Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Snow Hill, MD
April 19, 2024 1:56 AM EDT (05:56 UTC) Change Location
 | Sunrise 6:18 AM Sunset 7:44 PM Moonrise 2:48 PM Moonset 3:32 AM |
ANZ650 Coastal Waters From Fenwick Island De To Chincoteague Va Out 20 Nm- 116 Am Edt Fri Apr 19 2024
.small craft advisory in effect through this afternoon - .
Rest of tonight - NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, occasionally to 9 ft. Wave detail: ne 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds.
Fri - NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. Wave detail: E 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds.
Fri night - SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers.
Sat - NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning.
Sat night - W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds and se 1 ft at 13 seconds.
Sun - N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds and N 2 ft at 4 seconds.
Sun night - S winds 5 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas around 2 ft.
Mon - NW winds 10 kt, becoming ne in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft.
Mon night - SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw after midnight. Seas around 2 ft.
Tue - N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming se in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Tue night - S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft.
ANZ600 116 Am Edt Fri Apr 19 2024
Synopsis for fenwick island de to currituck beach light nc out 20 nautical miles including virginia portion of the chesapeake bay, currituck sound and portions of the james, york, and rappahannock rivers -
high pressure becomes centered over atlantic canada this morning. Another cold front drops across the waters late Friday night through Saturday morning. Rain chances increase late Sunday into early Monday, as low pressure tracks along a stalled frontal boundary across the carolinas.
high pressure becomes centered over atlantic canada this morning. Another cold front drops across the waters late Friday night through Saturday morning. Rain chances increase late Sunday into early Monday, as low pressure tracks along a stalled frontal boundary across the carolinas.
Area Discussion for - Wakefield, VA
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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Wakefield VA 813 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024
SYNOPSIS
Dry and warm conditions are expected today. A backdoor cold front drops south of the area late this afternoon through tonight, with a stronger cold front crossing the region Friday night. Rain chances increase late Sunday into early Monday as low pressure tracks along a stalled frontal boundary across the Carolinas.
NEAR TERM /UNTIL 8 AM FRIDAY MORNING/
As of 810 PM EDT Thursday...
A backdoor cold front continues to move inland this evening with gusty E winds to ~20 mph possible behind the front (gusts to 25 mph possible along the coast). This front is expected to make it to central NC by late tonight. Winds becoming NE/ENE area- wide in the wake of the front. Temps as of 8 PM ranged from the mid 70s SW to the lower 50s NE. Temps will quickly drop into the 50s after the FROPA this evening and forecast lows range from the upper 40s across the Eastern Shore and Northern Neck to the lower 50s elsewhere (warmest across the SW). In addition, marine stratus will continue to overspread the entire area overnight with the onshore flow behind the front. Some model guidance is hinting at the potential for some patchy fog across the SE VA/NE NC coastline overnight (after midnight). Confidence is low for this (given winds of 8-10 mph), but cannot rule it out.
SHORT TERM /8 AM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY/
As of 300 PM EDT Thursday...
Strong low pressure tracks from the Canadian Prairies to Ontario/Quebec today through Friday, pushing a stronger cold front toward the region (which will approach from the NW). The backdoor front currently over the area will try to retreat back to the north during the day on tomorrow as that stronger cold front approaches. The temperature forecast will largely depend on how fast that front retreats (and also how quickly the low stratus burns off). Have continued to trend the forecast cooler (especially near the immediate Atlantic coast and on the Eastern Shore) where temps likely won't get out of the 60s.
Temps may struggle to reach 60F in/near Ocean City. Still think it warms well into the mid to upper 70s across interior srn VA and NE NC. The greatest amount of uncertainty with respect to temps on Friday remains near the RIC Metro/I-64 Corridor (where model solutions still range from the 60s to mid 70s).
Rain chances will return, though not until later Friday afternoon.
Rain will be scattered at first before increasing in coverage a bit more after ~8pm. Any chances for thunderstorms will likely be focused across the west/southwest portion of the CWA since the backdoor cold front will be retreating across the east, though still cannot rule out a stray rumble of thunder further north late Friday afternoon/evening due to increasing elevated instability. There is a low-end, Marginal threat for severe storms across far SW portions of the area (Mecklenburg County), but again this will depend on how far north the front can retreat. Damaging wind gusts would be the main threat with any stronger storms.
This is not looking like a major rain event, or even moderate rain for that matter. QPF forecasts are still showing barely .10-.25" in a few spots, though that may even be a stretch. The front likely moves south of the FA by the middle of Saturday morning, and isolated to perhaps scattered showers will likely linger over the area through that time (and potentially Sat aftn across far SE VA/NE NC...although PoPs are only 20% given the expected lack of coverage). We should see at least partial clearing over the NW 1/3 to 1/2 of the area by Sat aftn as drier air filters in behind the front. As of now, forecast highs Sat are in the upper 60s-lower 70s (although it may be cooler if clouds/showers linger longer than expected...which seems most likely across srn portions of the area).
A stronger shot of CAA arrives Saturday night into Sunday morning.
Low temperatures will dip into the mid 40s (lower 40s for typically cooler locations). On Sunday, a southern stream low pressure system is progged to move out of the Gulf Coast states and into the Carolinas. This means that rain chances will return, potentially by Sunday afternoon across the southern half of the forecast area. Temperatures will likely be cooler across southern portions of the forecast area (due to clouds and increasing rain chances) with highs only in the lower 60s (potentially even upper 50s in spots). The northern 2/3rds of the forecast area will see highs in the lower to mid 60s (cooler across the Eastern Shore).
LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/
As of 300 PM EDT Thursday...
The system deepens offshore Sunday night into Monday. With rain chances continuing into Sunday night and early Monday (especially south). The main forecast challenge lies in figuring out how far north the rain will get, but the trend with the 12z suite of models has been to keep the deepest moisture just south of the local area. Rain chances linger across southern portions of the area potentially into Monday afternoon.
Temperatures on Monday will be a similar story compared to Sunday with northern portions of the area warmer than the southern 1/3rd of the CWA High pressure briefly builds over the area Tue AM before another system brings shower chances to the area by Wednesday. Although it will be cool Tuesday morning, temps should rebound nicely during the day as the high moves offshore and winds become southerly. The cold front crosses the area likely mid day Wednesday with cooler air filtering back into the region Wednesday night into Thursday.
AVIATION /00Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/
As of 805 PM EDT Thursday...
A backdoor cold front continues to push inland this evening with E/NE 8-15 kt with gusts to 20 kt this evening. Winds diminish to ~5 kt late tonight before becoming ESE 5-10 kt Fri afternoon.
Behind the front, an IFR marine stratus layer has developed and begun pushing inland along the coast. This IFR stratus layer will continue to spread inland overnight with IFR CIGs at all terminals by 6-8z. IFR CIGs have already overspread ORF and will likely impact PHF/ECG by 2-3z. RIC/SBY are lower confidence before 8z with IFR CIGs potentially arriving earlier than expected. IFR/LIFR CIGs linger into Fri morning before improving to MVFR by mid-late morning. Clouds linger through the day Fri with VFR/MVFR CIGs . Some model guidance is hinting at some marine fog pushing onshore at ORF overnight between 4-10z. As such, IFR VIS is also possible here during this time. Have used a TEMPO for now given the lower confidence. Finally, scattered showers move in from W to E late Fri afternoon into Fri night.
Outlook: A stronger cold front arrives from the NW and crosses the area late Friday/Friday night with scattered showers and isolated, embedded storms. Rain chances generally end after Saturday morning, but return later Sunday into early Monday as low pressure passes through the Carolinas.
MARINE
As of 715 PM EDT Thursday...
The backdoor cold front has pushed through all of the waters now, with strong pressure rises of ~6mb/6hr pushing in from the NE. The winds over the northern coastal waters are from the NE gusting up to 30 kt (with seas to 6-8 ft). Farther south, winds are from the ENE at 15-20kt gusting to ~25kt down into the southern VA coastal waters as well as the lower Bay/lower James.
High res models show the winds remaining elevated for about 3-5 hrs and given the pattern (sfc high pressure to our NE), decided to raise SCAs across the lower Bay/lower James/and Coastal waters from Cape Charles to the VA- NC border.
Elsewhere, held off on any headlines, with the surge expected to be more marginal and shorter in duration (though will need to monitor trends this evening). The winds diminish overnight to 10-15kt, with the SCAs across the lower Bay/James dropping off after 1-4am. The SCAs remain in effect into at least Friday morning for the coastal waters with seas staying elevated at 4-6 ft.
Another cold front will move through the region late Fri night into Sat. N winds will follow the second front but at this time it appears that winds will be below SCA levels.
AKQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
MD...None.
NC...None.
VA...None.
MARINE...Small Craft Advisory until 1 AM EDT Friday for ANZ632-638.
Small Craft Advisory until 4 AM EDT Friday for ANZ634.
Small Craft Advisory until 5 PM EDT Friday for ANZ650-652.
Small Craft Advisory until 10 AM EDT Friday for ANZ654-656.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Wakefield VA 813 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024
SYNOPSIS
Dry and warm conditions are expected today. A backdoor cold front drops south of the area late this afternoon through tonight, with a stronger cold front crossing the region Friday night. Rain chances increase late Sunday into early Monday as low pressure tracks along a stalled frontal boundary across the Carolinas.
NEAR TERM /UNTIL 8 AM FRIDAY MORNING/
As of 810 PM EDT Thursday...
A backdoor cold front continues to move inland this evening with gusty E winds to ~20 mph possible behind the front (gusts to 25 mph possible along the coast). This front is expected to make it to central NC by late tonight. Winds becoming NE/ENE area- wide in the wake of the front. Temps as of 8 PM ranged from the mid 70s SW to the lower 50s NE. Temps will quickly drop into the 50s after the FROPA this evening and forecast lows range from the upper 40s across the Eastern Shore and Northern Neck to the lower 50s elsewhere (warmest across the SW). In addition, marine stratus will continue to overspread the entire area overnight with the onshore flow behind the front. Some model guidance is hinting at the potential for some patchy fog across the SE VA/NE NC coastline overnight (after midnight). Confidence is low for this (given winds of 8-10 mph), but cannot rule it out.
SHORT TERM /8 AM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY/
As of 300 PM EDT Thursday...
Strong low pressure tracks from the Canadian Prairies to Ontario/Quebec today through Friday, pushing a stronger cold front toward the region (which will approach from the NW). The backdoor front currently over the area will try to retreat back to the north during the day on tomorrow as that stronger cold front approaches. The temperature forecast will largely depend on how fast that front retreats (and also how quickly the low stratus burns off). Have continued to trend the forecast cooler (especially near the immediate Atlantic coast and on the Eastern Shore) where temps likely won't get out of the 60s.
Temps may struggle to reach 60F in/near Ocean City. Still think it warms well into the mid to upper 70s across interior srn VA and NE NC. The greatest amount of uncertainty with respect to temps on Friday remains near the RIC Metro/I-64 Corridor (where model solutions still range from the 60s to mid 70s).
Rain chances will return, though not until later Friday afternoon.
Rain will be scattered at first before increasing in coverage a bit more after ~8pm. Any chances for thunderstorms will likely be focused across the west/southwest portion of the CWA since the backdoor cold front will be retreating across the east, though still cannot rule out a stray rumble of thunder further north late Friday afternoon/evening due to increasing elevated instability. There is a low-end, Marginal threat for severe storms across far SW portions of the area (Mecklenburg County), but again this will depend on how far north the front can retreat. Damaging wind gusts would be the main threat with any stronger storms.
This is not looking like a major rain event, or even moderate rain for that matter. QPF forecasts are still showing barely .10-.25" in a few spots, though that may even be a stretch. The front likely moves south of the FA by the middle of Saturday morning, and isolated to perhaps scattered showers will likely linger over the area through that time (and potentially Sat aftn across far SE VA/NE NC...although PoPs are only 20% given the expected lack of coverage). We should see at least partial clearing over the NW 1/3 to 1/2 of the area by Sat aftn as drier air filters in behind the front. As of now, forecast highs Sat are in the upper 60s-lower 70s (although it may be cooler if clouds/showers linger longer than expected...which seems most likely across srn portions of the area).
A stronger shot of CAA arrives Saturday night into Sunday morning.
Low temperatures will dip into the mid 40s (lower 40s for typically cooler locations). On Sunday, a southern stream low pressure system is progged to move out of the Gulf Coast states and into the Carolinas. This means that rain chances will return, potentially by Sunday afternoon across the southern half of the forecast area. Temperatures will likely be cooler across southern portions of the forecast area (due to clouds and increasing rain chances) with highs only in the lower 60s (potentially even upper 50s in spots). The northern 2/3rds of the forecast area will see highs in the lower to mid 60s (cooler across the Eastern Shore).
LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/
As of 300 PM EDT Thursday...
The system deepens offshore Sunday night into Monday. With rain chances continuing into Sunday night and early Monday (especially south). The main forecast challenge lies in figuring out how far north the rain will get, but the trend with the 12z suite of models has been to keep the deepest moisture just south of the local area. Rain chances linger across southern portions of the area potentially into Monday afternoon.
Temperatures on Monday will be a similar story compared to Sunday with northern portions of the area warmer than the southern 1/3rd of the CWA High pressure briefly builds over the area Tue AM before another system brings shower chances to the area by Wednesday. Although it will be cool Tuesday morning, temps should rebound nicely during the day as the high moves offshore and winds become southerly. The cold front crosses the area likely mid day Wednesday with cooler air filtering back into the region Wednesday night into Thursday.
AVIATION /00Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/
As of 805 PM EDT Thursday...
A backdoor cold front continues to push inland this evening with E/NE 8-15 kt with gusts to 20 kt this evening. Winds diminish to ~5 kt late tonight before becoming ESE 5-10 kt Fri afternoon.
Behind the front, an IFR marine stratus layer has developed and begun pushing inland along the coast. This IFR stratus layer will continue to spread inland overnight with IFR CIGs at all terminals by 6-8z. IFR CIGs have already overspread ORF and will likely impact PHF/ECG by 2-3z. RIC/SBY are lower confidence before 8z with IFR CIGs potentially arriving earlier than expected. IFR/LIFR CIGs linger into Fri morning before improving to MVFR by mid-late morning. Clouds linger through the day Fri with VFR/MVFR CIGs . Some model guidance is hinting at some marine fog pushing onshore at ORF overnight between 4-10z. As such, IFR VIS is also possible here during this time. Have used a TEMPO for now given the lower confidence. Finally, scattered showers move in from W to E late Fri afternoon into Fri night.
Outlook: A stronger cold front arrives from the NW and crosses the area late Friday/Friday night with scattered showers and isolated, embedded storms. Rain chances generally end after Saturday morning, but return later Sunday into early Monday as low pressure passes through the Carolinas.
MARINE
As of 715 PM EDT Thursday...
The backdoor cold front has pushed through all of the waters now, with strong pressure rises of ~6mb/6hr pushing in from the NE. The winds over the northern coastal waters are from the NE gusting up to 30 kt (with seas to 6-8 ft). Farther south, winds are from the ENE at 15-20kt gusting to ~25kt down into the southern VA coastal waters as well as the lower Bay/lower James.
High res models show the winds remaining elevated for about 3-5 hrs and given the pattern (sfc high pressure to our NE), decided to raise SCAs across the lower Bay/lower James/and Coastal waters from Cape Charles to the VA- NC border.
Elsewhere, held off on any headlines, with the surge expected to be more marginal and shorter in duration (though will need to monitor trends this evening). The winds diminish overnight to 10-15kt, with the SCAs across the lower Bay/James dropping off after 1-4am. The SCAs remain in effect into at least Friday morning for the coastal waters with seas staying elevated at 4-6 ft.
Another cold front will move through the region late Fri night into Sat. N winds will follow the second front but at this time it appears that winds will be below SCA levels.
AKQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
MD...None.
NC...None.
VA...None.
MARINE...Small Craft Advisory until 1 AM EDT Friday for ANZ632-638.
Small Craft Advisory until 4 AM EDT Friday for ANZ634.
Small Craft Advisory until 5 PM EDT Friday for ANZ650-652.
Small Craft Advisory until 10 AM EDT Friday for ANZ654-656.
| Stations | Dist | Age | Wind | Air Temp | Water Temp | Waves | inHg | DewPt |
| OCIM2 - 8570283 - Ocean City Inlet, MD | 16 mi | 57 min | NE 5.1G | 48°F | 54°F | 30.09 | ||
| 44089 | 27 mi | 61 min | 52°F | 5 ft | ||||
| 44084 | 30 mi | 117 min | 48°F | 53°F | 5 ft | |||
| 44009 - DELAWARE BAY 26 NM Southeast of Cape May, NJ | 38 mi | 47 min | NNE 14G | 48°F | 50°F | 30.12 | 46°F | |
| BISM2 - 8571421 - Bishops Head, MD | 40 mi | 57 min | ENE 11G | 51°F | 67°F | 30.13 | ||
| WAHV2 - 8631044 - Wachapreague, VA | 43 mi | 57 min | ENE 13G | 50°F | 66°F | 30.11 | ||
| LWSD1 - 8557380 - Lewes, DE | 45 mi | 57 min | E 12G | 49°F | 58°F | 30.16 |
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Airport Reports
EDIT (hide/show) Help Click EDIT to display multiple airports. Follow links for more data.| Airport | Dist | Age | Wind kt | Vis | Sky | Weather | Temp | DewPt | RH | inHg |
| KOXB OCEAN CITY MUNI,MD | 14 sm | 27 min | NNE 10G18 | 10 sm | Overcast | 50°F | 45°F | 82% | 30.13 | |
| KWAL WALLOPS FLIGHT FACILITY,VA | 17 sm | 49 min | NNE 11G17 | 10 sm | Overcast | 48°F | 45°F | 87% | 30.13 | |
| KSBY SALISBURYOCEAN CITY WICOMICO RGNL,MD | 18 sm | 62 min | NE 10 | 10 sm | Overcast | Lt Rain | 46°F | 45°F | 93% | 30.14 |
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
Public Landing, Maryland, Tide feet
Salisbury
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Thu -- 12:14 AM EDT -0.00 knots Slack
Thu -- 03:51 AM EDT -0.52 knots Max Ebb
Thu -- 04:10 AM EDT Moonset
Thu -- 06:21 AM EDT Sunrise
Thu -- 07:12 AM EDT 0.00 knots Slack
Thu -- 10:13 AM EDT 0.42 knots Max Flood
Thu -- 12:53 PM EDT -0.00 knots Slack
Thu -- 02:50 PM EDT Moonrise
Thu -- 04:42 PM EDT -0.65 knots Max Ebb
Thu -- 07:42 PM EDT Sunset
Thu -- 08:05 PM EDT 0.00 knots Slack
Thu -- 10:38 PM EDT 0.43 knots Max Flood
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Thu -- 12:14 AM EDT -0.00 knots Slack
Thu -- 03:51 AM EDT -0.52 knots Max Ebb
Thu -- 04:10 AM EDT Moonset
Thu -- 06:21 AM EDT Sunrise
Thu -- 07:12 AM EDT 0.00 knots Slack
Thu -- 10:13 AM EDT 0.42 knots Max Flood
Thu -- 12:53 PM EDT -0.00 knots Slack
Thu -- 02:50 PM EDT Moonrise
Thu -- 04:42 PM EDT -0.65 knots Max Ebb
Thu -- 07:42 PM EDT Sunset
Thu -- 08:05 PM EDT 0.00 knots Slack
Thu -- 10:38 PM EDT 0.43 knots Max Flood
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
Salisbury, Maryland (2 miles below) Current, knots
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