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| Sunrise 7:13AM | Sunset 5:10PM | Friday January 22, 2021 11:03 AM EST (16:03 UTC) | Moonrise 1:21PM | Moonset 2:44AM | Illumination 68% |  |
ANZ431 Delaware Bay Waters South Of East Point Nj To Slaughter Beach De- 1002 Am Est Fri Jan 22 2021
.small craft advisory in effect through late tonight...
.gale watch in effect from Saturday morning through Saturday evening...
Rest of today..NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft or less.
Tonight..NW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves around 3 ft.
Sat..NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Waves 3 to 4 ft.
Sat night..NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves around 3 ft.
Sun..NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft or less.
Sun night..NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 ft or less.
Mon..NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 ft or less. Rain likely in the afternoon.
Mon night..NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft or less. Rain.
Tue..NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft or less. A chance of rain in the morning. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Tue night..N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft or less.
.small craft advisory in effect through late tonight...
.gale watch in effect from Saturday morning through Saturday evening...
Rest of today..NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft or less.
Tonight..NW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves around 3 ft.
Sat..NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Waves 3 to 4 ft.
Sat night..NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves around 3 ft.
Sun..NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft or less.
Sun night..NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 ft or less.
Mon..NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 ft or less. Rain likely in the afternoon.
Mon night..NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft or less. Rain.
Tue..NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft or less. A chance of rain in the morning. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Tue night..N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft or less.
ANZ400 1002 Am Est Fri Jan 22 2021
Synopsis for the coastal waters from sandy hook nj to fenwick island de and for delaware bay.. A clipper system will cross into new england, bringing a cold front to our region by late today. Low pressure will remain across eastern canada through Saturday, while high pressure builds across the upper mississippi valley and great lakes and eventually into our area by Sunday. This will keep strong west to northwest flow across the mid atlantic through Sunday. A low pressure system will cross just south of our region Monday into Tuesday. High pressure then builds into the area later Tuesday into Wednesday.
Synopsis for the coastal waters from sandy hook nj to fenwick island de and for delaware bay.. A clipper system will cross into new england, bringing a cold front to our region by late today. Low pressure will remain across eastern canada through Saturday, while high pressure builds across the upper mississippi valley and great lakes and eventually into our area by Sunday. This will keep strong west to northwest flow across the mid atlantic through Sunday. A low pressure system will cross just south of our region Monday into Tuesday. High pressure then builds into the area later Tuesday into Wednesday.
7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near West Cape May , NJ
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location: 38.93, -74.94 debug
Area Discussion for - Philadelphia/Mount Holly, PA
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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 607 AM EST Fri Jan 22 2021
SYNOPSIS. A clipper system will cross into New England, bringing a cold front to our region by late today. Low pressure will remain across eastern Canada through Saturday, while high pressure builds across the upper Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes and eventually into our area by Sunday. This will keep strong west to northwest flow across the Mid Atlantic through Sunday. A low pressure system will cross just south of our region Monday into Tuesday. High Pressure then builds into the area later Tuesday into Wednesday.
NEAR TERM /THROUGH SATURDAY/. Today will start off fairly quiet, but things could become more active by late morning into the afternoon and evening hours. Low pressure will move across New England through the day, which will eventually bring a cold front across the Mid Atlantic region by late day. Meanwhile, high pressure remains well to our west across the Upper Mississippi Valley. This will keep a strong pressure gradient in place leading to a steady west to northwest flow across the area and winds could gust 20-30 mph at times. The other thing to watch out for today will be the potential for rain/snow/graupel showers or sprinkles/flurries. Within the west to northwest flow, lapse rates will be moderately steep, while there will be some enhanced moisture across the area. Some enhanced lift from multiple short wave/vorticity impulses and approaching surface boundary could help lead to a slight chance of snow showers/flurries or rain showers/sprinkles today into tonight. This is especially true for portions of northeast Pennsylvania and northwest New Jersey along and north of the I-78 corridor where lapse rates are steepest and moisture is highest. It would not be out of the question for a brief period of moderate to heavy snow for higher elevations. However, it would also not be surprising to see some flurries/sprinkles make it down to the I-95 corridor and portions of southern New Jersey. This could be another one of those situations where temperatures warm up enough that it will not be true snow showers/flurries for some areas, rather snow pellets/graupel for some areas as the snow partially melts before reaching the ground.
The steep lapse rates pull to our east this evening as the frontal boundary moves eastward as well, so any remaining flurries should mostly come to an end through the evening. The exception is the southern Poconos where flurries could last into the overnight.
Strong northwest flow will remain in place across the Mid Atlantic region through Saturday as the pressure gradient actually tightens a bit due to retrograding low pressure over Atlantic Canada and high pressure building into the Great Lakes. Winds will remain gusty across the area, especially during the day Saturday when gusts could reach 25-35 mph, with locally higher gusts. It will also be quite cold Saturday with highs only in the 20s over the southern Poconos and NW NJ with low to mid 30s elsewhere. And with the wind chill it will feel a good 10 to 15 degrees or so colder than this. Expect a mix of sun and clouds with cloudiness tending to be most persistent over the north, especially during the morning.
SHORT TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/. The main feature of note in the short term is the surface high that builds in from the north over our region. In the mid and upper levels, a broad but weak ridge axis builds closer to the region. The net result is tranquil conditions. We will keep the northwesterly flow (albeit weaker than what we will see on Saturday) until the surface ridge axis is east of our region Sunday night. Consequently, we won't see much change in the temperatures from Saturday into Sunday.
Ahead of the approaching low, mid level clouds will build in on Sunday night, though any precipitation should still remain west of our region through this time. The clouds will help to limit radiational cooling Sunday night, resulting in lows mostly in the 20s.
LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/. Monday through Tuesday . The main focus of the long term remains the Monday through Tuesday time frame with the low crossing just south of our region.
What has changed: Models are converging closer to a track for this system. It now appears that the first low will lift into the mid Mississippi Valley before weakening as the secondary low develops and intensifies just off the southern Delmarva coast. Consequently, we have more confidence that most (if not all) of our region will see some precipitation from this system, though there remains uncertainty in details especially with regards to precipitation type.
Timing: It looks like the prime period for precipitation will be from about mid day Monday to mid day Tuesday, though that could vary greatly by location, and given potential for a very dry boundary layer ahead of this (single digit dewpoints possible in northern NJ and southern Poconos through Mon morning), it may take more time for the boundary layer to saturate and precip to reach the ground than what the models are currently depicting.
Precipitation type: There has been enough consistency and agreement between models on the presence of an elevated warm layer, that I included a mention of sleet in some areas with this latest update. There is still a question as to how far north this elevated warm layer will be, and for many locations, the elevated warm layer could be thin and/or isothermal (complicating the question of if snow will even melt within the warm layer). With this uncertainty in mind, at this point, it looks like it will be mostly snow north of the PA turnpike/195 corridor, a wintry mix along and south of this corridor, and mostly rain in far southern Delaware and adjacent areas of Maryland.
Precipitation Amounts: There is still a lot of uncertainty with this aspect of the forecast. With our area remaining on the northern side of the low (with the current forecast track), there will be limited opportunity for moisture advection ahead of this system. This isn't a classic coastal low as it will be quickly progressing further off shore once it is east of us, so this doesn't appear to be a system that will produce blockbuster amounts of snow. That being said, and with the consideration of how much uncertainty there remains with precip type, it will likely be Saturday afternoon before we will have enough confidence for a snow/ice/rain amount forecast that covers the entire event.
Impacts: As mentioned above, it doesn't appear that this will be a really big snow event at this point, but slippery conditions will be a concern, especially in the areas that will see more of a wintry mix. Additionally, if freezing rain becomes more likely (currently think that is the least likely ptype we will see, but there remains some chance), ice accretion on elevated surfaces could be compounded by the fact that breezy conditions will be possible (mostly for near shore areas) late Monday night into Tuesday morning.
Wednesday and Thursday . In the wake of the low, high pressure once again builds down from the north. The models continue to depict a low pressure system late in the week (Thursday into Friday), however, almost all of the major operational models (with the exception of the Canadian) show this low surpressed to the south (as has been the case with most recent systems), keeping the precipitation mostly south of our region. None the less, given how far out this system is, I am hesitant to go with a dry forecast at this point, so I stayed close to the previous forecast, with mostly low chances for snow/rain from late Wednesday night through Thursday evening.
AVIATION /11Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/. The following discussion is for KPHL, KPNE, KTTN, KABE, KRDG, KILG, KMIV, KACY and surrounding areas.
Today . VFR expected. There is a slight chance of snow showers or flurries, especially for ABE and RDG, but they were left out of the TAFs as confidence is low in occurrence. West to northwest winds 10-20 knots, gusting 20-25 knots. Moderate confidence.
Tonight . VFR with NW winds around 10 knots with a few higher gusts possible.
Saturday . VFR but windy with NW winds 15 to 20 gusting 25 to 30 knots.
Outlook .
Sunday . VFR conditions expected. Northwesterly winds initially 10-15kts gusting up to 20 kt gradually decreasing in the afternoon and then becoming light and variable overnight. Moderate confidence.
Monday/Tuesday . Will likely start VFR early Monday, but expect conditions to deteriorate to MVFR and even IFR across the region by late Monday into Tuesday morning. Reductions in flight category will be both for ceilings as well as visibility restrictions as much of the region will see at least some precipitation during this time. Precipitation type remains uncertain, but a wintry mix of snow and sleet is possible for KPHL, KILG, KPNE, KTTN, KMIV, and KACY, while KABE and KRDG may have a mostly snow event. Variable winds on Monday, then favoring the NE quarter of the compass on Tuesday. Low confidence.
MARINE. Today through Saturday night . Small Craft Advisory remains in place through Friday night with a Gale Watch now in effect from 6 AM Saturday morning until 10 PM in the evening as NW winds may gust up to 35 knots. Expect wave heights over the ocean waters to increase to 3 to 5 feet today and then to 4 to 6 feet for Saturday.
Outlook .
Sunday-Monday . Once winds drop below 25 kt Sunday morning, winds and seas should stay below SCA criteria.
Monday night/Tuesday . SCA conditions are possible, but this is dependent upon track and intensity of a low pressure system.
PHI WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES. PA . None. NJ . None. DE . None. MD . None. MARINE . Gale Watch from Saturday morning through Saturday evening for ANZ430-431-450>455. Small Craft Advisory until 6 AM EST Saturday for ANZ430-431- 450>455.
Synopsis . Johnson Near Term . Fitzsimmons/Robertson Short Term . Johnson Long Term . Johnson Aviation . Fitzsimmons/Johnson Marine . Fitzsimmons/Johnson
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 |
| CMAN4 - 8536110 - Cape May, NJ | 3 mi | 45 min | W 12 G 16 | 44°F | 40°F | 1009.2 hPa | ||
| BRND1 - 8555889 - Brandywine Shoal Light, DE | 10 mi | 51 min | WNW 17 G 20 | 1009.7 hPa | ||||
| LWSD1 - 8557380 - Lewes, DE | 14 mi | 45 min | WNW 13 G 17 | 46°F | 42°F | 1009.6 hPa | ||
| 44009 - DELAWARE BAY 26 NM Southeast of Cape May, NJ | 35 mi | 73 min | 3 ft | |||||
| SJSN4 - 8537121 - Ship John Shoal, NJ | 35 mi | 45 min | W 18 G 22 | 44°F | 39°F | 1009.7 hPa | ||
| ACYN4 - 8534720 - Atlantic City, NJ | 40 mi | 45 min | 46°F | 43°F | 1009.3 hPa | |||
| OCIM2 - 8570283 - Ocean City Inlet, MD | 42 mi | 45 min | WNW 7 G 12 | 45°F | 44°F | 1011.2 hPa | ||
| JCRN4 - Jacques Cousteau Reserve, NJ | 49 mi | 33 min | W 7 | 45°F | 1009 hPa | 24°F |
Wind History for Cape May, NJ
(wind in knots) EDIT (on/off) Help| 11 AM | 12 PM | 1 PM | 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 | |
| Last 24hr | S G19 | SW | SW | SW | W | NW | W | W | SW | S | S G8 | SW | W | W G12 | W G13 | W | W | W G18 | W G20 | W G17 | W | W | W G18 | W G16 |
| 1 day ago | NW G28 | NW G31 | NW G25 | S G9 | NW G29 | NW G30 | NW G28 | NE G9 | NW G24 | NW G18 | NW G14 | E G6 | NW G10 | N | N G6 | -- | E | E | SE | SE | S G11 | S G11 | S G16 | S G16 |
| 2 days ago | W | SW | W | W G10 | W G16 | W G16 | W G15 | W | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | S | S | S G4 | W | S | S | W G7 | W G25 | W | W G27 | NW G28 |
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 |
| Wildwood, Cape May County Airport, NJ | 6 mi | 67 min | W 11 G 17 | 10.00 mi | Fair | 45°F | 29°F | 54% | 1009.5 hPa |
Link to 5 minute data for KWWD
Wind History from WWD (wind in knots)
| 12 PM | 1 PM | 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 | |
| Last 24hr | SW | SW G17 | W | W | W | W | Calm | Calm | Calm | SW | SW | SW | W | W | W | W | W G17 | W G18 | W G18 | W | W G16 | W | W G17 | W G20 |
| 1 day ago | W G21 | NW G21 | NW G22 | NW G20 | NW G18 | NW G20 | NW G16 | NW G16 | NW | NW | NW | NW | N | N | Calm | Calm | Calm | Calm | Calm | S | S | S | S G19 | S |
| 2 days ago | SW G19 | W G17 | W | W | W | W | W | SW | SW | SW | SW | Calm | SW | Calm | Calm | Calm | SW | N G20 | W G24 | W | W G18 | W G25 | NW G18 |
Tide / Current Tables for Cape May, Atlantic Ocean, New Jersey
EDIT Weekend mode (on/off) (on/off) Help One Week of DataCape May
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Fri -- 01:43 AM EST Moonset
Fri -- 02:38 AM EST 3.99 feet High Tide
Fri -- 07:13 AM EST Sunrise
Fri -- 09:00 AM EST 0.81 feet Low Tide
Fri -- 12:20 PM EST Moonrise
Fri -- 03:02 PM EST 3.44 feet High Tide
Fri -- 05:09 PM EST Sunset
Fri -- 08:55 PM EST 0.54 feet Low Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Fri -- 01:43 AM EST Moonset
Fri -- 02:38 AM EST 3.99 feet High Tide
Fri -- 07:13 AM EST Sunrise
Fri -- 09:00 AM EST 0.81 feet Low Tide
Fri -- 12:20 PM EST Moonrise
Fri -- 03:02 PM EST 3.44 feet High Tide
Fri -- 05:09 PM EST Sunset
Fri -- 08:55 PM EST 0.54 feet Low Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
| 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 | 3 pm | 4 pm | 5 pm | 6 pm | 7 pm | 8 pm | 9 pm | 10 pm | 11 pm |
| 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1 | 0.8 | 1 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
Tide / Current Tables for Delaware Bay Entrance, Delaware Current
EDIT (on/off) Help One Week of DataDelaware Bay Entrance
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Fri -- 01:19 AM EST 1.02 knots Max Flood
Fri -- 01:44 AM EST Moonset
Fri -- 04:38 AM EST -0.00 knots Slack
Fri -- 07:13 AM EST Sunrise
Fri -- 08:07 AM EST -0.89 knots Max Ebb
Fri -- 11:17 AM EST 0.00 knots Slack
Fri -- 12:21 PM EST Moonrise
Fri -- 02:02 PM EST 0.75 knots Max Flood
Fri -- 04:51 PM EST -0.00 knots Slack
Fri -- 05:10 PM EST Sunset
Fri -- 08:03 PM EST -0.81 knots Max Ebb
Fri -- 10:44 PM EST 0.00 knots Slack
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Fri -- 01:19 AM EST 1.02 knots Max Flood
Fri -- 01:44 AM EST Moonset
Fri -- 04:38 AM EST -0.00 knots Slack
Fri -- 07:13 AM EST Sunrise
Fri -- 08:07 AM EST -0.89 knots Max Ebb
Fri -- 11:17 AM EST 0.00 knots Slack
Fri -- 12:21 PM EST Moonrise
Fri -- 02:02 PM EST 0.75 knots Max Flood
Fri -- 04:51 PM EST -0.00 knots Slack
Fri -- 05:10 PM EST Sunset
Fri -- 08:03 PM EST -0.81 knots Max Ebb
Fri -- 10:44 PM EST 0.00 knots Slack
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
| 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 | 3 pm | 4 pm | 5 pm | 6 pm | 7 pm | 8 pm | 9 pm | 10 pm | 11 pm |
| 0.8 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.5 | -0.8 | -0.9 | -0.8 | -0.5 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.5 | -0.7 | -0.8 | -0.7 | -0.3 | 0.1 |
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