NJ Fishing & Boating Weather Outlook: Week Edition Feb 4-8, 2013

[Pfishingruven]

Another roller coaster of a week with chances of snow and rain on and off all week.  Snow and rain chances will be mainly Monday Night, Tuesday Night, Thursday Night and Friday.  Monday Night has the highest chances of snow accumulating to an inch or so with Thursday Night and Friday having the best chance for a wintry mix, snow and rain.  Temperatures will be seasonal in the 30's with highs even reaching into the 40's some days with lows in the 20's most of the week.  Water conditions will be cautious Inshore to Midshore for Monday and into Tuesday for southern locations with winds to 25 knots and seas 3-4 feet.  Midshore to Offshore could see gale force winds to 40 knots and seas to 6 feet on Monday into Tuesday.  Small Craft Advisories will be in effect all day Monday for all locations and into Tuesday for southern locations, however, it is a possibility that winds and seas will lay down tomorrow cancelling any SCA's.  The remainder of the week water conditions should be good for all locations.  There is a possibility Wednesday Afternoon could see some gustier winds, cautious seas and SCA's as well as Friday. Surf conditions will be normal all week with 0-2 and then 1-2 foot wave heights later in the week.  Winds will be predominantly out of the west changing from northwest and southwest through the week


An intensifying low pressure system southeast of Cape Cod will move off into the Canadian Maritimes on Monday.  A pair of Clipper low pressure systems will move from the Northern Plains and pass through or close to our area on Monday and Tuesday Nights.  High pressure will then build across the area late Wednesday into Thursday.  A front will then affect the region on Friday.

Monday
Sky:  Increasing clouds becoming cloudy
Precipitation:  0% to slight chance during the day, 70% chance of snow at night
Temperatures
High:  Low 30's
Low:  Low 20's
Sunrise: 7:02am
Sunset: 5:18pm

Fishing Forecast
Accuweather- Poor
Weather2Hunt.com- 33/50

Tuesday
Sky:  Mostly cloudy
Precipitation:  0% to slight chance during the day, 40% chance of snow at night
Temperatures
High:  Mid to upper 30's
Low:  Mid to upper 20's
Sunrise: 7:01am
Sunset: 5:20pm

Fishing Forecast
Accuweather- Poor
Weather2Hunt.com- 40/50

Wednesday
Sky:  Partly sunny becoming partly cloudy
Precipitation:  Slight chance of flurries during the day, 0% to slight chance at night
Temperatures
High:  Upper 30's
Low:  Low 20's
Sunrise: 7:00am
Sunset: 5:21pm

Fishing Forecast
Accuweather- Poor
Weather2Hunt.com- 40/50

Thursday
Sky:  Mostly sunny becoming mostly cloudy
Precipitation:  0% to slight chance during the day, 30% chance of rain/snow at night
Temperatures
High:  Low 40’s
Low:  Low 30's
Sunrise: 6:59am
Sunset: 5:22pm

Fishing Forecast
Accuweather- Poor
Weather2Hunt.com- 37/50

Friday
Sky:  Mostly cloudy becoming partly cloudy
Precipitation:  40% chance of rain/snow during the day, 0% to slight chance at night
Temperatures
High:  Upper 40's
Low:  Low 30's
Sunrise: 6:58am
Sunset: 5:23pm

Fishing Forecast
Accuweather- Poor
Weather2Hunt-  37/50

Monday Surface Analysis



Tuesday Surface Analysis



Wednesday Surface Analysis



Thursday Surface Analysis



Friday Surface



Total Precipitation Monday - Friday



Sunday into Monday Snowfall Totals



Monday into Tuesday Snowfall Totals



Coastal Waters (out to 20nm) Forecasts

Raritan Bay/New York Harbor to Sandy Hook
Water Temperature:  Unavailable (Primary and Backup Buoys damaged by Sandy)
Monday Morning
Wind:  W 15 knots with gusts to 25 knots
Seas:  2 feet
Monday  Afternoon
Wind:  W 15 knots with gusts to 25 knots becoming W 10-15 with gusts to 20 knots at night diminishing to 5-10 knots after midnight
Seas:  2 feet diminishing to 1 foot or less, visibility 1-3 nm
Tuesday Morning
Wind:  N 5-10 knots
Seas:  1 foot or less
Tuesday Afternoon
Wind:  N 5-10 knots becoming W 5 knots at night and SE after midnight
Seas:  1 foot or less
Wednesday Morning
Wind:  N 5-10 knots
Seas:  2-3 feet
Wed Afternoon
Wind:  N 5-10 knots becoming NW at night
Seas:  2-3 feet
Thursday Morning
Wind:  NE 5 knots
Seas:  1 foot or less
Thursday Afternoon
Wind:  NE 5 knots becoming SE at night
Seas:  1 foot or less
Friday Morning
Wind:  S 10-15 knots
Seas:  1 foot or less, visibility 1-3 nm
Friday Afternoon
Wind:  S 10-15 knots becoming NW
Seas:  1 foot or less, visibility 1-3 nm

Sandy Hook Tides (Bay)
                             



Sandy Hook (Ocean) to Barnegat Inlet
Water Temperature:  43F
Monday Morning
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: WNW 17 to 23 knots
Seas: WNW 2 feet at 3 sec.
Monday Afternoon
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: WNW 16 to 21 knots
Seas: WNW 2 feet at 3 sec.
Tuesday Morning
Winds: W 10 to 13 knots
Seas: S 2 feet at 5 sec.
Tuesday Afternoon
Winds: NW 5 to 7 knots
Seas: S 2 feet at 6 sec.
Wednesday Morning
Winds: W 5 to 7 knots
Seas: E 1 feet at 11 sec.
Wednesday Afternoon
Winds: WNW 12 to 17 knots
Seas: E 2 feet at 11 sec.
Thursday Morning
Winds: N 7 to 9 knots
Seas: E 1 feet at 10 sec.
Thursday Afternoon
Winds: E 4 to 5 knots
Seas: E 1 feet at 10 sec.
Friday Morning
Winds: SSE 5 to 7 knots
Seas: E 1 feet at 9 sec.
Friday Afternoon
Winds: SW 5 to 7 knots
Seas: E 1 feet at 9 sec.

Manasquan Inlet Tides




Barnegat Inlet to Cape May (Ocean)
Water Temperature:  38F
Monday Morning
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: WNW 20 to 26 knots
Seas: NW 3 feet at 4 sec.
Monday Afternoon
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: WNW 17 to 23 knots
Seas: WNW 3 feet at 4 sec.
Tuesday Morning
CAUTIOUS
Winds: WSW 15 to 20 knots
Seas: S 4 feet at 5 sec.
Tuesday Afternoon
Winds: WNW 6 to 8 knots
Seas: S 2 feet at 6 sec.
Wednesday Morning
CAUTIOUS
Winds: WNW 14 to 19 knots
Seas: E 2 feet at 11 sec.
Wednesday Afternoon
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: WNW 16 to 22 knots
Seas: NW 3 feet at 4 sec.
Thursday Morning
Winds: NE 8 to 10 knots
Seas: NE 2 feet at 5 sec.
Thursday Afternoon
Winds: ENE 6 to 9 knots
Seas: ESE 1 feet at 10 sec.
Friday Morning
Winds: S 5 to 7 knots
Seas: ESE 1 feet at 9 sec.
Friday Afternoon
Winds: SSW 6 to 8 knots
Seas: ESE 1 feet at 9 sec.

Cape May (Ocean) Tides




Delaware Bay
Water Temperature:  36F
Monday Morning
Wind:  W 15-20 knots with gusts to 30 knots
Seas:  2-3 feet
Monday Afternoon
Wind:  W 10-15 knots with gusts to 20 knots diminishing SW 5-10 knots at night
Seas:  2-3 feet diminishing 1-2 feet, visibility 1-3 nm
Tuesday Morning
Wind:   N 5-10 knots
Seas:  1-2 feet
Tuesday Afternoon
Wind:   N 5-10 knots becoming NE 5 knots at night
Seas:  1-2 feet, visibility 1-3 nm
Wednesday Morning
Wind:  NW 5-10 knots
Seas:  1-2 feet
Wed Afternoon
Wind:  NW 5-10 knots becoming N at night
Seas:  1-2 feet
Thursday Morning
Wind:  E 5 knots
Seas:  1-2 feet
Thursday Afternoon
Wind:  E 5 knots becoming S
Seas:  1-2 feet
Friday Morning
Wind:  SW 10 knots
Seas:  2-3 feet, visibility 1-3 nm
Friday Afternoon
Wind:  W 10 knots becoming NW 10-15 knots at night
Seas:  2-3 feet, visibility 1-3 nm

Delaware River (Ship John Shoal) Tides




Offshore Waters

Midshore to Offshore (20nm-50nm)
Water Temperature:  44F
Monday Morning
HAZARDOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: WNW 25 to 33 knots
Seas: WNW 7 feet at 6 sec.
Monday Afternoon
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: WNW 20 to 27 knots
Seas: WNW 5 feet at 5 sec.
Tuesday Morning
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: WSW 18 to 25 knots
Seas: SW 5 feet at 6 sec.
Tuesday Afternoon
Winds: NW 9 to 13 knots
Seas: SSW 4 feet at 6 sec.
Wednesday Morning
Winds: W 3 to 3 knots
Seas: E 2 feet at 11 sec.
Wednesday Afternoon
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: WNW 15 to 21 knots
Seas: W 3 feet at 4 sec.
Thursday Morning
Winds: NNE 9 to 12 knots
Seas: E 2 feet at 10 sec.
Thursday Afternoon
Winds: ENE 6 to 8 knots
Seas: E 2 feet at 10 sec.
Friday Morning
Winds: SSE 6 to 8 knots
Seas: E 2 feet at 9 sec.
Friday Afternoon
Winds: SSE 6 to 8 knots
Seas: E 1 feet at 9 sec.

Sea Surface Temperatures


NWS OPC Sea Surface Temperature 3 Day Loop

NWS OPC Gulf Stream Currents 3 Day Loop

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[Ms Fish]

Soooo chance of snow pretty much all week  I personally would like one realllly big snow fall!!! A inch or two now and then just don't cut it for me!     

[Scott G.]

  Thanks for the Info. 

[Reel McCoy]

   Thanks 

[Pfishingruven]

NWS PHI has just issued a Freezing Rain Advisory for Sussex, Warren, Morris, Hunterdon, Somerset, Middlesex, Mercer, Salem, Gloucester, Camden & NW Burlington Counties until 6AM Wednesday.  There is possibility of a coating of freezing rain to occur in these areas during the overnight and early morning hours.  Freezing rain, is exactly that, rain that freezes on contact to frozen surfaces, including walkways and roadways.  It only takes a small amount of ice to make these surfaces dangerous and impassable.  On roadways, this ice can take the form of black ice.  Use caution in these areas!!