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Marine Weather and Tides Refton, PA 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

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Sunrise 6:17AM

Sunset 8:01PM

Saturday August 17, 2019 11:13 PM EDT (03:13 UTC)

Moonrise 8:25PM

Moonset 7:05AM

Illumination 94%

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 Refton, PA

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Area Discussion for - State College, PA

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Fxus61 kctp 180154 afdctp area forecast discussion national weather service state college pa 954 pm edt Sat aug 17 2019 Synopsis Very warm and humid conditions will persist through into early next week, and a trough of low pressure will keep the mention of mainly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms in the forecast. Near term until 6 am Sunday morning Passage of shortwave, combined with nocturnal cooling, has caused lingering convection to taper off late this evening with only a few showers left across the south central mountains at 0145z. Next shortwave will lift through the region late tonight, perhaps accompanied by a shower or thunderstorm over the northwest mountains in vicinity of a warm front lifting through the grt lks. Will also reintroduce the chance of a shower or storm late tonight across the extreme southeast part of the forecast area, where models place weak surface trough and ribbon of lingering instability. Otherwise, the main concern overnight will be developing valley fog. The areas most likely to see fog will be northern pa and areas east of the susq river, where the ground is wet from rain earlier today. It will be another muggy mid summer night with lows ranging from the low 60s over the north to around 70f se. Short term 6 am Sunday morning through 6 pm Sunday Scattered, diurnally-driven convection is expected Sunday. Moderate capes in the 1000-2000 j kg range could support a few strong storms, but fairly weak 0-6km shear suggests little risk of organized severe weather. Model soundings indicate MAX temps will be a bit warmer than today, with highs ranging from the low 80s along the ny border to the lower 90s in the valleys of southern pa. The combination of heat and humidity will likely drive heat indices into the upper 90s over the lower susq valley for a few hours Sunday afternoon. Long term Sunday night through Saturday Hot and humid Monday with heat indices near 100 for much central pa in the valleys. Scattered afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms may knock some temps down but it will feel muggy.

Active summer pattern with best chances for storms in the late afternoon and lesser chances overnight through midweek. So rounds of showers and thunderstorms likely Tuesday and Wednesday as a weak coldfront drops down across pa. Another coldfront will move through Wednesday night and Thursday. More showers and thunderstorms with this front but behind it will finally bring a change in the pattern with cooler drier weather for Friday and Saturday under high pressure. Aviation 02z Sunday through Thursday 00z tafs sent. Still a strong storm just east of ipt and one near the office here. Storms could produce gusty winds to around 35 to 40 mph for another hour or so. Another storm north of pit. Late afternoon discussion below. Updated the tafs here, minor adjustments for storms on radar and current and fcst winds. Main area for storms will be acros northern pa. Moisture good for storms across the far southeast, but support is well to the north for the storms. Earlier discussion below. WidespreadVFR is in place, except where the showers storms are affecting individual airfields. This will continue into the evening before patchy fog and low clouds redevelop late, lasting through the sunrise hours. Expect continued improvement toVFR conditions once again by late morning Sunday. Outlook Mon-wed... Rounds of showers thunderstorms possible, mainly in the afternoon early evening hours. Late night and early morning fog low clouds. Thu... MainlyVFR behind a cold front. Ctp watches warnings advisories None. Synopsis... La corte near term... Fitzgerald short term... Fitzgerald la corte long term... Watson steinbugl aviation... La corte martin

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Weather Reporting Stations

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Stations	Dist	Age	Wind	Air Temp	Water Temp	Waves	Pressure	DewPt
CHCM2 - 8573927 - Chesapeake City, MD	34 mi	80 min	SE 1.9 G 1.9	77°F	83°F		1015.4 hPa
DELD1 - 8551762 - Delaware City, DE	42 mi	80 min	S 4.1 G 5.1	80°F	80°F		1015.2 hPa
RDYD1 - 8551910 - Reedy Point, DE	43 mi	80 min		79°F	83°F		1014.7 hPa
BLTM2 - 8574680 - Baltimore, MD	45 mi	80 min	W 1.9 G 2.9	83°F	83°F		1014.6 hPa
MRCP1 - 8540433 - Marcus Hook, PA	46 mi	80 min		80°F	82°F		1015 hPa
TCBM2 - 8573364 - Tolchester Beach, MD	46 mi	80 min	SE 2.9 G 2.9	78°F	84°F		1015.3 hPa
FSKM2 - 8574728 - Francis Scott Key Bridge, MD	48 mi	74 min	SSE 4.1 G 4.1	82°F			1015.1 hPa (+0.8)
FSNM2	48 mi	80 min	S 4.1 G 8	81°F			1015 hPa

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Airport Reports

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Airport	Dist	Age	Wind kt	Visibility	Sky/Weather	Temp	DewPt	Humidity	Pressure
Lancaster, Lancaster Airport, PA	17 mi	21 min	N 0	10.00 mi	Fair	78°F	68°F	71%	1014.8 hPa
Chester County Airport, PA	23 mi	39 min	N 0	10.00 mi	Fair	75°F	71°F	89%	1016.6 hPa

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Tide / Current Tables for Port Deposit, Susquehanna River, Maryland

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Tide / Current Tables for Havre de Grace, Susquehanna River, Maryland (2)

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Wind Forecast for State College, PA (23,6,7,8)

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Ground Weather Radar Station Dover AFB, DE

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