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Small Craft Advisory
Issued: 6:40 PM May. 18, 2026 – National Weather Service
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EDT TUESDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...South winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt and seas 4 to 5 ft expected. * WHERE...Coastal waters from Sandy Hook to Cape May NJ out 20 NM. * WHEN...From noon Tuesday to midnight EDT Tuesday night. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. &&
Heat Advisory
Issued: 6:11 PM May. 18, 2026 – National Weather Service
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Heat index values up to 98 expected. * WHERE...Western Monmouth, Middlesex, Ocean, and Southeastern Burlington Counties. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Record setting high temperatures are quite possible through Wednesday, with maximum heat indices nearing 100 degrees during peak heating each afternoon. Given the intensity of this early season stretch of heat and humidity, we are not acclimated to it yet and therefore impacts could be greater if precautions are not taken. Showers and some thunderstorms arrive later Wednesday afternoon and evening which will break this early season heat. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. &&
Air Quality Alert
Issued: 1:58 PM May. 18, 2026 – National Weather Service
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM EDT TUESDAY... The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Ground Level Ozone, from 11 AM to 11 PM EDT Tuesday. An Air Quality Advisory means that air quality within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards. For more information on current and forecast concentrations of ground-level ozone and fine particulates, visit www.airnow.gov or www.state.nj.us/dep/airmon/ or call the New Jersey Bureau of Air Monitoring at 609-292-0138
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