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Marine Weather and Tides Crisfield, MD Version 3.4

NOTICE 7/25/2019 New feature in the Airports section gives a link to 5 minute updates for data reports. 6/2/2019. Many thanks to a user for reporting an error on one of the Edit pages. The switch to PHP 7.2 caused many pages that previously worked to quit working. I fixed many but I still depend on users to report ones I missed. Please report errors HERE or send an email to me at L-36.com. Allen

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Sunrise 6:20AM

Sunset 7:50PM

Wednesday August 21, 2019 4:27 PM EDT (20:27 UTC)

Moonrise 10:11PM

Moonset 10:52AM

Illumination 63%

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 212005 afdakq area forecast discussion national weather service wakefield va 405 pm edt Wed aug 21 2019 Synopsis A trough of low pressure will persist across the area through Thursday. A cold front moves across the area Thursday night, then stalls along the virginia-north carolina border Friday before pushing south into the carolinas Saturday. High pressure builds into the area for the later half of the weekend. Near term until 6 am Thursday morning As of 350 pm edt Wednesday... a weak shortwave aloft driving a complex of showers and storms across the tidewater, northeastern nc, and the va eastern shore will move offshore late this afternoon. In its wake, surface heating destabilization is occurring but coverage of additional showers in storms is in question with some subsidence behind the departing shortwave trough. SPC has the area north of the va nc border in a marginal risk, agitated cumulus clouds are present over the higher terrain to our west and a weak surface trough remains over the area so will keep the chance for showers and storms in the forecast for this evening with the highest chance near and north of i-64 and across the western portion of the area where surface heating has been least impeded by clouds today. Strong straight line winds, heavy rainfall, and frequent lightning remain the primary hazards from storms this evening. Any remaining convection will wane late this evening, leaving partly cloudy to mostly clear conditions for the overnight period. Some patchy fog is possible late tonight and early Thursday morning, especially if we can manage some additional rain storms this evening over the piedmont. Overnight lows range from the low to mid 70s with some upper 70s S and near the coast. Short term 6 am Thursday morning through Saturday As of 350 pm edt Wednesday... guidance has trended lower regarding shower and storm coverage for Thursday but the weak surface trough will remain present over the area will maintain chance pops for the afternoon with the relative greatest chance west of the bay. A cold front will slowly approach from the north but make only modest progress toward the area Thursday. Temperatures will inch upward on with low to mid 90s expected away from the immediate coast where some upper 80s are possible. Dew points will remain in the low and mid 70s, resulting in afternoon heat indices ranging from the upper 90s to around 102 degrees Thursday afternoon. Overnight conditions will be muggy and warm with mostly mid 70s across the region. The slow-moving cold front approaches the region on Friday, bringing thicker clouds an increased chance for showers and storms along with the threat for heavy rain as precipitable water values rise to ~2 inches ahead of the boundary. High temperatures will range from the low 80s N into the upper 80s s. The front will likely stall near or over southern portions of the area Friday night with continued chances for heavy rain and storms as weak waves of low pressure traverse the front. Global guidance differs with how quickly the front moves south on Saturday so will maintain the highest pops across the southern third of the region. Much cooler on Saturday with upper 70s and low 80s and decreasing humidity from north to south. Long term Saturday night through Wednesday As of 4 pm edt Wednesday... cold front will be south of the area Saturday night, however some showers may linger behind the front (mainly along and south of the nc state line). High pressure will build in from the n

behind the front bring cooler air to the area. Temperatures Sunday morning will be in the upper 50s in the va piedmont and low to mid 60s along and east of i-95. High temperatures will only manage to reach the low 80s inland and upper 70s along the coast with the ene flow. Pops will remain in for Sunday (20-30%) for showers moving onshore from the atlantic ocean. Models are indicating a low (possibly tropical) forming off the outer banks early next week. Both the GFS and ECMWF show a weak sfc low pressure system moving NE out into the atlantic. Pops were kept in with the highest towards the coast through Wednesday as the low passes by. Temperatures will remain on the mild side as the ene-ne flow continues. Highs will be in the low to mid 80s with lows in the mid 60s inland to low 70s at the coast. Aviation 20z Wednesday through Monday As of 200 pm edt Wednesday... MVFR conditions are around early this afternoon and will lift toVFR later this afternoon and remainVFR throughout the 18z TAF period. A shortwave is moving across SE va and NE nc producing bkn CIGS (020-035 ft) with a few showers (some heavy rain at times). The shortwave will move off our coast this afternoon, leaving only few to sct CIGS around 050 ft. Isolated shower tstms may develop once again this evening but confidence is low whether they will move over TAF sites. Drier air will move into the area tonight and into the first half of Thursday with mainly sct-few high clouds. Winds will remain around 10 kt (10-15 g 20 kt for kphf and korf) out of the sw this afternoon, then decrease to 5-8 kt for tonight and Thursday. Outlook... a cold front slowly moves across the local area thurs night then stalls across nc fri. Expect sct to numerous shras and tstms are anticipated W (and lingering behind into sat) that cold frontal passage. Marine As of 350 pm edt Wednesday... small craft advisories in effect for the coastal waters in addition to chesapeake bay and the currituck sound into Thursday morning. S SW winds have slowly been picking up throughout the afternoon gusting to around 20 kts in some locations. Waves have been 1-2 ft and seas 2-3 ft. Expect waves to build to 2-3 ft and seas 4-5 feet by late in the day. As the pressure gradient relaxes Thursday morning winds will decrease below SCA criteria. A cold front approaches the area on Thursday but latest model guidance continues to slow the progression of this front through our area, now appears to be in the late Friday to early Saturday timeframe. Once the front finally crosses the area the winds will turn to the N nw. Akq watches warnings advisories Md... None. Nc... None. Va... None. Marine... Small craft advisory until 4 am edt Thursday for anz630>632- 634-650-652-654-656-658. Small craft advisory until 1 am edt Thursday for anz633. Synopsis... Mpr near term... Rhr short term... Rhr long term... Cp aviation... Cp marine... Cmf

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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	63 min	S 17 G 20	83°F	87°F		1013.8 hPa
WAHV2 - 8631044 - Wachapreague, VA	27 mi	57 min	SSW 16 G 22	76°F	87°F		1014 hPa
44089	32 mi	27 min			78°F	3 ft
LWTV2 - 8635750 - Lewisetta, VA	32 mi	63 min	SW 8.9 G 12	85°F	85°F		1013 hPa
RPLV2 - 8632837 - Rappahannock Light, VA	32 mi	57 min					1014.7 hPa
PPTM2 - 8578240 - Piney Point, MD	37 mi	57 min	SSW 7 G 9.9
SLIM2 - 8577330 - Solomons Island, MD	39 mi	57 min	SSW 8 G 9.9	86°F	84°F		1012.4 hPa
COVM2 - 8577018 - Cove Point LNG Pier, MD	40 mi	57 min	S 17 G 20	82°F			1013.5 hPa
CA2 - 8571892 - Cambridge, MD	43 mi	63 min	S 9.9 G 15	87°F	85°F		1012.9 hPa
OCIM2 - 8570283 - Ocean City Inlet, MD	47 mi	63 min	SSW 12 G 15	77°F	72°F		1014.6 hPa
44062 - Gooses Reef, MD	49 mi	39 min	S 16 G 19	83°F			1013.5 hPa

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	SSW 24 G 37	10.00 mi	Mostly Cloudy and Windy	81°F	70°F	69%	1013.8 hPa
Melfa / Accomack Airport, VA	23 mi	32 min	S 10	2.00 mi	Light Rain	77°F	75°F	96%	1014.2 hPa

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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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Wind Forecast for Wakefield, VA (16,3,4,5)

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Ground Weather Radar Station Dover AFB, DE

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