Another dry and nice weekend of weather, but more unsettled water conditions. Temperatures have evened out for Friday with some lower humidity, however clouds have moved in today and some isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible. A few storms have already popped up across Southwestern NJ. Conditions will continue to be dry this weekend with mostly sunny to sunny skies. Saturday’s temperatures will only be in the mid 70’s to low 80’s with very dry air in place and low humidity. Overnight lows will be in the 50’s inland and 60’s at the shore. However, temperatures and humidity will increase for Sunday and Monday and the remainder of the week. Highs will move back into the mid to upper 80’s with 60’s to 70’s for overnight lows. Water conditions will start off not so great and improve throughout the weekend. Friday’s water conditions are cautious with Small Craft Advisories for ocean waters in effect until Saturday Evening. Overall, on Saturday winds could gust to 20 knots with increased seas for all waters. Inshore ocean waters could see 3-5 feet with midshore to offshore seeing seas to 6 feet. Small Craft Advisories will be in effect until 6PM on Saturday, as of this posting prompting cautious conditions for Saturday. Sunday will see improvements with borderline to cautious conditions as ocean waters could continue up to 4 feet inshore. Sunday should see good conditions for all waters except midshore to offshore waters, which will continue to be borderline to cautious. With the increased onshore flow for Friday, beach and surf conditions are cautious with an increased risk of rip currents at a Moderate Risk. Saturday will have winds gusting to 20 knots and also see rougher surf with wave heights 3-5 feet and a Moderate to High Risk of Rip Currents. This should improve some on Sunday, however 2-4 feet are still possible with at least a Moderate Risk of rip currents. Sunday will be improved again at 1-3 feet, however a Moderate Risk of rip currents is still possible. Be careful in the waters this weekend and follow local lifeguard advisories and warnings. Water temperatures are steady in the mid to upper 70’s still. UV Index will be High to Very High at 6-8/15.
A backdoor cold front will move across the area on Friday. High pressure will then build into the region from the North Saturday into Sunday before moving offshore early next week. A cold front is schedule to approach late Wednesday, then move through the region on Thursday.
The remainder of the week will be dry again with highs back into the 80’s and overnight lows in the 60’s and 70’s with moderate to high humidity. Unfortunately, the nice weather has also caused a lack of rain this summer. This has brought the state into early stages of a minor drought, with northern NJ worse than the rest of the state. Water, surf and beach conditions will be good inshore with offshore picking up possibly on Wednesday and continuing for Thursday and Friday. Inshore could see some gusty winds midweek to the end of the week as well, but should remain below 20 knots and seas should stay around 3 feet.
The tropics are still active, however nothing makes it much out of the Atlantic or Caribbean. Fred is a tropical depression again and will continue to remain out to sea with no impacts to the US. Another area that just exited Africa is being investigated and watched.
Have a great and safe Labor Day Weekend and thanks for reading!
SaturdaySky: Partly sunny to sunny becoming partly cloudy to mostly clear
Precipitation: 0%-slight chance
Temperatures
High: Low 80’s inland, mid to upper 70’s at the shore
Low: Upper 50’s inland, low to mid 60’s at the shore, low 50’s across northern areas
UV Index: 6-7/15 (High)
Sunrise: 6:27am
Sunset: 7:23pm
Last Qtr: 5:55am
SundaySky: Mostly sunny to sunny then mostly cloudy
Precipitation: 0%-slight chance
Temperatures
High: Low to mid 80’s inland, upper 70’s at the shore
Low: Low to mid 60’s inland, upper 60’s to low 70’s at the shore, upper 50’s across northern areas
UV Index: 6-8/15 (High-Very High)
Sunrise: 6:28am
Sunset: 7:22pm
Monday~Labor DaySky: Mostly sunny to sunny becoming partly cloudy to mostly clear
Precipitation: 0%-slight chance
Temperatures
High: Mid to upper 80’s inland, upper 70’s to low 80’s at the shore
Low: Mid 60’s inland, upper 60’s at the shore, low 60’s across northern areas
UV Index: 6-8/15 (High-Very High)
Sunrise: 6:29am
Sunset: 7:20pm
Friday Night Surface Analysis
Saturday Surface Analysis
Sunday Surface Analysis
Monday Surface Analysis
Friday – Monday Precipitation Total
Atlantic Tropics
Coastal Waters (out to 20nm) ForecastsRaritan Bay/New York Harbor to Sandy HookWater Temperature: 76°F
SaturdayWind: E 10 knots
Seas: 1 foot or less
Surf (Ocean): 2-4 feet
Saturday Night
CAUTIOUS
Wind: SE 5-10 knots with gusts to 20 knots becoming S after midnight
Seas: 1 foot or less
Surf (Ocean): 2-4 feetSundayWind: W 5 knots becoming S in the afternoon
Seas: 1 foot or less
Surf (Ocean): 1-3 feet
Sunday NightWind: S 5-10 knots becoming SW after midnight
Seas: 1 foot or less
Surf (Ocean): 1-3 feet
MondayWind: SW 5 knots becoming S in the afternoon
Seas: 1 foot or less
Surf (Ocean): 1-3 feet
Monday NightWind: S 5 knots becoming SW after midnight
Seas: 1 foot or less
Surf (Ocean): 1-3 feet
Sandy Hook (Bay) TidesSandy Hook Tides
Sandy Hook to Fire Island Inlet, NYWater Temperature: 76°F
Saturday Morning
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: ENE 12 to 17 knots
Seas: ESE 4 feet at 6 seconds
Surf (Ocean): 2-4 feet
Saturday Afternoon
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: E 10 to 13 knots
Seas: ESE 3 feet at 6 seconds
Surf (Ocean): 2-4 feetSunday MorningWinds: NE 6 to 9 knots
Seas: ESE 2 feet at 6 seconds
Surf (Ocean): 1-3 feet
Sunday AfternoonWinds: SE 6 to 8 knots
Seas: ESE 2 feet at 6 seconds
Surf (Ocean): 1-3 feet
Monday MorningWinds: NW 2 to 3 knots
Seas: ESE 2 feet at 12 seconds
Surf (Ocean): 1-3 feet
Monday AfternoonWinds: S 9 to 12 knots
Seas: ESE 2 feet at 12 seconds
Surf (Ocean): 1-3 feet
Coney Island, NY TidesConey Island Tides
Sandy Hook (Ocean) to Barnegat InletWater Temperature: 77°F
Saturday Morning
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: ENE 15 to 20 knots
Seas: E 5 feet at 6 seconds
Surf: 3-5 feet
Saturday Afternoon
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: ENE 14 to 19 knots
Seas: E 4 feet at 6 seconds
Surf: 3-5 feetSunday Morning Winds: NE 6 to 8 knots
Seas: E 3 feet at 6 seconds
Surf: 2-4 feet
Sunday AfternoonWinds: E 7 to 10 knots
Seas: E 3 feet at 6 seconds
Surf: 2-4 feet
Monday Morning Winds: N 3 to 4 knots
Seas: ESE 2 feet at 6 seconds
Surf: 1-3 feet
Monday AfternoonWinds: SE 7 to 9 knots
Seas: ESE 2 feet at 8 seconds
Surf: 1-3 feet
Manasquan Inlet TidesManasquan Inlet Tides
Barnegat Bay at Island Beach State ParkWater Temperature: 77°F
SaturdayWind: ENE 14 knots with gusts to 20 knots
Seas: 1 foot
Surf: 0-1 feet
Saturday NightWind: E 5-9 knots
Seas: 1 foot or less
Surf: 0-1 feet
SundayWind: NE 6-11 knots becoming E in the afternoon
Seas: 1 foot or less
Surf: 0-1 feet
Sunday NightWind: SE 5-9 knots becoming variable and less than 5 knots after midnight
Seas: 1 foot or less
Surf: 0-1 feet
MondayWind: Variable winds less than 5 knots becoming SE 5-9 knots in the morning
Seas: 1 foot or less
Surf: 0-1 feet
Monday NightWind: S 5-9 knots becoming variable and less than 5 knots after midnight
Seas: 1 foot or less
Surf: 0-1 feet
Barnegat Bay (Island Beach State Park) Tides Barnegat Bay Tides
Barnegat Inlet to Cape May (Ocean)Water Temperature: 79°F
Saturday Morning
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: ENE 17 to 23 knots
Seas: ENE 5 feet at 6 seconds
Surf: 3-5 feet
Saturday Afternoon
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: ENE 16 to 21 knots
Seas: ENE 5 feet at 6 seconds
Surf: 3-5 feetSunday MorningWinds: ENE 10 to 14 knots
Seas: E 4 feet at 6 seconds
Surf: 2-4 feet
Sunday AfternoonWinds: ENE 10 to 13 knots
Seas: E 3 feet at 6 seconds
Surf: 2-4 feet
Monday MorningWinds: ENE 7 to 9 knots
Seas: E 3 feet at 6 seconds
Surf: 1-3 feet
Monday AfternoonWinds: E 5 to 7 knots
Seas: ESE 2 feet at 8 seconds
Surf: 1-3 feet
Cape May (Ocean) TidesCape May Tides
Delaware BayWater Temperature: 77°F-81°F
Saturday
CAUTIOUS
Wind: NE 15 knots with gusts to 20 knots
Seas: 2-4 feet
Surf: 2-3 feetSaturday NightWind: NE 10-15 knots
Seas: 2-3 feet
Surf: 1-2 feet
SundayWind: NE 10 knots becoming E in the afternoon
Seas: 2-3 feet
Surf: 1-2 feet
Sunday NightWind: SE 5-10 knots
Seas: 2-3 feet
Surf: 1-2 feet
MondayWind: E 5-10 knots
Seas: 1-2 feet
Surf: 1 foot
Monday NightWind: SE 5-10 knots diminishing to 5 knots after midnight
Seas: 1-2 feet
Surf: 1 foot
Delaware Bay (Ship John Shoal) TidesDelaware Bay Tides
Offshore WatersMidshore to Offshore (20nm-50nm)Water Temperature: 51°F-54°F
Saturday Morning
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: ENE 16 to 22 knots
Seas: ENE 6 feet at 6 seconds
Saturday Afternoon
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: ENE 13 to 18 knots
Seas: ENE 5 feet at 6 secondsSunday MorningWinds: ENE 6 to 8 knots
Seas: E 3 feet at 6 seconds
Sunday AfternoonWinds: E 7 to 9 knots
Seas: E 3 feet at 7 seconds
Monday MorningWinds: NNW 2 to 2 knots
Seas: ESE 3 feet at 12 seconds
Monday AfternoonWinds: SW 1 to 2 knots
Seas: ESE 3 feet at 12 seconds
Sea Surface TemperaturesSurface
20 Meters (≈65 feet)
Ocean CurrentsSurface
20 Meters (≈65 feet)
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