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Another unsettled week with rain chances all week and cautious conditions due to elevated/high seas. A wet start to May. The week will be mostly cloudy to cloudy each day except for Wednesday. Wednesday will be partly sunny. Sun peaking through the clouds is possible at times all week, but clouds will dominate. Each day has scattered showers with Monday and Tuesday having the highest chances right now with more widely scattered showers likely. So not a washout, but definitely not a nice dry and warm start to the month. Highs will be in the 50’s and 60’s with 40’s and 50’s for overnight lows. Water conditions will be good for rivers and bays with some pockets of borderline conditions due to elevated or high seas. Ocean waters will be mostly borderline to cautious, again, due to elevated and high seas. Seas will average 3-5 feet inshore and up to 8 feet midshore to offshore. Winds will not be a big issue with max sustained winds to 10 knots all week. Small Craft Advisories are likely and there will be areas of patchy fog to start off the week. Water temperatures have warmed a few degrees with all, but offshore waters in the 50’s. Midshore to offshore waters are in the upper 40’s. UV Index will be Low to High at 2-6/15
Weak low pressure will affect the weather Sunday Night and Monday. A better defined low will pass through the area Tuesday and Tuesday Night. High pressure will affect the area on Wednesday. More low pressure strengthens and affect the weather from Thursday into the weekend.
The weekend will have rain chances both days right now with highs 60’s and overnight lows in the 40’s and 50’s. This forecast is very uncertain and the weekend could end up being completely dry with sun. Water, surf and beach conditions will be cautious for Saturday and improving for Sunday with borderline to cautious conditions.
Have a great week and thanks for reading!
Monday
Sky: Cloudy becoming mostly cloudy
Precipitation: 20%-80% chance showers all day
Temperatures
High: Upper 50’s to mid 60’s
Low: Low 50’s inland, low to mid 50’s at the shore, upper 40’s northern areas
UV Index: 3-4/15 (Moderate)
Sunrise: 5:55am
Sunset: 7:51pm
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Tuesday
Sky: Mostly cloudy to cloudy
Precipitation: 50%-70% chance of showers during the day, 30% chance of showers at night
Temperatures
High: Upper 50’s to low 60’s
Low: Upper 40’s to low 50’s inland and at the shore, mid 40’s northern areas
UV Index: 3-5/15 (Moderate)
Sunrise: 5:54am
Sunset: 7:52pm
(http://i524.photobucket.com/albums/cc326/mrt031079/NJSWF%20WX%20OUTLOOKS/WaningCrescent.jpg)
Wednesday
Sky: Partly sunny becoming mostly cloudy
Precipitation: 30%- 50% chance of showers all day
Temperatures
High: Low to upper 60’s
Low: low 50’s inland and at the shore, mid 40’s northern areas
UV Index: 3-6/15 (Moderate - High)
Sunrise: 5:53am
Sunset: 7:53pm
(http://i524.photobucket.com/albums/cc326/mrt031079/NJSWF%20WX%20OUTLOOKS/WaningCrescent.jpg)
Thursday
Sky: Mostly cloudy
Precipitation: 30%- 50% chance of showers all day
Temperatures
High: Mid 50’s to low 60’s
Low: Upper 40’s to low 50’s inland and at the shore, mid 40’s northern areas
UV Index: 2-5/15 (Low - Moderate)
Sunrise: 5:52am
Sunset: 7:54pm
(http://i524.photobucket.com/albums/cc326/mrt031079/NJSWF%20WX%20OUTLOOKS/WaningCrescent.jpg)
Friday
Sky: Mostly cloudy
Precipitation: 30%-40% chance of showers all day
Temperatures
High: Low to mid 60’s
Low: Upper 40’s to low 50’s inland and at the shore, mid 40’s northern areas
UV Index: 2-5/15 (Low - Moderate)
Sunrise: 5:50am
Sunset: 7:55pm
New Moon: 3:31pm
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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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Total Precipitation Monday - Monday
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Coastal Waters (out to 20nm) Forecasts
Raritan Bay/New York Harbor to Sandy Hook
Water Temperature: 54°F
Monday
Wind: E 5-10 knots becoming S in the afternoon
Seas: 1-2 feet, Patchy Fog, Visibility 1-3 nm in the morning
Surf (Ocean): 2-4 feet
Monday Night
Wind: W 5-10 knots becoming NE after midnight
Seas: 1 foot or less, Patchy fog, Visibility 1-3 nm
Surf (Ocean): 2-4 feet
Tuesday
Wind: NE 5-10 knots
Seas: 1-2 feet
Surf (Ocean): 2-4 feet
Tuesday Night
Wind: E 5-10 knots
Seas: 1-2 feet
Surf (Ocean): 2-4 feet
Wednesday
Wind: SE 5-10 knots
Seas: 1-2 feet
Surf (Ocean): 2-4 feet
Wednesday Night
Wind: NE 5-10 knots
Seas: 1-2 feet
Surf (Ocean): 2-4 feet
Thursday
Wind: NE 5 knots becoming E
Seas: 1-2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less
Surf (Ocean): 1-3 feet
Thursday Night
Wind: E 5 knots
Seas: 1 foot or less
Surf (Ocean): 1-3 feet
Friday
Wind: E 5-10 knots
Seas: 1 foot or less
Surf (Ocean): 1-3 feet
Friday Night
Wind: E 5-10 knots becoming NE after midnight
Seas: 1 foot or less
Surf (Ocean): 1-3 feet
Sandy Hook Tides (Bay)
Sandy Hook Tides (http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/noaatidepredictions/viewDailyPredictions.jsp?bmon=05&bday=02&byear=2016&timelength=weekly&timeZone=2&dataUnits=1&datum=MLLW&timeUnits=2&interval=highlow&Threshold=greaterthanequal&thresholdvalue=&format=Submit&Stationid=8531680)
(http://i.imgur.com/L6R6QR9.png)
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Sandy Hook to Fire Island Inlet, NY
Water Temperature: 54°F
Monday Morning
Winds: ENE 9 to 12 knots
Seas: ESE 4 feet at 9 seconds
Surf: 2-4 feet
Monday Afternoon
Winds: ESE 6 to 9 knots
Seas: ESE 3 feet at 6 seconds
Surf: 2-4 feet
Tuesday Morning
Winds: SW 6 to 8 knots
Seas: SSE 3 feet at 6 seconds
Surf: 2-4 feet
Tuesday Afternoon
Winds: NE 7 to 10 knots
Seas: SSE 3 feet at 6 seconds
Surf: 2-4 feet
Wednesday Morning
Winds: ENE 5 to 7 knots
Seas: SSE 3 feet at 8 seconds
Surf: 2-4 feet
Wednesday Afternoon
Winds: ESE 7 to 9 knots
Seas: SSE 3 feet at 8 seconds
Surf: 2-4 feet
Thursday Morning
Winds: SSE 7 to 9 knots
Seas: SSE 3 feet at 7 seconds
Surf: 1-3 feet
Thursday Afternoon
Winds: S 7 to 10 knots
Seas: SSE 3 feet at 7 seconds
Surf: 1-3 feet
Friday Morning
Winds: NE 9 to 13 knots
Seas: SSE 2 feet at 7 seconds
Surf: 1-3 feet
Friday Afternoon
Winds: N 8 to 10 knots
Seas: SSE 3 feet at 7 seconds
Surf: 1-3 feet
Coney Island, NY Tides
Coney Island Tides (http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/noaatidepredictions/viewDailyPredictions.jsp?bmon=05&bday=02&byear=2016&timelength=weekly&timeZone=2&dataUnits=1&datum=MLLW&timeUnits=2&interval=highlow&format=Submit&Stationid=8517741)
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Sandy Hook (Ocean) to Barnegat Inlet
Water Temperature: 50°F
Monday Morning
Winds: ENE 7 to 9 knots
Seas: E 4 feet at 9 seconds
Surf: 2-4 feet
Monday Afternoon
Winds: ESE 5 to 7 knots
Seas: E 4 feet at 9 seconds
Surf: 2-4 feet
Tuesday Morning
Winds: WSW 9 to 12 knots
Seas: E 3 feet at 8 seconds
Surf: 2-4 feet
Tuesday Afternoon
Winds: NE 4 to 6 knots
Seas: SE 3 feet at 6 seconds
Surf: 2-4 feet
Wednesday Morning
Winds: WSW 1 to 1 knots
Seas: SE 3 feet at 8 seconds
Surf: 2-4 feet
Wednesday Afternoon
Winds: S 6 to 9 knots
Seas: SE 3 feet at 8 seconds
Surf: 2-4 feet
Thursday Morning
Winds: S 10 to 14 knots
Seas: SSE 3 feet at 7 seconds
Surf: 1-3 feet
Thursday Afternoon
Winds: W 7 to 9 knots
Seas: SE 2 feet at 7 seconds
Surf: 1-3 feet
Friday Morning
Winds: NE 11 to 16 knots
Seas: SE 2 feet at 7 seconds
Surf: 1-3 feet
Friday Afternoon
Winds: NNE 12 to 16 knots
Seas: ESE 3 feet at 7 seconds
Surf: 1-3 feet
Manasquan Inlet Tides
Manasquan Inlet Tides (http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/noaatidepredictions/viewDailyPredictions.jsp?bmon=05&bday=02&byear=2016&timelength=weekly&timeZone=2&dataUnits=1&datum=MLLW&timeUnits=2&interval=highlow&format=Submit&Stationid=8532591)
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Barnegat Bay (Island Beach State Park)
Water Temperature: 55°F
Mondgfoay
Wind: ENE 6 knots becoming variable and less than 5 knots in the afternoon
Seas: 2 feet, Patchy
Surf: 1 foot
Monday Night
Wind: SW 5-7 knots becoming variable and less than 5 knots after midnight
Seas: 1 foot or less
Surf: 0-1 feet
Tuesday
Wind: NE 6-9 knots
Seas: 1 foot or less
Surf: 0-1 feet
Tuesday Night
Wind: E 5-8 becoming NNE after midnight
Seas: 1 foot or less
Surf: 0-1 feet
Wednesday
Wind: Variable winds less than 5 knots becoming ESE 5-7 knots in the morning
Seas: 1 foot or less
Surf: 0-1 feet
Wednesday Night
Wind: SE 6-8 knots becoming WSW after midnight
Seas: 1 foot or less
Surf: 0-1 feet
Thursday
Wind: Variable winds less than 5 knots becoming S 5-7 knots in the afternoon
Seas: 1 foot or less
Surf: 0-1 feet
Thursday Night
Wind: S 5 knots
Seas: 1 foot or less
Surf: 0-1 feet
Friday
Wind: E 5-10 knots
Seas: 1 foot or less
Surf: 0-1 feet
Friday Night
Wind: E 5-10 knots becoming NE after midnight
Seas: 1 foot or less
Surf: 0-1 feet
Barnegat Bay (Island Beach State Park) Tides
Barnegat Bay Tides (http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/noaatidepredictions/viewDailyPredictions.jsp?bmon=05&bday=02&byear=2016&timelength=weekly&timeZone=2&dataUnits=1&datum=MLLW&timeUnits=2&interval=highlow&format=Submit&Stationid=8533345)
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Barnegat Inlet to Cape May (Ocean)
Water Temperature: 51°F
Monday Morning
Winds: NE 5 to 7 knots
Seas: E 4 feet at 9 seconds
Surf: 2-4 feet
Monday Afternoon
Winds: ESE 4 to 5 knots
Seas: E 3 feet at 9 seconds
Surf: 2-4 feet
Tuesday Morning
Winds: SW 14 to 18 knots
Seas: SSE 4 feet at 6 seconds
Surf: 2-4 feet
Tuesday Afternoon
Winds: SW 11 to 15 knots
Seas: SSE 4 feet at 7 seconds
Surf: 2-4 feet
Wednesday Morning
Winds: W 11 to 15 knots
Seas: SSE 3 feet at 8 seconds
Surf: 2-4 feet
Wednesday Afternoon
Winds: WSW 8 to 11 knots
Seas: SSE 3 feet at 7 seconds
Surf: 2-4 feet
Thursday Morning
Winds: WSW 8 to 11 knots
Seas: SSE 2 feet at 7 seconds
Surf: 1-3 feet
Thursday Afternoon
Winds: N 2 to 3 knots
Seas: SSE 2 feet at 7 seconds
Surf: 1-3 feet
Friday Morning
Winds: NNE 14 to 18 knots
Seas: SE 3 feet at 6 seconds
Surf: 1-3 feet
Friday Afternoon
CAUTIOUS
Winds: N 15 to 20 knots
Seas: ENE 4 feet at 5 seconds
Surf: 1-3 feet
Cape May (Ocean) Tides
Cape May Tides (http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/noaatidepredictions/viewDailyPredictions.jsp?bmon=05&bday=02&byear=2016&timelength=weekly&timeZone=2&dataUnits=1&datum=MLLW&timeUnits=2&interval=highlow&format=Submit&Stationid=8535962)
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Delaware Bay
Water Temperature: 57°F
Monday
Wind: E 5-10 knots becoming SE late
Seas: 2-3 feet, Patchy fog, Visibility 1-3 nm
Surf: 1-2 feet
Monday Night
Wind: SW 5-10 knots becoming NW late
Seas: 1-2 feet
Surf: 1 foot
Tuesday
Wind: NE 5-10 knots
Seas: 1-2 feet
Surf: 1 foot
Tuesday Night
Wind: NE 5-10 knots
Seas: 1-2 feet
Surf: 1 foot
Wednesday
Wind: NE 5 knots
Seas: 1-2 feet
Surf: 1 foot
Wednesday Night
Wind: S 5-10 knots becoming SW after midnight
Seas: 1-2 feet
Surf: 1 foot
Thursday
Winds: W 5-10 knots
Seas: 2-3 feet
Surf: 1-2 feet
Thursday Night
Winds: NW 5-10 knots
Seas: 2-3 feet
Surf: 1-2 feet
Friday
Wind: NW 5 knots
Seas: 1-2 feet
Surf: 1 foot
Friday Night
Wind: W 5 knots becoming NW after midnight
Seas: 1-2 feet
Surf: 1 foot
Delaware River (Ship John Shoal) Tides
Delaware River Tides (http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/noaatidepredictions/viewDailyPredictions.jsp?bmon=05&bday=02&byear=2016&timelength=weekly&timeZone=2&dataUnits=1&datum=MLLW&timeUnits=2&interval=highlow&Threshold=greaterthanequal&thresholdvalue=&format=Submit&Stationid=8537121)
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Offshore Waters
Midshore to Offshore (20nm-50nm)
Chicken Canyon
Water Temperature: 48°F
Monday Morning
Winds: ENE 8 to 11 knots
Seas: E 5 feet at 9 seconds
Monday Afternoon
Winds: ESE 2 to 2 knots
Seas: E 5 feet at 9 seconds
Tuesday Morning
CAUTIOUS
Winds: SW 14 to 19 knots
Seas: SE 5 feet at 7 seconds
Tuesday Afternoon
Winds: SW 13 to 17 knots
Seas: S 5 feet at 7 seconds
Wednesday Morning
Winds: W 6 to 8 knots
Seas: S 5 feet at 8 seconds
Wednesday Afternoon
Winds: SW 9 to 12 knots
Seas: S 5 feet at 8 seconds
Thursday Morning
Winds: SSW 8 to 10 knots
Seas: S 4 feet at 7 seconds
Thursday Afternoon
Winds: S 7 to 9 knots
Seas: SSE 3 feet at 7 seconds
Friday Morning
CAUTIOUS
Winds: NE 15 to 20 knots
Seas: SSE 4 feet at 7 seconds
Friday Afternoon
CAUTIOUS
Winds: NNE 15 to 21 knots
Seas: ENE 5 feet at 5 seconds
Sea Surface Temperatures
Surface
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20 Meters (≈65 feet)
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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)
Ocean Currents
Surface
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20 Meters (≈65 feet)
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