Salisbury, MD Marine Weather and Tide Forecast
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Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Salisbury, MD


December 5, 2023 9:09 PM EST (02:09 UTC)
Sunrise 7:02AM   Sunset 4:43PM   Moonrise  12:00AM   Moonset 12:51PM 

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ANZ543 Tangier Sound And The Inland Waters Surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 633 Pm Est Tue Dec 5 2023
.small craft advisory in effect from Wednesday morning through Thursday morning...
Tonight..NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Isolated showers this evening, then scattered showers after midnight.
Wed..N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. Scattered showers.
Wed night..NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 2 ft.
Thu..NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming sw in the afternoon. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
Thu night..SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
Fri..SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
Fri night..SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
Sat..S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft.
Sun..S winds 20 to 25 kt...becoming w. Waves 3 ft. Rain through the day. Showers likely through the night.

ANZ500 633 Pm Est Tue Dec 5 2023
Synopsis for the tidal potomac and md portion of the chesapeake bay..
a quick moving low pressure system will cross the area through early Wednesday. High pressure will build over the region Thursday through Friday night. Small craft advisories may be needed Saturday night.


7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Salisbury, MD
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Area Discussion for - Wakefield, VA
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FXUS61 KAKQ 060109 AFDAKQ

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Wakefield VA 809 PM EST Tue Dec 5 2023

SYNOPSIS
A strong upper trough will swing into and across the area late tonight into Wednesday evening. High pressure builds in for Wednesday night and Thursday, before pushing offshore on Friday.
A strong frontal system likely impacts the region on Sunday.

NEAR TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY/
As of 245 PM EST Tuesday...

High pressure remains in control of the weather pattern this afternoon, but a clipper system will quickly approach from the northwest as we head into this evening. Mostly sunny skies this afternoon, but clouds will gradually increase this evening ahead of the clipper system. Since the system is cutoff from gulf moisture, majority of the QPF will be to our W-NW. However, it still appears there will be enough moisture/lift to squeeze out some spotty light rain/sprinkles tonight, potentially as early as this evening NW of RIC, to just after 00z-03z/7-10pm for the I-95 corridor. Low pressure will deepen while moving off the NC coast later this evening and into tonight due to the approaching upper trough.

Best chances for light precipitation still looks to be in roughly the midnight-4 AM tonight/early Wed AM timeframe, with a 20-40% PoP across much of the region (for rain showers) during the remainder of the morning. Precipitation ends from NW-SE Wed late morning through late aftn as the shortwave moves to our SE. While 1000- 500mb thicknesses will be ~530dm, the lowest ~2 kft AGL still appear to be too warm for much in the way of wintry precipitation. That said, model soundings do argue for potential for a brief period of sleet or graupel over the NW tier of counties as the trough axis pivots across the area Wed morning, and wouldn't be surprised to receive a report or two of some PL/graupel early Wed morning. Operational impacts would be minimal at most, with very light/spotty pcpn expected and with lows remaining in the lower to middle 30s.
Otherwise, cool and cloudy conditions for much of the day Wednesday.
The clouds in combination with the increasingly gusty NW wind will make for a chilly day with highs only rising into the mid to upper 40s. W-NW winds will average 10-15 mph inland, 15-20 mph along the coast, with gusts between 20-30 mph from I-95 on east are also forecast, peaking during Wed aftn and early evening. Total QPF generally once again averaging less than 0.10".

SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/
As of 245 PM EST Tuesday...

Drying out and diminishing winds (especially inland) Wednesday night as high pressure builds back into the region from the west. Low temperatures will range generally be in the mid to upper 20s for many inland locations (some pockets of lower 20s in typically cooler spots) and 30s closer to the coast. Remaining dry on Thursday with high pressure centered south of the local area. A shortwave will pass north of the region, leading to a bit of increased cloudiness across the northern half of the forecast area. Otherwise we will see mostly sunny skies. Temperatures on Thursday will range from the upper 40s to around 50. Not quite as cold Thursday night with light SW flow across the region, lows will range from the upper 20s NW to the mid to upper 30s SE. High pressure slides offshore Friday morning, lingering offshore through the day on Friday. Temperatures begin to warm on Friday with highs generally in the upper 50s to around 60.

LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/
As of 245 PM EST Tuesday...

Surface high slides moves well out to sea Friday night through the weekend. Meanwhile, low pressure will begin to take shape over the central and southern high plains later Friday. That system is forecast to lift E-NE along a strong cold front Friday night into Saturday from the Gulf Coast up through the Ohio Valley. It will remain dry locally through Saturday. However, by Sunday, widespread precipitation from the west appears increasingly likely to push across our area, as the deepening and increasingly dynamic low pressure system lifts across the eastern Great Lakes. This feature will drag its attendant surface cold front through the area either Sunday night or early Monday. This system looks to bring some beneficial rainfall to the region, with both the latest ensemble mean of the GEFS showing in excess of 0.50" of rainfall areawide and the EPS showing ~0.50-1.00". Will also need to keep an eye on potential a thunderstorm threat Sunday afternoon into Sunday night (potentially a few severe thunderstorms) with such a dynamic system and very strong winds just off the surface. We will fine tune these details over the coming days.
Mild temperatures ahead of the front on both Saturday and Sunday with high temperatures in the 60s (potentially upper 60s to lower 70s Sunday). Much cooler air filters into the region behind the front Monday into Monday night. Dry weather early next week as high pressure builds over the region in the wake of the front.

AVIATION /01Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/
As of 655 PM EST Tuesday...

BKN-OVC cloud cover with clouds bases averaging around 5-7k ft AGL across most of the area this evening (highest coverage N of the NC/VA border). These clouds should gradually expand, thicken, and gradually lower through the night as a potent upper trough approaches from the west later tonight into Wednesday morning. Winds are light out of the NE and will gradually turn to the NW by the late morning. MVFR CIGs are likely at all terminals (outside of SBY) after ~06-09z and lingering into Wednesday afternoon. Some localized IFR CIGs are possible across central and SE VA between 10-16z, with the best chances looking to be at RIC. Kept CIGs aoa 1000 ft in the TAF at this point, however. Additionally, scattered rain showers will be possible around and after midnight, with periodic showers persisting into early Wednesday afternoon. Gradual clearing and gusty winds (gusts to 20-25 kt) by late Wednesday morning into Wednesday afternoon from NW to SE.

Outlook: VFR conditions return to area terminals later Wednesday afternoon and Wednesday night. Dry/VFR conditions continue through the remainder of the work week. A strong cold front approaches from the west of Saturday night into Sunday, bringing our next chances for sub-VFR conditions and gusty winds.

MARINE
As of 800 PM EST Tuesday...

Low pressure is deepening off the Carolina coast this evening and this has led to ENE winds of 10-15kt into the lower Bay and coastal waters south of Cape Charles Light, with 5-10kt from the NE elsewhere. Seas are ~3ft across the southern coastal waters, 1-2 ft for the northern waters, with 1-2 ft in the lower Bay/lower James, and around 1 foot (or less) for the sound, the upper rivers, and the Bay N of New Pt Comfort.

On Wednesday, strong high pressure will slowly build into the region from the WSW, as the sfc low continues to deepen well off the Carolina coast. Winds become NNW- NW and increase to 20-25 kt with gusts to 30 kt by Wednesday afternoon, likely peaking early Wed evening, but remaining elevated into Thursday morning as pressure gradient tightens over the area between the low pressure off the coast and the high pressure to the west. Given the tight pressure gradient and increased mixing later Wed/Wed night as drier and rather chilly air moves over the relative warmth of the waters (850mb temps falling to -6C with sfc water temps +11 to +13C), decided to raise SCAs to the upper rivers (SCAs had already been issued for the rest of the marine area so are now in effect for all marine zones). Cannot rule out a few gusts to gale- force in the lower Bay and southern coastal waters, especially from late Wed aftn through Wed evening when the mixing is optimized, but local wind probs are still less than 20% in the lower Bay and nearshore coastal waters, with up to ~40% farther offshore in the southern VA and NE NC coastal waters. Seas will increase quickly to 4-6 ft over most of the Ocean, except to 6-7 ft NC coastal waters (3 ft nearshore N and 4 ft nearshore S) Wed aftn/Wed night- early Thurs. Waves in the Bay increase to 2-4 ft during this period (up to 4-5 ft over the eastern side of the lower Bay and the mouth of the Bay).

The center of high pressure moves to the south over the area, over SC and GA, and winds gradually turn to the SW and become ~10 kt Thursday aftn, increasing to ~15 kt Thursday night. Uncertainty remains heading into the weekend as a dynamic system looks to approach the region, with elevated southerly winds ahead of the cold front and elevated westerly/northerly winds behind the front later Sunday through Monday. 3-4 ft seas and 1-2 ft waves are expected until ~Sat.

AKQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
MD...None.
NC...None.
VA...None.
MARINE...Small Craft Advisory from 7 AM Wednesday to 7 AM EST Thursday for ANZ630>632-634.
Small Craft Advisory from 10 AM Wednesday to 1 AM EST Thursday for ANZ633-638.
Small Craft Advisory from 10 AM to 10 PM EST Wednesday for ANZ635>637.
Small Craft Advisory from 10 AM Wednesday to 7 AM EST Thursday for ANZ650-652-654.
Small Craft Advisory from 10 AM Wednesday to 1 PM EST Thursday for ANZ656-658.


Weather Reporting Stations
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Stations Dist Age Wind Air TempWater Temp WavesinHgDewPt
BISM2 - 8571421 - Bishops Head, MD 25 mi52 min E 8G9.9 47°F 49°F30.00
CA2 - 8571892 - Cambridge, MD 28 mi52 min ENE 4.1G5.1 45°F 47°F30.02
OCIM2 - 8570283 - Ocean City Inlet, MD 28 mi52 min NNE 5.1G7 46°F 52°F29.96
44084 32 mi44 min 51°F1 ft
LWSD1 - 8557380 - Lewes, DE 39 mi52 min 0G2.9 44°F 48°F30.02
COVM2 - 8577018 - Cove Point LNG Pier, MD 41 mi52 min N 8G9.9 45°F 30.01
44042 - Potomac, MD 45 mi46 min E 9.7G12 46°F 51°F
44062 - Gooses Reef, MD 45 mi46 min ENE 9.7G12 43°F 50°F
44089 45 mi44 min 54°F2 ft
SLIM2 - 8577330 - Solomons Island, MD 45 mi52 min ENE 7G8 46°F 51°F29.99
44009 - DELAWARE BAY 26 NM Southeast of Cape May, NJ 49 mi40 min N 5.8G9.7 47°F 55°F30.0135°F

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Wind History for Bishops Head, MD
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AirportDistAgeWind ktVisSkyWeatherTempDewPtRHinHg
KSBY SALISBURYOCEAN CITY WICOMICO RGNL,MD 6 sm15 minN 0410 smOvercast43°F36°F76%30.00

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Tide / Current for Salisbury, Wicomico River, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland
   
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Salisbury
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Tue -- 12:51 AM EST     Last Quarter
Tue -- 02:48 AM EST     0.53 feet Low Tide
Tue -- 07:04 AM EST     Sunrise
Tue -- 09:00 AM EST     2.58 feet High Tide
Tue -- 12:51 PM EST     Moonset
Tue -- 03:01 PM EST     0.74 feet Low Tide
Tue -- 04:41 PM EST     Sunset
Tue -- 09:10 PM EST     2.71 feet High Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Salisbury, Wicomico River, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, Tide feet
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1.5
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0.6
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0.5
4
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0.7
5
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1.1
6
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1.6
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2.1
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2.5
9
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2.6
10
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2.5
11
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2.1
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1.7
1
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1.2
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0.9
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0.7
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0.9
5
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1.2
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2.2
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2.7
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2.6
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2.3



Tide / Current for Salisbury, Maryland (2 miles below) Current
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Salisbury
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Tue -- 12:03 AM EST     -0.54 knots Max Ebb
Tue -- 12:51 AM EST     Last Quarter
Tue -- 04:05 AM EST     0.00 knots Slack
Tue -- 06:33 AM EST     0.30 knots Max Flood
Tue -- 07:04 AM EST     Sunrise
Tue -- 09:13 AM EST     -0.00 knots Slack
Tue -- 12:09 PM EST     -0.49 knots Max Ebb
Tue -- 12:51 PM EST     Moonset
Tue -- 04:07 PM EST     0.00 knots Slack
Tue -- 04:41 PM EST     Sunset
Tue -- 06:46 PM EST     0.29 knots Max Flood
Tue -- 09:32 PM EST     -0.00 knots Slack
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Salisbury, Maryland (2 miles below) Current, knots
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-0.5
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0.1
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-0.2
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-0.4
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