Page Links Change Location One Page Printer Page HELP AIS Default setup SAVE setting RECALL saved setting

Marine Weather and Tides Bethel, DE 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

---

Sunrise 6:17AM

Sunset 7:55PM

Saturday August 17, 2019 2:14 PM EDT (18:14 UTC)

Moonrise 8:22PM

Moonset 7:04AM

Illumination 95%

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.

---

---

7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Bethel, DE

   Hourly   EDIT   Help

---

Area Discussion for - Wakefield, VA

      (on/off)   Help   NOTE: mouseover dotted underlined text for definition

Fxus61 kakq 171800 afdakq area forecast discussion national weather service wakefield va 200 pm edt Sat aug 17 2019 Synopsis A frontal boundary will remain nearly stationary over southeast virginia and northeast north carolina today into Sunday. Weak high pressure will be over the area on Monday. Near term until 6 pm this evening As of 955 am edt Saturday... morning fog and stratus are slowly scattering and lifting over central and s-central va and the md ERN shore this morning. Warm and humid with temperatures in the mid 70s to low 80s and dewpoints in the low mid 70s. A frontal boundary will remain nearly stationary over SE va and ne nc during today. Pops will be 15-30%. Highs today will generally be in the upper 80s to lower 90s, with mid 80s along the atlantic coast of the ERN shore. Short term 6 pm this evening through Monday As of 400 am edt Saturday... the frontal boundary will gradually get pushed to the SE very late tonight through sun, as upper ridging starts to build in from the w. However, the front does linger near the coast, and the 17 00z gfs ECMWF nam continue to show a wave tracking along the front over the coastal carolinas later tonight into sun aftn. Pops of 20-50% will be over SE portions of the area for the first part of sun. Lows tonight 70-75, followed by hotter conditions sun, with highs in the upper 80s to lower 90s, and potentially some mid 90s well inland. The frontal boundary pushes well off the coast Sun night into mon, as the upper ridge builds in from the w. Pops will be 15-30% mon aftn with hot and humid conditions developing. Forecast highs on Mon are 90-95, with upper 80s at the coast, after morning lows of 70-75. Long term Monday night through Friday As of 300 pm Friday... models continue to show a breaking down of the western atlantic and western us ridges over the eastern third of the us next week with a weakness developing in the ridge along the southeastern us coast by midweek before a northern stream trough slides across the great lake and northeastern us late in the week. This is similar to yesterdays runs, although the timing on the sfc cold front associated with the northern stream trough is a bit slower than yesterday. Overall, this should lead to a gradual increase in moisture and convection from Tuesday into Thursday in advance of the front with more organized precipitation with the cold frontal passage on Friday. How are south the front will make it is still in doubt the models begin to show the western atlantic ridge building back westward late in the period and this could stall the front across SRN va nrn nc. So have left pops across this area for Friday.

For temperatures, guidance has trended a little cooler with this model cycle, with readings generally near normal next week with highs in the upper 80s to around 90 most days and lows in the upper 60 to mid 70s. Aviation 18z Saturday through Thursday As of 200 pm edt Saturday... a stationary front is located off the carolina coast this aftn, with a weak area of low pressure developing along the boundary near the sc coast. A weak trough remains over the local area, with some isolated showers and tstms developing over the piedmont well W of ric. Additionally, sea-breeze convection is developing over the md ERN shore. Confidence with regard to a direct impact on any of the terminals is low through 00z. The aforementioned area of low pressure will track NE along the boundary late tonight into Sunday morning, bringing the potential for showers and embedded tstms to ecg, and potentially orf. MVFR ifr vsby in rain is possible late tonight into Sunday morning at ecg along with MVFR cigs. Ifr fog stratus could once again develop late tonight into Sunday morning, with the best potential at ric phf. The low gradually pulls away from the coast during the aftn, with a low probability (15-20%) of an aftn shower or tstm. MainlyVFR conditions are expected to prevail Monday through Thursday. A low probability of aftn evening showers tstms will continue Monday and Tuesday. A higher chc of showers tstms arrives by Wednesday and Thursday as a trough moves through the area. Marine As of 140 am edt Saturday... no headlines expected through early in the upcoming week. Hi pres will remain nearly stationary off the coast. Very weak low pres tracking NE along off the NE nc coast is shown on a couple of the models during Sun which may briefing result in a period of ene winds... Otw... Mainly se-sw winds AOB 10 kt through mon. Wind probs continue to show less AOB 5% for speeds greater than 15 kt. Waves during the period 1-2 ft and seas generally 2-4 ft. Akq watches warnings advisories Md... None. Nc... None. Va... None. Marine... None. Synopsis... Tmg near term... Ajz tmg short term... Ajz tmg long term... Ess aviation... Ajz marine... Alb

---

Weather Reporting Stations

   EDIT       (on/off)   Help   NOTE: Click on distance to see the station location on a map

Stations	Dist	Age	Wind	Air Temp	Water Temp	Waves	Pressure	DewPt
CA2 - 8571892 - Cambridge, MD	23 mi	63 min	N 1.9 G 4.1	85°F	83°F		1015.7 hPa
BISM2 - 8571421 - Bishops Head, MD	30 mi	63 min	WSW 5.1 G 5.1	81°F	86°F		1016.8 hPa
OCIM2 - 8570283 - Ocean City Inlet, MD	32 mi	63 min	S 5.1 G 7	80°F	74°F		1017.1 hPa
LWSD1 - 8557380 - Lewes, DE	33 mi	57 min	ENE 8.9 G 9.9	78°F	76°F		1016.5 hPa
OCSM2	33 mi	195 min				2 ft
COVM2 - 8577018 - Cove Point LNG Pier, MD	40 mi	57 min	ENE 1.9 G 2.9	82°F			1016.9 hPa
44062 - Gooses Reef, MD	41 mi	39 min	Calm G 1.9	82°F			1017.1 hPa
DRSD1 - Delaware Reserve, DE	41 mi	165 min	E 4.1	84°F			1017 hPa	77°F
BRND1 - 8555889 - Brandywine Shoal Light, DE	43 mi	63 min					1016.8 hPa
SLIM2 - 8577330 - Solomons Island, MD	45 mi	57 min	E 7 G 8	82°F	84°F		1015.8 hPa
CMAN4 - 8536110 - Cape May, NJ	48 mi	57 min	W 5.1 G 7	78°F	73°F		1015.9 hPa

Wind History for Cambridge, MD

(wind in knots)    EDIT      (on/off)   Help

2 PM

3 PM

4 PM

5 PM

6 PM

7 PM

8 PM

9 PM

10 PM

11 PM

12 AM

1 AM

2 AM

3 AM

4 AM

5 AM

6 AM

7 AM

8 AM

9 AM

10 AM

11 AM

12 PM

1 PM

Last 24hr

NE2

NE3

E3

S6 G11

S9

S6 G9

E7

SE4

E6

SE5

E5

E5

E5

E7

E4

SE3

NE4

NE5

E6

NE5

NE4

W1

N1

NW3

1 day ago

NE4

NE5

E9

E12

E13

E12 G15

E13 G17

E10

E10

E7

SE9

E4 G7

E4

E7

E6 G9

E7

NE5

E8

NE8

E7

E3 G6

NE2

N3

E3

2 days ago

NW10 G13

NW7

NW11 G15

NW9 G12

NW6 G9

NE7

N4

E10

NE8

NE6

E10

NE8

SE5

E2

NE8

NE8 G11

NE8

NE8

NE7 G10

NE8

NE7

NE7

NE7 G10

NE6

---

Airport Reports

    EDIT      (on/off)   Help   Click EDIT to display multiple airports. Follow links for more data.

Airport	Dist	Age	Wind kt	Visibility	Sky/Weather	Temp	DewPt	Humidity	Pressure
Salisbury, Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico County Regional Airport, MD	14 mi	21 min	Var 4	10.00 mi	Overcast	90°F	73°F	58%	1015.1 hPa
Georgetown - Delaware Coastal Airport, DE	19 mi	21 min	ENE 6	10.00 mi	Partly Cloudy	84°F	75°F	77%	1015.8 hPa
Cambridge-Dorchester Airport, MD	21 mi	35 min	SW 3	10.00 mi	Partly Cloudy	90°F	73°F	59%	1015.6 hPa

Link to 5 minute data for KSBY

Wind History from SBY (wind in knots)

3 PM

4 PM

5 PM

6 PM

7 PM

8 PM

9 PM

10 PM

11 PM

12 AM

1 AM

2 AM

3 AM

4 AM

5 AM

6 AM

7 AM

8 AM

9 AM

10 AM

11 AM

12 PM

1 PM

2 PM

Last 24hr

S8

SE8

SE7

E9

E8

SE4

SE6

Calm

E3

NE3

Calm

SE3

S3

N3

SE3

Calm

Calm

Calm

S3

Calm

Calm

Calm

N4

4

1 day ago

E8

E8

E9

E7

E6

E5

E4

N4

E3

E4

N4

E3

N3

Calm

NE3

Calm

N4

NE6

E6

E6

NE5

N5

3

E9

2 days ago

W11

W14

NW8

E8

NE6

NE4

N5

NE4

NE6

NE3

NE3

S4

Calm

N7

NE4

NE3

NE5

E6

NE7

E6

E8

E6

E10

E8

---

Tide / Current Tables for Sharptown, Nanticoke River, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland

   EDIT   Weekend mode (on/off)   (on/off)   Help   One Week of Data

---

Tide / Current Tables for Salisbury, Maryland (2 miles below) Current

   EDIT      (on/off)   Help   One Week of Data

---

Weather Map and Satellite Images

       (on/off)   HelpWeather Map

GOES Local Image of    EDIT
NOTE: East coast views moved to GEOS-16. They are experimental and not well supported by NOAA so they may not be correct so be warned. This change required redoing a large amount of the GOES code. If the image you are expecting is not showing, please let me know. You may need to use the EDIT function to update your location.
Link to Loop

Other links: Northern Pacific     Contential US     Full GOES-East

---

Wind Forecast for Wakefield, VA (14,3,4,5)

      (on/off)   Help

---

Ground Weather Radar Station Dover AFB, DE

   (on/off)   Help

---

Disclaimer: The information on this web site has not been checked for accuracy. It is for entertainment purposes only and should be independently verified before using for any other reason. There are five sources. 1) Documents and manuals from a variety of sources. These have not been checked for accuracy and in many cases have not even been read by anyone associated with L-36.com. I have no idea of they are useful or accurate, I leave that to the reader. 2) Articles others have written and submitted. If you have questions on these, please contact the author. 3) Articles that represent my personal opinions. These are intended to promote thought and for entertainment. These are not intended to be fact, they are my opinions. 4) Small programs that generate result presented on a web page. Like any computer program, these may and in some cases do have errors. Almost all of these also make simplifying assumptions so they are not totally accurate even if there are no errors. Please verify all results. 5) Weather information is from numerious of sources and is presented automatically. It is not checked for accuracy either by anyone at L-36.com or by the source which is typically the US Government. See the NOAA web site for their disclaimer. Finally, tide and current data on this site is from 2007 and 2008 data bases, which may contain even older data. Changes in harbors due to building or dredging change tides and currents and for that reason many of the locations presented are no longer supported by newer data bases. For example, there is very little tidal current data in newer data bases so current data is likely wrong to some extent. This data is NOT FOR NAVIGATION. See the XTide disclaimer for details. In addition, tide and current are influenced by storms, river flow, and other factors beyond the ability of any predictive program.