NJ Fishing & Boating Weather Outlook Weekend Edition: May 21-22, 2016

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Another unsettled weekend with rain chances both days. Saturday will have widely scattered to more widespread rain in the afternoon, with scattered showers possible earlier and then later in the day. Showers will continue through Saturday Night and Sunday. Highs will be in the 60’s and 70’s with overnight lows in the 40’s and 50’s. The entire weekend will be breezy at times. Water conditions will be mostly cautious. Rivers and bays will see some times of good conditions. Inshore ocean waters will be cautious with winds to 35 knots and seas 8-10 feet. Midshore to offshore will have winds to 40 knots and seas to 12-15 feet making cautious to hazardous conditions. Small Craft Advisories and Gale Warnings are probable. Surf and beach conditions will be ok to cautious. Winds will gust 25-30 knots with surf heights to 8 feet. Water temperatures are steady in the 50’s and 60’s. UV Index will be Moderate to Very High at 5-9/15.

High pressure will build into the region tonight and influence our weather through Friday. A low pressure system will develop over the southeastern United States late Friday, crossing to the south and east of our area over the weekend. Surface high pressure will then build across the region early in the week but unsettled weather will remain due to an upper level low across the Mid-Atlantic.

Next week looks more settled right now with rain chances on Monday, clearing out and dry for Monday Night and the rest of the week. Highs will be in the 70’s and 80’s inland with 60’s and 70’s at the shore. Water, surf and beach conditions inshore will be mainly good through Thursday. Thursday could see some gustier winds and seas and possibly into Friday. Midshore to offshore will be borderline to cautious most of the week.

Have a great weekend and thanks for reading!

Saturday
Sky:  Cloudy, Breezy
Precipitation:  60%-90% chance of showers during the day, 80%30% chance of showers at night
Temperatures
High:     Low to mid 60’s
Low:     Upper 40’s to low 50’s
UV Index:  7-9/15 (High – Very High)
Sunrise: 5:36am
Sunset: 8:10pm
Full Moon: 5:16pm


Sunday
Sky:  Mostly cloudy
Precipitation:  30% chance of showers during the day, 0%-30% chance of showers at night
Temperatures
High:     Low 70’s inland, mid to upper 60’s at the shore
Low:     Low to mid 50’s
UV Index:  5-7/15 (Moderate – High)
Sunrise: 5:35am
Sunset: 8:11pm


Friday Night Surface Analysis



Saturday Surface Analysis



Sunday Surface Analysis



Precipitation Totals



Coastal Waters (out to 20nm) Forecasts

Raritan Bay/New York Harbor to Sandy Hook
Water Temperature:  60°F
Saturday
Winds: SW 5 knots becoming SE in the afternoon
Seas:  1 foot or less
Surf (Ocean):  2-4 feet
Saturday Night
CAUTIOUS
Winds: N 10-15 knots with gusts to 20 knots
Seas:  2-3 feet
Surf (Ocean):  2-4 feet
Sunday
CAUTIOUS
Wind:  NW 10-15 knots with gusts to 20 knots becoming N 5-10 knots in the afternoon
Seas:  2 feet
Surf (Ocean):  3-5 feet
Sunday Night
CAUTIOUS
Wind:  N 5 knots
Seas:  2 feet, then 1 foot or less
Surf (Ocean):  3-5 feet

Sandy Hook (Bay) Tides

Sandy Hook Tides




Sandy Hook to Fire Island Inlet, NY
Water Temperature:  60°F
Saturday Morning
Winds: ESE 6 to 8 knots
Seas:  SE 2 feet at 8 seconds
Surf (Ocean):  1-3 feet
Saturday Afternoon
Winds: S 4 to 5 knots
Seas:  SE 2 feet at 8 seconds
Surf (Ocean):  1-3 feet
Sunday Morning
Winds: N 12 to 16 knots
Seas:  SE 5 feet at 9 seconds
Surf (Ocean):  3-6 feet
Sunday Afternoon
Winds: NE 7 to 9 knots
Seas:  SE 5 feet at 9 seconds
Surf (Ocean):  3-6 Feet

Coney Island, NY Tides

Coney Island Tides




Sandy Hook (Ocean) to Barnegat Inlet
Water Temperature:  53°F
Saturday Morning
Winds: ESE 7 to 10 knots
Seas:  ESE 2 feet at 7 seconds
Surf:  2-4 feet
Saturday Afternoon
Winds: NNE 9 to 13 knots
Seas:  ESE 2 feet at 7 seconds
Surf:  2-4 feet
Sunday Morning
Winds: N 11 to 15 knots
Seas:  ESE 6 feet at 9 seconds
Surf:  3-6 feet
Sunday Afternoon
Winds: NE 3 to 4 knots
Seas:  ESE 5 feet at 8 seconds
Surf:  3-6 feet

Manasquan Inlet Tides

Manasquan Inlet Tides




Barnegat Bay at Island Beach State Park
Water Temperature:  56°F-62°F
Saturdayg7
Wind:  Variable winds less than 5 knots becoming E 5-7 knots in the afternoon
Seas:  1 foot or less
Surf:  0-1 feet
Saturday Night
CAUTIOUS
Wind:  NE 15-20 knots becoming N after midnight with gusts to 30 knots
Seas:  1 foot or less
Surf:  0-1 feet
Sunday
Wind:  NW 5-9 knots becoming variable and less than 5 knots in the afternoon
Seas:  1 foot
Surf:  0-1 feet
Sunday Night
Wind:  Variable winds 5 knots or less
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:  56°F
Saturday Morning
Winds: E 12 to 17 knots
Seas:  SE 3 feet at 8 seconds
Surf:  2-4 feet
Saturday Afternoon
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: NE 21 to 28 knots
Seas:  E 4 feet at 5 seconds
Surf:  4-8 feet
Sunday Morning
Winds: NNW 9 to 13 knots
Seas:  ESE 5 feet at 8 seconds
Surf:  3-7 feet
Sunday Afternoon
Winds: NNW 3 to 5 knots
Seas:  ESE 4 feet at 8 seconds
Surf:  3-7 feet

Cape May (Ocean) Tides

Cape May Tides




Delaware Bay
Water Temperature:  62°F
Saturday
CAUTIOUS
Wind:  E 5-10 knots increasing to 10-15 knots with gusts to 20 knots late in the morning, then NE 15-20 knots with gusts to 30 knots in the afternoon
Seas:  2-4 feet
Surf:  1-3 feet
Saturday Night
CAUTIOUS
Wind:  NE 15-20 knots with gusts to 30 knots becoming N 10-15 knots with gusts to 20 knots after midnight
Seas:  2-4 feet
Surf:  1-3 feet
Sunday
Wind:  NW 10 knots
Seas:  2-3 feet
Surf:  1-2 feet
Sunday Night
Wind:  NW 5-10 knots
Seas:  1-2 feet
Surf:  1 foot

Delaware Bay (Ship John Shoal) Tides

Delaware Bay Tides




Offshore Waters

Midshore to Offshore (20nm-50nm)
Water Temperature:  52°F
Saturday Morning
Winds: ESE 7 to 10 knots
Seas:  SE 3 feet at 8 seconds
Saturday Afternoon
Winds: ENE 10 to 14 knots
Seas:  ESE 3 feet at 8 seconds
Sunday Morning
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: N 15 to 20 knots
Seas:  ESE 9 feet at 9 seconds
Sunday Afternoon
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: N 8 to 11 knots
Seas:  ESE 7 feet at 8 seconds

Sea Surface Temperatures

Surface



20 Meters (≈65 feet)



Ocean Currents

Surface



20 Meters (≈65 feet)

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