fog in the morning.
Tue Night
SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Wed
S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon.
Wed Night
S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers.
Thu
SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
Fri
N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers through the day. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.
Small Craft Advisory
Statement as of 11:55 AM EDT on May 20, 2013

... Small Craft Advisory remains in effect until 6 PM EDT this
evening...

* winds... southwest 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.

* Seas... 3 to 5 feet.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Small Craft Advisory means that wind speeds of 25 to 33 knots
and/or seas of 5 feet or greater are anticipated. Winds and seas
within those ranges will produce hazardous conditions for small
craft. Inexperienced mariners... especially those operating a
small vessel... should remain in port.




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Tidal Potomac River and Maryland portion of Chesapeake Bay.
Sandy Hook NJ to Fenwick Island de to 20 nm offshore and Delaware Bay
Virginia portion of the Chesapeake Bay...Currituck Sound and Atlantic coastal waters from Fenwick Island de to Currituck Beach Light NC out 20 nautical miles
From S of Currituck Beach Light to N of Surf City NC out 20 nm... including the Albemarle and Pamlico sounds and The Monitor National marine Sanctuary
Surf City NC to South Santee River SC out 20 nm
South Santee River SC to Savannah GA out 20 nm and Savannah GA to Altamaha Sound GA out 60 nm...including Charleston Harbor and Grays Reef National marine Sanctuary
Atlantic coastal waters from Altamaha Sound GA to Flagler Beach FL out to 60 nm
Inland waters of western Washington and the northern and central Washington coastal waters
W central N Atlc Continental shelf and slope waters beyond 20 nm...to 250 nm offshore...including S of Georges Bank from 1000 FM to...250 nm offshore.
New England Continental shelf and slope waters from 25 nm offshore to the Hague line...except to 1000 FM S of New England.
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Coastal Water Temperatures
Place Temperature
Ocean City Inlet, MD 64.9 °F
Lewes, DE 60.1 °F
Cape May, NJ 64.9 °F
Open Sea Buoy Information
Place ID Sea Temp Wave Height
DELAWARE BAY NM Southeast of Cape May, NJ 44009 59 °F 4.59 ft
Lower Delaware Bay Buoy 44054 77 °F 0.66 ft
Central Delaware Bay 44055 45 °F 1.31 ft
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Tide Heights
2013-05-20 2013-05-21
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Cape May Point, Sunset Beach, Delaware Bay, New Jersey:
Cape May, Atlantic Ocean, New Jersey:
Inlet (Coast Guard Station), Indian River, Delaware (sub):
Inlet (Coast Guard Station), Indian River, Delaware:
Keydash, Isle of Wight Bay, Maryland:
Lewes, Fort Miles, Delaware:
Ocean City (Isle of Wight Bay), Maryland:
Ocean City (fishing pier), Maryland:
Ocean City Inlet, Maryland (sub):
Ocean City Inlet, Maryland:
Rehoboth Beach, Delaware:
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Tide Information
Date Time Tide Type Height
Cape May Point, Sunset Beach, Delaware Bay, New Jersey:
2013-05-20 10:48 AM EDT Low Tide 0.32
2013-05-20 5:22 PM EDT High Tide 5.03
2013-05-20 11:26 PM EDT Low Tide 0.47
2013-05-21 5:39 AM EDT High Tide 4.64
2013-05-21 11:39 AM EDT Low Tide 0.09
2013-05-21 6:15 PM EDT High Tide 5.46
Cape May, Atlantic Ocean, New Jersey:
2013-05-20 10:12 AM EDT Low Tide 0.37
2013-05-20 4:53 PM EDT High Tide 4.64
2013-05-20 10:50 PM EDT Low Tide 0.54
2013-05-21 5:02 AM EDT High Tide 4.34
2013-05-21 11:03 AM EDT Low Tide 0.14
2013-05-21 5:44 PM EDT High Tide 5.10
Inlet (Coast Guard Station), Indian River, Delaware (sub):
2013-05-20 10:42 AM EDT Low Tide 0.35
2013-05-20 5:32 PM EDT High Tide 2.80
2013-05-20 11:20 PM EDT Low Tide 0.42
2013-05-21 5:52 AM EDT High Tide 2.58
2013-05-21 11:34 AM EDT Low Tide 0.14
2013-05-21 6:25 PM EDT High Tide 3.08
Inlet (Coast Guard Station), Indian River, Delaware:
2013-05-20 10:38 AM EDT Low Tide 0.28
2013-05-20 5:22 PM EDT High Tide 2.72
2013-05-20 11:18 PM EDT Low Tide 0.39
2013-05-21 5:36 AM EDT High Tide 2.52
2013-05-21 11:27 AM EDT Low Tide 0.12
2013-05-21 6:16 PM EDT High Tide 2.95
Keydash, Isle of Wight Bay, Maryland:
2013-05-20 10:51 AM EDT Low Tide 0.28
2013-05-20 3:21 PM EDT High Tide 1.73
2013-05-20 11:29 PM EDT Low Tide 0.34
2013-05-21 3:41 AM EDT High Tide 1.60
2013-05-21 11:43 AM EDT Low Tide 0.12
2013-05-21 4:14 PM EDT High Tide 1.91
Lewes, Fort Miles, Delaware:
2013-05-20 10:56 AM EDT Low Tide 0.28
2013-05-20 5:27 PM EDT High Tide 4.33
2013-05-20 11:34 PM EDT Low Tide 0.41
2013-05-21 5:44 AM EDT High Tide 4.00
2013-05-21 11:47 AM EDT Low Tide 0.07
2013-05-21 6:20 PM EDT High Tide 4.70
Ocean City (Isle of Wight Bay), Maryland:
2013-05-20 10:21 AM EDT Low Tide 0.33
2013-05-20 4:43 PM EDT High Tide 2.47
2013-05-20 10:58 PM EDT Low Tide 0.39
2013-05-21 5:03 AM EDT High Tide 2.28
2013-05-21 11:12 AM EDT Low Tide 0.14
2013-05-21 5:36 PM EDT High Tide 2.72
Ocean City (fishing pier), Maryland:
2013-05-20 9:57 AM EDT Low Tide 0.35
2013-05-20 4:18 PM EDT High Tide 3.69
2013-05-20 10:35 PM EDT Low Tide 0.42
2013-05-21 4:38 AM EDT High Tide 3.40
2013-05-21 10:49 AM EDT Low Tide 0.14
2013-05-21 5:11 PM EDT High Tide 4.05
Ocean City Inlet, Maryland (sub):
2013-05-20 10:12 AM EDT Low Tide 0.35
2013-05-20 4:46 PM EDT High Tide 2.40
2013-05-20 10:49 PM EDT Low Tide 0.42
2013-05-21 5:06 AM EDT High Tide 2.21
2013-05-21 11:03 AM EDT Low Tide 0.14
2013-05-21 5:39 PM EDT High Tide 2.64
Ocean City Inlet, Maryland:
2013-05-20 10:08 AM EDT Low Tide 0.20
2013-05-20 4:52 PM EDT High Tide 2.31
2013-05-20 10:48 PM EDT Low Tide 0.31
2013-05-21 5:04 AM EDT High Tide 2.14
2013-05-21 10:59 AM EDT Low Tide 0.06
2013-05-21 5:44 PM EDT High Tide 2.51
Rehoboth Beach, Delaware:
2013-05-20 10:05 AM EDT Low Tide 0.47
2013-05-20 4:33 PM EDT High Tide 4.17
2013-05-20 10:43 PM EDT Low Tide 0.56
2013-05-21 4:53 AM EDT High Tide 3.84
2013-05-21 10:57 AM EDT Low Tide 0.19
2013-05-21 5:26 PM EDT High Tide 4.58
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