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Marine Weather and Tides Crisfield, MD Version 3.4

NOTICE 8/26/2020 The 7 day forecast is taking about 5 seconds to load but it will eventually load. NOAA is still working on it. 8/18/2020 NOAA continues to have trouble. Wind guest will occasionally be left off graphs. I am working with NOAA to resolve the issue. 12/16/2019 NOAA is having trouble with requests that include wind gusts. I am posting graphs without wind gusts until it gets fixed. 10/9/2019 Updated the Marine Zones. 9/4/2019 Fixed the weather maps due to NOAA moving them. 7/25/2019 New feature in the Airports section gives a link to 5 minute updates for data reports.

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Sunrise 7:15AM

Sunset 5:09PM

Sunday January 17, 2021 4:27 AM EST (09:27 UTC)

Moonrise 10:18AM

Moonset 9:55PM

Illumination 16%

NOTE: Some of the data on this page has not been verified and should be used with that in mind. It may and occasionally will, be wrong. The tide reports are by xtide and are NOT FOR NAVIGATION.

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7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Crisfield, MD

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Area Discussion for - Wakefield, VA

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FXUS61 KAKQ 170904 AFDAKQ

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Wakefield VA 404 AM EST Sun Jan 17 2021

SYNOPSIS. Upper level low pressure will track across the Ohio Valley, then into New England today through Monday. High pressure will slide from the Gulf Coast States to the Southeast Coast Monday through Tuesday.

NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/. As of 400 AM EST Sunday .

Early this morning, strong low pressure was over nrn New England providing a dry WSW flow into the region. The sky was clear or mostly clear with temps in the lower to mid 30s.

Dry wx is expected across the area the next several days, with just some clouds from time to time. Upper level low pressure will track across the OH Valley this aftn into the evening, pushing some mainly high clouds into and across the region. Otherwise, mostly sunny then partly sunny with highs in the upper 40s to lower 50s, with SW winds 10-15 mph (a few gusts near 20 mph).

SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/. As of 400 AM EST Sunday .

That upper level low pressure will lift NE and into New England tonight through Mon. This will result in a weak upper trough crossing the area Mon morning into Mon aftn, with mainly mid level clouds. So, the sky may be mostly cloudy into midday/early aftn, then partly sunny. Highs on Mon will range from the mid 40s to lower 50s.

Meanwhile, high pressure will slide from the Gulf Coast States to the SE Coast Mon through Tue. Mostly clear to partly cloudy Mon night and Tue. Lows Mon night will range from the mid 20s to lower 30s. Highs on Tue will range from the mid 40s to lower 50s. Another sfc high will start to build in from the WNW Tue night.

LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/. As of 300 PM EST Saturday .

Anthr dry trof is progged across the area Tue nite with the high to the south dominating through mid week. Lows Tue nite in the 30s. Highs Wed mid 40s-lwr 50s. Increasing clouds Wed nite ahead of an apprchg trof / warm front aloft. Lows upr 20s-lwr 30s north, mid-upr 30s south.

Forecast becomes a bit more uncertain later this week as models offer up different solns wrt a sfc trof and srn stream systm. GFS shows some moisture with a trof / warm front lifting ene across the area late Wed nite and Thurs while suppressing the srn stream systm well south of the local area Fri. The Canadian is even drier with a Thurs morning trof passage then a suppressed systm to the south Fri. The ECMWF has trended toward the GFS by backing off with its wdsprd pcpn Thurs morning while bringing a pcpn shield from the srn stream systm farther north Fri.

Given the uncertainty this far out, will show slght chc PoPs Thurs (mainly rain shwrs, psbl rain/snow shwr mix north early). Highs 45- 50 north, lwr 50s south. Slght chc poPs (rain shwrs) Thus nite with lows mid 30s-lwr 40s. Slght chc rain north Fri with chc PoPs south. Highs 45-50 except lwr 50s across ne NC.

Drying out and cooler Sat. Highs 40-45.

AVIATION /09Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/. As of 115 AM EST Sunday .

VFR conditions expected at the TAF sites today into Mon morning, with just SCT-BKN high clouds, as a weak sfc trough slides across the area. SW winds 7-12 kt with some gusts to near 20 kt possible this aftn.

OUTLOOK . Mainly VFR conditions are expected Mon into Wed, with a weak, dry trough on Mon, followed by high pressure for Mon night into Wed.

MARINE. As of 400 AM EST Sunday .

Latest analysis reveals sfc low pressure over eastern Maine into Atlantic Canada, as high pressure builds over the west-central Gulf coast. Winds across the waters still in the 15-25kt range, as modest cold air advection continues early this morning. SCA flags flying for all but upper rivers at this time, and will purge just after sunrise for the lower James and Sound. SCA should be able to come down on time late this morning for the Bay and southern coastal waters, as conditions gradually improve with slackening pressure gradient. Seas will take some time to fall below SCA thresholds this aftn across the northern waters, with current headlines set to expire at 6pm north of Parramore Island. These may be able to be trimmed by a few hours (mid-aftn or so), based on the latest 00z/17 NWPS/WaveWatch. W-SW winds 10-15kt tonight and early Monday. Seas 2- 4 ft, waves 1-2 ft.

Another upper level system and its associated weak cold front cross the area late Monday afternoon and night, and another brief period of SCA winds possible during this time frame over the lower Bay/Sound. High pressure builds across the deep south through midweek, with winds to remain AOB 15kt, with 2-3 ft. Another cold frontal passage Tuesday night, with breezy (mainly Sub-SCA) conditions on Wednesday out of the W-NW. Winds weaken again with slackening gradient Wed night and Thu.

EQUIPMENT. As of 115 AM EST Sunday .

NWS Wakefield (KAKQ) radar has suffered a transmitter malfunction and is offline. The radar is expected to remain offline until Tuesday afternoon (01/19/2021). The Newport/Morehead City radar (KMHX) is also offline due to a scheduled generator upgrade. Users are encouraged to access adjacent radars from Blacksburg (KFCX), Raleigh (KRAX), Sterling (KLWX), and Dover AFB (KDOX) through the outage period.

AKQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES. MD . None. NC . None. VA . None. MARINE . Small Craft Advisory until 10 AM EST this morning for ANZ630>632-634-654-656-658. Small Craft Advisory until 7 AM EST this morning for ANZ633- 638. Small Craft Advisory until 6 PM EST this evening for ANZ650- 652.

SYNOPSIS . TMG NEAR TERM . TMG SHORT TERM . MPR/TMG LONG TERM . MPR AVIATION . TMG MARINE . MAM/RHR EQUIPMENT . AKQ

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Weather Reporting Stations

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Stations	Dist	Age	Wind	Air Temp	Water Temp	Waves	Pressure	DewPt
BISM2 - 8571421 - Bishops Head, MD	19 mi	57 min	W 20 G 23	38°F	41°F		1007.3 hPa
44042 - Potomac, MD	25 mi	33 min	W 16 G 19	36°F	42°F		1008.4 hPa
WAHV2 - 8631044 - Wachapreague, VA	27 mi	57 min	W 5.1 G 8.9	35°F	43°F		1008.6 hPa
44089	32 mi	31 min			44°F	4 ft
LWTV2 - 8635750 - Lewisetta, VA	32 mi	57 min	WSW 9.9 G 13	34°F	40°F		1008.2 hPa
RPLV2 - 8632837 - Rappahannock Light, VA	32 mi	57 min	WSW 20 G 24				1009.1 hPa
PPTM2 - 8578240 - Piney Point, MD	37 mi	57 min	W 12 G 16
SLIM2 - 8577330 - Solomons Island, MD	39 mi	57 min	WSW 13 G 16	36°F	42°F		1007.2 hPa
CA2 - 8571892 - Cambridge, MD	43 mi	57 min	WSW 8 G 11	36°F	41°F		1006.7 hPa
OCIM2 - 8570283 - Ocean City Inlet, MD	47 mi	57 min	W 8.9 G 12	37°F	44°F		1007.8 hPa
44062 - Gooses Reef, MD	49 mi	33 min	W 16 G 18	37°F	41°F

Wind History for Bishops Head, MD

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Airport Reports

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Airport	Dist	Age	Wind kt	Visibility	Sky/Weather	Temp	DewPt	Humidity	Pressure
Wallops Flight Facility Airport, VA	21 mi	33 min	W 8	10.00 mi	Fair	36°F	28°F	73%	1007.6 hPa
Melfa / Accomack Airport, VA	23 mi	32 min	W 11 G 14	10.00 mi	Fair	35°F	27°F	72%	1008.5 hPa

Link to 5 minute data for KWAL

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Tide / Current Tables for Crisfield, Little Annemessex River, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland

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Tide / Current Tables for Long Point, Big Annemessex River, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland

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