Marine
Weather for Coastal Waters Forecast from
Fenwick Island
Delaware, Ocean City Maryland, to Chincoteague
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COASTAL SYNOPSIS:
. Low pressure lifts northeast offshore early this morning, bringing another surge of very cold Arctic air, elevated winds and seas, and periodic freezing spray for the midweek period.
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OFFSHORE SYNOPSIS:
FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A strong high pressure ridge across the N portion will shift inland tonight. Developing low pressure will track NE over the outer central and S waters tonight while pulling a strong cold front E and SE over the area, then pass E of the region Wed. A stationary front will form along the SE coast Wed night, move NE Thu into Thu night as developing low pressure system track NE across the waters. High pressure will build E over the N waters Wed night, then shift E of the area Thu. Another developing low will track NE and pass just SE of the waters Fri, then continue strengthening while moving well E of the waters Fri night into Sat. Another high will build E over the waters Sat and Sat night, then shift E of the region Sun and Sun night while maintaining a ridge across the area. Yet another cold front will approach from the NW Sun night.
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OFFSHORE FORECAST
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957 PM EST Tue Jan 21 2025
.SYNOPSIS FOR MID ATLC WATERS...A strong high pressure ridge across the N portion will shift inland tonight. Developing low pressure will track NE over the outer central and S waters tonight while pulling a strong cold front E and SE over the area, then pass E of the region Wed. A stationary front will form along the SE coast Wed night, move NE Thu into Thu night as developing low pressure system track NE across the waters. High pressure will build E over the N waters Wed night, then shift E of the area Thu. Another developing low will track NE and pass just SE of the waters Fri, then continue strengthening while moving well E of the waters Fri night into Sat. Another high will build E over the waters Sat and Sat night, then shift E of the region Sun and Sun night while maintaining a ridge across the area. Yet another cold front will approach from the NW Sun night. ANZ825-221600- Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore-
957 PM EST Tue Jan 21 2025
TONIGHT N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Light freezing spray and chance of snow with vsby 1 nm or less.
WED N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Light freezing spray.
WED NIGHT N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Light freezing spray early.
THU Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. Chance of light freezing rain.
THU NIGHT NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
FRI N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
FRI NIGHT N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
SAT NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
SAT NIGHT W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
SUN W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
SUN NIGHT W winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
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Coastal waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chincoteague VA out
20 nm
236 AM EST Wed Jan 22 2025
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS
MORNING
REST OF TONIGHT
N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at
4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds. A chance of snow. Light
freezing spray.
WED
N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, diminishing to
10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to
5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and
SE 1 foot at 7 seconds. Light freezing spray.
WED NIGHT
N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 11 seconds. Light freezing
spray.
THU
NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft
at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. Light freezing spray in the
morning.
THU NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds.
FRI
NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and
SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
FRI NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft.
SAT
W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft.
SAT NIGHT
SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft.
SUN
SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft.
SUN NIGHT
W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
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