An unsettled weekend will bring rain and thunderstorms and cautious water conditions. Friday Night into Saturday day will bring chances of rain and thunderstorms with cloudy skies. Clouds will begin decreasing by Saturday Night, clearing out for Sunday. Sunday will be sunny with some clouds, but dry. Fall will make itself known this weekend. Saturday will have highs in the low to mid 70’s with mid 60’s across the north. After the cold front moves through, bringing cooler and drier air, lows for Saturday will be in the low 40’s with upper 30’s across the north. Sunday will have low 60’s with upper 50’s along the coast and overnight lows in the low to mid 40’s inland, low 50’s along the coast and upper 30’s again across the north. Humidity will be moderate and then low after the front passes through. Temperatures even off again throughout next week. Saturday will be breezy. Southern Counties along the Delaware Bay will have chances of some coastal flooding through Friday Night. Water conditions will be cautious to borderline all weekend, with Small Craft Advisories continuing into Saturday. By Sunday winds will settle some, but seas could still be running high. Even bays will feel these effects this weekend. It is a scout it out yourself weekend, if you want to get out. Surf and beach conditions will be ok to good. Winds will be gusty on Saturday and surf will be rough and higher around 3-6 feet settling to 2-4 on Sunday. Rip Current Risk will be High to Moderate. Water temperatures are still in the mid 60’s to low 70’s. Cooler overnight temperatures will start to affect the water and temperatures will drop for next week. UV Index will be Low to High at 0-6/15. UV Index will continue to drop off as the angle of the sun decreases.
High pressure along the East Coast will move offshore on Friday, allowing a cold front to move east through the Great Lakes and Deep South. This cold front will move through the region on Saturday. High pressure then builds in from the Northwest early next week before a cold front moves through midweek. High pressure will build into the region behind the front for the late week.
Next week will start off dry, then rain chances move in for Tuesday and Wednesday, clearing out for Thursday and Friday and hopefully into the weekend. Highs will be in the 60’s and 70’s with lows in the 40’s and 50’s. Water, surf and beach conditions look good for Monday, deteriorating for Tuesday and Wednesday with gusty winds and building seas; Cautious to Hazardous conditions are likely. Conditions will improve on Thursday and Friday, but seas could still run high and some gustier/borderline winds are possible.
The tropics are quiet. Still 2 months to go in the season.
Have a great weekend and thanks for reading!
SaturdaySky: Mostly cloudy then decreasing clouds to mostly clear overnight
Precipitation: 70%-90% chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day, 0%-slight chance at night
Temperatures
High: Low to mid 70’s, mid 60’s across the north
Low: Low 40’s inland, upper 40’s along the coast, upper 30’s across the north
UV Index: 0-3/15 (Low-Moderate)
Sunrise: 6:55am
Sunset: 6:35pm
SundaySky: Sunny then mostly clear
Precipitation: 0%-slight chance
Temperatures
High: Upper 50’s to low 60’s
Low: Low to mid 40’s inland, low to mid 50’s along the coast, upper 30’s across the north
UV Index: 4-6/15 (Moderate-High)
Sunrise: 6:56am
Sunset: 6:34pm
Friday Night Surface AnalysisSaturday Surface AnalysisSunday Surface AnalysisFriday – Monday Precipitation TotalCoastal Waters (out to 20nm) ForecastsRaritan Bay/New York Harbor to Sandy HookWater Temperature: 67°F
SaturdayWind: SE 10 knots becoming SW in the afternoon
Seas: 1 foot or less, Visibility 1-3 nm
Surf (Ocean): 2-4 feet
Saturday Night
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Wind: W 15-20 knots with gusts to 30 knots
Seas: 1-2 feet
Surf (Ocean): 2-4 feetSundayWind: W 10-15 knots
Seas: 1-2 feet
Surf (Ocean): 1-3 feet
Sunday NightWind: SW 5-10 knots
Seas: 1 foot or less
Surf (Ocean): 1-3 feet
Sandy Hook (Bay) TidesSandy Hook TidesSandy Hook to Fire Island Inlet, NYWater Temperature: 67°F
Saturday Morning
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: SE 17 to 23 knots
Seas: ESE 4 feet at 11 seconds
Surf (Ocean): 2-4 feetSaturday AfternoonWinds: W 11 to 14 knots
Seas: SE 4 feet at 5 seconds
Surf (Ocean): 2-4 feet
Sunday MorningWinds: WNW 11 to 15 knots
Seas: ESE 2 feet at 10 seconds
Surf (Ocean): 1-3 feet
Sunday AfternoonWinds: WSW 10 to 14 knots
Seas: ESE 2 feet at 10 seconds
Surf (Ocean): 1-3 feet
Coney Island, NY TidesConey Island TidesSandy Hook (Ocean) to Barnegat InletWater Temperature: 67°F
Saturday Morning
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: SSE 16 to 22 knots
Seas: E 5 feet at 11 seconds
Surf: 3-5 feetSaturday AfternoonWinds: WNW 10 to 14 knots
Seas: E 4 feet at 10 seconds
Surf: 3-5 feet
Sunday MorningWinds: WNW 11 to 15 knots
Seas: E 2 feet at 9 seconds
Surf: 1-3 feet
Sunday AfternoonWinds: WSW 10 to 14 knots
Seas: E 2 feet at 9 seconds
Surf: 1-3 feet
Manasquan Inlet TidesManasquan Inlet TidesBarnegat Bay at Island Beach State ParkWater Temperature: 69°F
Saturday
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Wind: SSE 16-19 knots becoming W 10-13 knots with gusts to 25 knots
Seas: 1 foot or less
Surf: 0-1 feet
Saturday Night
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Wind: WNW 17-20 knots with gusts to 28 knots
Seas: 1 foot
Surf: 0-1 feetSundayWind: W 12 knots
Seas: 1 foot or less
Surf: 0-1 feet
Sunday NightWind: WSW 8-10 knots
Seas: 1 foot or less
Surf: 0-1 feet
Barnegat Bay (Island Beach State Park) Tides Barnegat Bay TidesBarnegat Inlet to Cape May (Ocean)Water Temperature: 70°F
Saturday Morning
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: SSW 16 to 22 knots
Seas: E 5 feet at 11 seconds
Surf: 3-6 feet
Saturday Afternoon
CAUTIOUS
Winds: WNW 13 to 18 knots
Seas: E 4 feet at 11 seconds
Surf: 3-6 feet
Sunday Morning
CAUTIOUS
Winds: WNW 14 to 18 knots
Seas: E 3 feet at 10 seconds
Surf: 2-4 feet Sunday AfternoonWinds: W 10 to 13 knots
Seas: E 2 feet at 10 seconds
Surf: 2-4 feet
Cape May (Ocean) TidesCape May TidesDelaware BayWater Temperature: 69°F-73°F
Saturday
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Wind: S 15-20 knots becoming SW 10-15 knots late then W in the afternoon increasing to NW 15-20 knots late in the day
Seas: 2-3 feet
Surf: 1-2 feet
Saturday Night
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Wind: NW 15-20 knots with gusts to 30 knots
Seas: 2-3 feet
Surf: 1-2 feet
Sunday
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Wind: W 15-20 knots with gusts to 25 knots diminishing to around 10 knots by afternoon
Seas: 2-3 feet
Surf: 1-2 feetSunday NightWind: SW 5-10 knots
Seas: 1-2 feet
Surf: 1 foot
Delaware Bay (Ship John Shoal) TidesDelaware Bay TidesOffshore WatersMidshore to Offshore (20nm-50nm)Water Temperature: 70°F
Saturday Morning
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: SSE 16 to 22 knots
Seas: ENE 6 feet at 11 seconds
Saturday Afternoon
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: SW 13 to 18 knots
Seas: ENE 6 feet at 10 seconds
Sunday Morning
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: WNW 16 to 22 knots
Seas: WNW 5 feet at 5 secondsSunday AfternoonWinds: W 13 to 17 knots
Seas: E 4 feet at 9 seconds
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