The first half of the week through Wednesday Evening will be dry with seasonal high temperatures in the 60's however overnight lows will be unseasonably cold into the 30's and 40's. Some areas, especially inland and Northwestern NJ could see frost Advisories continued overnight through Tuesday. With the passing warm front, rain/thunderstorms are possible Wednesday Night through Friday with unseasonably warm temperatures in the upper 70's into the low 80's and lows back into the 50's. Depending on the timing of a cold front any rain chances should clear out by Friday Night into Saturday. Water conditions are rated good all week for all locations except for Wednesday into Thursday, there is a possibility of Small Craft Advisories. Water temperatures for bays and rivers are in the lower to mid 60's with ocean waters inshore in the mid to upper 50's with midshore to offshore waters in the low 50's. Surf conditions will be normal for the week in the 0-2, 1-2 foot range except for Friday could see some 2-3 foot waves and winds will be predominantly out of the west all week.
Depending on the timing of the cold front, the weekend is looking dry with mid to upper 70's and good water conditions. Water conditions could become cautious with the passing front seeing gusty winds, higher seas and SCA's.
High pressure over the central portion of the US will build eastward through midweek. A strong warm front will then cross the region on Wednesday. A cold front will then move through on Friday or Saturday.
Monday
Sky: Mostly sunny and mostly clear
Precipitation: 0% to slight chance
Temperatures
High: Low 60's
Low: Mid to upper 30's
Sunrise: 5:43am
Sunset: 8:02pm
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Fishing Forecast
Accuweather- Good
Weather2Hunt.com- 33/50
Tuesday
Sky: Sunny becoming partly cloudy
Precipitation: 0% to slight chance
Temperatures
High: Mid 60's
Low: Mid 40's
Sunrise: 5:42am
Sunset: 8:03pm
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Fishing Forecast
Accuweather- Good
Weather2Hunt.com- 40/50
Wednesday
Sky: Mostly sunny becoming mostly cloudy
Precipitation: 0% to slight chance during the day, 40% chance of rain at night
Temperatures
High: Low 70's
Low: Mid 50's
Sunrise: 5:41am
Sunset: 8:04pm
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Fishing Forecast
Accuweather- Very Good
Weather2Hunt.com- 33/50
Thursday
Sky: Mostly cloudy
Precipitation: 30% chance of rain/thunderstorms all day (this percentage will likely increase)
Temperatures
High: Upper 70's
Low: Upper 50's
Sunrise: 5:40am
Sunset: 8:05pm
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Fishing Forecast
Accuweather- Good
Weather2Hunt.com- 40/50
Friday
Sky: Mostly cloudy
Precipitation: 30% chance of rain/thunderstorms during the day, 0% to slight chance at night
Temperatures
High: Mid 70's
Low: Mid 50's
Sunrise: 5:40am
Sunset: 8:06pm
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Fishing Forecast
Accuweather- Good
Weather2Hunt- 40/50
Monday Surface Analysis
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Tuesday Surface Analysis
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Wednesday Surface Analysis
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Thursday Surface Analysis
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Friday Surface
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Total Precipitation Monday - Friday
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Coastal Waters (out to 20nm) Forecasts
Raritan Bay/New York Harbor to Sandy Hook
Water Temperature: 64°F
Monday
Wind: W 10-15 knots
Seas: 1 foot or less then around 2 feet in the afternoon
Monday Night
Wind: NW 10-15 knots with gusts to 20 knots diminishing 5-10 after midnight
Seas: 1-2 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less
Tuesday
Wind: NW 5-10 knots becoming W in the afternoon
Seas: 1 foot or less
Tuesday Night
Wind: W 5-10
Seas: 1 foot or less
Wednesday
Wind: SW 5-10 knots becoming S 10-15 knots with gusts to 20 knots in the afternoon
Seas: 1 foot or less
Wednesday Night
Wind: S 10-15 knots with gusts to 20 knots diminishing 5-10 knots after midnight
Seas: 1 foot or less
Thursday
Wind: SW 5 knots
Seas: 1 foot or less
Thursday Night
Wind: SW 5 knots
Seas: 1 foot or less
Friday
Wind: W 5 knots
Seas: 1 foot or less
Friday Night
Wind: W 5 knots
Seas: 1 foot or less
Sandy Hook Tides (Bay)
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Sandy Hook (Ocean) to Barnegat Inlet
Water Temperature: 57°F
Monday Morning
Winds: WNW 9 to 12 knots
Seas: SE 2 feet at 8 seconds
Monday Afternoon
Winds: W 11 to 16 knots
Seas: SE 2 feet at 8 seconds
Tuesday Morning
Winds: NNW 9 to 12 knots
Seas: SE 2 feet at 8 seconds
Tuesday Afternoon
Winds: WNW 5 to 7 knots
Seas: SE 2 feet at 8 seconds
Wednesday Morning
Winds: SW 6 to 8 knots
Seas: ESE 2 feet at 8 seconds
Wednesday Afternoon
CAUTIOUS
Winds: S 15 to 20 knots
Seas: ESE 3 feet at 9 seconds
Thursday Morning
Winds: WNW 5 to 7 knots
Seas: SSE 4 feet at 7 seconds
Thursday Afternoon
Winds: W 4 to 5 knots
Seas: ESE 3 feet at 9 seconds
Friday Morning
Winds: WSW 6 to 8 knots
Seas: ESE 2 feet at 10 seconds
Friday Afternoon
Winds: SW 9 to 12 knots
Seas: ESE 2 feet at 10 seconds
Manasquan Inlet Tides
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Barnegat Inlet to Cape May (Ocean)
Water Temperature: 57°F
Monday Morning
Winds: WNW 7 to 10 knots
Seas: SE 3 feet at 8 seconds
Monday Afternoon
Winds: WNW 10 to 14 knots
Seas: SE 3 feet at 8 seconds
Tuesday Morning
Winds: N 10 to 13 knots
Seas: SE 3 feet at 8 seconds
Tuesday Afternoon
Winds: WNW 5 to 7 knots
Seas: SE 2 feet at 8 seconds
Wednesday Morning
Winds: SSW 10 to 14 knots
Seas: ESE 2 feet at 8 seconds
Wednesday Afternoon
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: S 16 to 21 knots
Seas: ESE 3 feet at 8 seconds
Thursday Morning
Winds: WNW 7 to 9 knots
Seas: SSE 4 feet at 7 seconds
Thursday Afternoon
Winds: SW 3 to 5 knots
Seas: ESE 3 feet at 8 seconds
Friday Morning
Winds: WNW 4 to 6 knots
Seas: ESE 3 feet at 10 seconds
Friday Afternoon
Winds: WSW 8 to 11 knots
Seas: ESE 3 feet at 10 seconds
Cape May (Ocean) Tides
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Delaware Bay
Water Temperature: 63°F
Monday
Wind: W 10-15 knots with gusts to 20 knots
Seas: 2-3 feet
Monday Night
Wind: NW 10-15 knots with gusts to 20 knots diminishing 5-10 knots after midnight
Seas: 2-3 feet
Tuesday
Wind: NW 10 knots becoming W in the afternoon
Seas: 1-2 feet
Tuesday Night
Wind: SW 5-10 knots increasing 10-15 knots after midnight
Seas: 2-3 feet
Wednesday
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Wind: S 15-20 knots with gusts to 25 knots
Seas: 2-4 feet
Wednesday Night
Wind: S 10-15 knots with gusts to 20 knots becoming SW 5-10 knots after midnight
Seas: 2-3 feet, visibility 1-3 nm
Thursday
Wind: SW 5 knots
Seas: 1-2 feet, visibility 1-3 nm
Thursday Night
Wind: SW 5 knots
Seas: 1-2 feet, visibility 1-3 nm
Friday
Wind: N 5 knots
Seas: 1-2 feet, visibility 1-3 nm
Friday Night
Wind: S 5 knots
Seas: 1-2 feet, visibility 1-3 nm
Delaware River (Ship John Shoal) Tides
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Offshore Waters
Midshore to Offshore (20nm-50nm)
Water Temperature: 52°F
Monday Morning
Winds: WNW 11 to 15 knots
Seas: SSE 5 feet at 8 seconds
Monday Afternoon
Winds: W 12 to 16 knots
Seas: SSE 4 feet at 8 seconds
Tuesday Morning
Winds: NNW 12 to 17 knots
Seas: SE 4 feet at 8 seconds
Tuesday Afternoon
Winds: WNW 9 to 12 knots
Seas: SE 4 feet at 8 seconds
Wednesday Morning
Winds: WSW 8 to 11 knots
Seas: ESE 3 feet at 9 seconds
Wednesday Afternoon
CAUTIOUS
Winds: SSW 14 to 19 knots
Seas: ESE 4 feet at 9 seconds
Thursday Morning
CAUTIOUS
Winds: W 11 to 14 knots
Seas: SSW 6 feet at 7 seconds
Thursday Afternoon
Winds: WSW 6 to 8 knots
Seas: S 5 feet at 7 seconds
Friday Morning
Winds: SW 9 to 12 knots
Seas: ESE 4 feet at 10 seconds
Friday Afternoon
Winds: WSW 9 to 12 knots
Seas: ESE 4 feet at 10 seconds
Sea Surface Temperatures
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NWS OPC Sea Surface Temperature 3 Day Loop (http://www.opc.ncep.noaa.gov/Loops/NCOM/sst/Ncom_sst_UseastNorth_03_Day_flash.shtml)
NWS OPC Gulf Stream Currents 3 Day Loop (http://www.opc.ncep.noaa.gov/Loops/NCOM/currents/Ncom_Curr_UseastNorth_03_Day_flash.shtml)
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