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Marine Weather and Tides Forest Heights, 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 7:19AM

Sunset 5:20PM

Saturday January 23, 2021 3:08 AM EST (08:08 UTC)

Moonrise 1:02PM

Moonset 2:51AM

Illumination 75%

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 Forest Heights, MD

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Area Discussion for - Baltimore, MD/Washington

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FXUS61 KLWX 230228 AFDLWX

Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 928 PM EST Fri Jan 22 2021

SYNOPSIS. High pressure will gradually build over the region tonight through Sunday morning, then move offshore Sunday night. Low pressure will pass through the area Tuesday. High pressure will return for Wednesday and the second half of next week.

NEAR TERM /THROUGH SATURDAY/. Colder temperatures but dry conditions will evolve throughout the weekend. Gusty winds Saturday will make it feel much colder than the actual temperatures. High pressure will be in control through the period. Highs Saturday will only reach the 30s in many places. A brisk northwest wind will make it feel like temperatures are in the teens and 20s. A few snow showers will be possible across the mountains, but these will be of little significance.

SHORT TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/. Still chilly Saturday night with temperatures in the 20s or middle teens in the west. Less wind Sunday with high pressure in control and temperatures remaining chilly with high temperatures in the middle to upper 30s. Thickening clouds Sun night as moisture increases ahead of low pressure over the central Plains. Any precip through 12Z Mon should remain well west of I-81 and in the form of snow with any accumulations less than an inch.

LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/. High pressure off to our southeast will continue to slide further offshore early Monday as low pressure emerges out of the south- central US. Guidance has come into better agreement over the last 24 hours in regards to the track of the system. Given a negative EPO, PNA, and NAO, the pattern is more inducive of a inside tracking system (northeastward along the Appalachians) which is now being modeled by all guidance members. The question now becomes the timing of the system which will help determine p-types. As of now, precip onset looks to occur Monday morning and continue into the evening/overnight hours.

Overall, guidance has been trending downward in terms of snow accumulations and continues to trend more towards a wintry mix type of event, especially at onset until a more southerly flow at the surface scours out any cold air trapped in the BL. With a good amount of uncertainty still remaining, it appears that (at this time) areas best suited for any winter weather will be along the Mason Dixon Line and into western Maryland and the eastern Panhandle of WV.

Tuesday appears to be more of a transition day, as showers are likely to continue throughout much of the day; albeit the bulk of the precip will have ended. Canadian high pressure returns for Wednesday, resulting in dry conditions. Another low pressure system may impact the region Thursday into Friday. However, the trend is for the system to remain more towards our south. However, confidence this far out remains low and will have to continue to monitor forecast trends over the next several days. General temperature trend in the long term period looks to remain slightly below normal for this time of year.

AVIATION /03Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/. Blustery conditions Sat with a brisk northwest wind and gusting to 30 to 35 mph. Winds will diminish Sunday with increasing clouds Sun night with any precip likely to hold off until after 12Z Monday.

CIG/VSBY restrictions are likely, especially by Monday afternoon as low pressure spreads northward across the terminals. Restrictions are likely to continue through Tuesday as the low slowly exits the region. However there's a good chance that conditions improve late Tuesday into Wednesday.

MARINE. Strong SCA conditions Saturday into Saturday night with winds diminishing Sun afternoon.

SCA will be possible Monday and Tuesday as low pressure spreads eastward across the waters. SubSCA conditions possible on Wednesday.

LWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES. DC . None. MD . None. VA . None. WV . None. MARINE . Small Craft Advisory until 6 AM EST Sunday for ANZ530>534- 537>543. Small Craft Advisory until 8 PM EST Saturday for ANZ535. Small Craft Advisory until 1 AM EST Sunday for ANZ536.

SYNOPSIS . LFR NEAR TERM . LFR/KLW SHORT TERM . KLW LONG TERM . MSS AVIATION . MSS/KLW MARINE . MSS/KLW

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Weather Reporting Stations

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Stations	Dist	Age	Wind	Air Temp	Water Temp	Waves	Pressure	DewPt
WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC	3 mi	50 min	WNW 6 G 11	38°F	40°F		1017.4 hPa
BSLM2 - Chesapeake Bay, MD	17 mi	98 min	NW 6	37°F			1016 hPa	17°F
APAM2 - 8575512 - Annapolis, MD	31 mi	50 min	WNW 11 G 13	38°F	41°F		1016.1 hPa
TPLM2 - Thomas Point, MD	32 mi	68 min	W 8.9 G 11	38°F	41°F		1017.2 hPa (+0.9)	19°F
NCDV2	35 mi	56 min	NNW 5.1 G 7	36°F	42°F		1016 hPa
CPVM2	36 mi	50 min		38°F				22°F
44062 - Gooses Reef, MD	38 mi	44 min	NW 18 G 19	39°F	41°F		995.2 hPa
FSKM2 - 8574728 - Francis Scott Key Bridge, MD	38 mi	50 min	WNW 18 G 20	37°F			1016.4 hPa
FSNM2	38 mi	50 min	WNW 18 G 23	36°F			1015.9 hPa
BLTM2 - 8574680 - Baltimore, MD	39 mi	50 min	N 8 G 12	37°F	42°F		1016.4 hPa
COVM2 - 8577018 - Cove Point LNG Pier, MD	45 mi	116 min	NNW 26 G 29	39°F			1016 hPa
SLIM2 - 8577330 - Solomons Island, MD	47 mi	50 min	NNW 8.9 G 13	38°F	42°F		1016 hPa
TCBM2 - 8573364 - Tolchester Beach, MD	49 mi	50 min	NNW 18 G 20	37°F	39°F		1016.9 hPa

Wind History for Washington, DC

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Airport Reports

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Airport	Dist	Age	Wind kt	Visibility	Sky/Weather	Temp	DewPt	Humidity	Pressure
Washington/Reagan National Airport, DC, VA	2 mi	76 min	WNW 14 G 24	10.00 mi	A Few Clouds	38°F	14°F	37%	1016.8 hPa
College Park Airport, MD	12 mi	73 min	NW 4	10.00 mi	Partly Cloudy	36°F	15°F	42%	1016.6 hPa
Fort Meade / Tipton, MD	23 mi	73 min	NNW 6	10.00 mi	Overcast	36°F	21°F	56%	1017.3 hPa
Gaithersburg - Montgomery County Airport, MD	24 mi	72 min	NW 7	10.00 mi	Overcast	34°F	17°F	50%	1018.3 hPa
Washington/Dulles International Airport, DC, VA	24 mi	76 min	WNW 14 G 21	10.00 mi	Mostly Cloudy	35°F	14°F	42%	1016.6 hPa

Link to 5 minute data for KDCA

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Tide / Current Tables for Bellevue, D.C.

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