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Marine Weather and Tides Fishing Creek, MD Version 3.4

NOTICE 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 7:14AM

Sunset 5:12PM

Monday January 20, 2020 6:13 AM EST (11:13 UTC)

Moonrise 3:26AM

Moonset 1:40PM

Illumination 23%

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 Fishing Creek CDP, MD

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Area Discussion for - Baltimore, MD/Washington

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FXUS61 KLWX 200857 AFDLWX

Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 357 AM EST Mon Jan 20 2020

SYNOPSIS. An expansive area of high pressure will translate eastward from the northern Plains during the first half of the week, becoming centered overhead by Wednesday. The high will move offshore during the second half of the week, then low pressure will approach from the central United States for Saturday.

NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/. Strong Arctic high pressure is located over the northern Plains this morning. A trough axis is moving southward from Pennsylvania. Once this trough axis moves through, any remaining upslope snow showers will likely taper to flurries and end by early afternoon as moisture becomes shallow. For the rest of the area, there is little significance other than some passing clouds and continued gusty winds. Those winds are producing wind chills in the teens (or lower) this morning, and these values will fail to rise above the 20s for many areas today. Air temperatures will top out in the 30s for most, while staying in the teens/20s at increasing elevation.

The surface high will build toward the Ohio Valley tonight. The best radiational cooling conditions will be in the western valleys where the gradient will be weaker. Given projected dew points, a few single digits could occur in these locations, but most of the area will be in the teens, with 20s in the cities and close to the tidal waters.

SHORT TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/. Upper troughing will gradually lose its influence Tuesday and Wednesday, allowing the surface high to spread eastward. Ridging aloft will be overhead by Wednesday. Dry conditions are expected, and other than a batch or two of passing cirrus, skies should be mainly clear as well. Daytime highs will moderate a bit each day, with 40s becoming common again by Wednesday. Winds will become less of a factor as well. Lows will respond more slowly given favorable radiational cooling conditions continuing. Teens and 20s are expected both Tuesday and Wednesday nights.

LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/. High pressure will be in control on Thursday while mid to upper level trough deepens over the central CONUS, resulting in a mid- level cut-off low by Friday. At the surface, low pressure system will develop, but it is uncertain on location as deterministic and ensemble means develop it either over the Midwest or over the Tennessee Valley. This is followed by an ENE track that will increase the chances of precipitation over our region Friday night. The low pressure will then either move over us from the SW or will transfer its energy from the Great Lakes into a coastal low on Saturday. Either solution brings precipitation in form or rain or snow (mainly over higher elevations) between Friday night and Saturday night as the low deepens offshore. The low will move away from us Saturday night into Sunday with some lingering precipitation. Sunday night into Monday guidance suggests a shortwave trough could bring us some additional precipitation.

AVIATION /08Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/. Gusty northwest winds will continue through day, with peak gusts in the 20-25 kt range. As a trough axis crosses, some ceilings around FL040 could occur but should be brief overall. Winds will diminish this evening and remain AOB 10 kt through the middle of the week as high pressure builds into the area. VFR conditions are also expected through this time, and clouds in general will be few and far between after this morning.

VFR conditions expected Thursday into Friday with high pressure in control. Sub-VFR conditions could begin Friday night with a low pressure impacting our region and remaining into Saturday night.

MARINE. Gusty northwest winds are continuing today, resulting in blowout tides (-1 ft MLLW or lower) this morning from Annapolis northward. Given a trough axis crossing, winds remain elevated at this early hour, and the Small Craft Advisory remains in effect for all waters through noon today. It's possible this could be extended into the afternoon, but didn't feel confident to make such a small adjustment at this time.

A tight pressure gradient across the Bay will result in continued gusty northerly winds tonight, with the advisory continuing for the wider waters south of Pooles Island, including the lower tidal Potomac. Have this advisory ending at 10 AM Tuesday as high pressure gets closer and winds diminish. There's some potential an advisory could be needed through portions of Tuesday night (with or without a gap Tuesday afternoon) for the wider waters near southern Maryland due to continued northerly channeling. The high will be overhead by Wednesday, with light winds prevailing through Wednesday night.

Sub-SCA conditions expected Thursday into late Friday with high pressure in control. SCA conditions possible Friday night into Saturday night.

LWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES. DC . None. MD . None. VA . None. WV . None. MARINE . Small Craft Advisory until 10 AM EST Tuesday for ANZ531>534- 537-539>543. Small Craft Advisory until 6 PM EST this evening for ANZ530- 538. Small Craft Advisory until noon EST today for ANZ535-536.

SYNOPSIS . ADS NEAR TERM . ADS SHORT TERM . ADS LONG TERM . IMR AVIATION . ADS/IMR MARINE . ADS/IMR

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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	11 mi	62 min		26°F	32°F		1023.1 hPa
SLIM2 - 8577330 - Solomons Island, MD	12 mi	56 min		26°F	43°F		1023 hPa
44042 - Potomac, MD	17 mi	38 min	NW 19 G 21	27°F	44°F		1023.4 hPa
PPTM2 - 8578240 - Piney Point, MD	19 mi	86 min	NNW 24 G 28
CA2 - 8571892 - Cambridge, MD	23 mi	62 min		29°F	40°F		1022.2 hPa
LWTV2 - 8635750 - Lewisetta, VA	23 mi	62 min		27°F	40°F		1023.6 hPa
BSLM2 - Chesapeake Bay, MD	43 mi	164 min	NW 7				1022 hPa
NCDV2	43 mi	62 min		25°F	43°F		1023.7 hPa
TPLM2 - Thomas Point, MD	45 mi	74 min	WNW 14 G 17	26°F	41°F		1024 hPa (+1.6)	11°F
44058 - Stingray Point, VA	49 mi	86 min	WSW 21 G 23		45°F		1026.2 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
Patuxent River, Naval Air Station, MD	9 mi	82 min	NNW 20 G 30	10.00 mi	Fair and Breezy	27°F	12°F	55%	1022.7 hPa
St. Inigoes, Webster Field, Naval Electronic Systems Engineering Activity, MD	14 mi	21 min	NW 11 G 16	10.00 mi	Fair	28°F	12°F	51%	1023.4 hPa
St Marys County Airport, MD	17 mi	27 min	WNW 6	mi	Partly Cloudy	25°F	12°F	59%	1024.4 hPa
Cambridge-Dorchester Airport, MD	21 mi	29 min	NNW 17 G 26	10.00 mi	Overcast	27°F	12°F	54%	1023 hPa

Link to 5 minute data for KNHK

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Tide / Current Tables for Hooper Island Light, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland

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Tide / Current Tables for Cove Point (1.1 mi. NE of), Maryland Current

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Weather Map

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Wind Forecast for Baltimore, MD/Washington (6,6,7,8)

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Ground Weather Radar Station Dover AFB, DE

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