NJ Fishing & Boating Weather Outlook: New Year's Week Edition

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Here is your New Year's Week Forecast.  The week will start off with some lower chances of rain or snow showers followed by dry weather for Wednesday through Friday.  Beginning of the week temperatures will be highs of 40's and lows of 30's however, after the cold front passes through on Tuesday, highs will only be in the 30's with lows into the 20's and teens overnight.  Water conditions will vary throughout the week by location.  Inshore to midshore will see a mix of cautious and good rated conditions with the possibility of Small Craft Advisories mainly on Tuesday and Wednesday with the passing cold front.  Midshore to offshore will see more cautious conditions with Small Craft Advisories throughout the week.  Winds will gust as high as 25 knots with seas averaging 2-3 feet at 5 seconds and as high as 4 feet at 3 seconds.  Surf conditions will be average with 1-2 and 2-3 feet waves.  Tuesday and Wednesday could see some rougher conditions with some higher wave heights with gustier winds.

High pressure will continue to build into the area for Monday before passing off the southeast coast.  A cold front will move in from the Northwest on Tuesday.  Cold, high pressure will then move and build in for the middle through the end of the week.

I would like to wish everyone and their families' a very happy, safe and healthy New Year.  Bring on 2013!!

Monday - New Year's Eve
Sky:  Partly sunny becoming cloudy   
Precipitation:  0% to slight chance during the day, 20% chance of showers or flurries at night
High:  Low 40's
Low:  Low 30's
Sunrise: 7:18am
Sunset: 4:41pm

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

Tuesday - New Year's Day
Sky:  Mostly cloudy
Precipitation:  20% chance of showers or flurries
Temperatures
High:  Low 40's
Low:  Low 20’s
Sunrise: 7:18am
Sunset: 4:41pm

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

Wednesday
Sky:  Mostly sunny becoming partly cloudy
Precipitation:  0% to slight chance
Temperatures
High:  Mid 30's
Low:  Low 20’s
Sunrise: 7:18am
Sunset: 4:42pm

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

Thursday
Sky:  Partly sunny becoming mostly cloudy
Precipitation:  0% to slight chance
Temperatures
High:  Low 30’s
Low:  Low 20’s upper teens
Sunrise: 7:18am
Sunset: 4:43pm

Fishing Forecast
Accuweather- Poor
Weather2Hunt.com- 43/50

Friday
Sky:  Mostly sunny and mostly clear
Precipitation:  0% to slight chance
Temperatures
High:  Low 30's
Low:  Upper teens
Sunrise: 7:18am
Sunset: 4:44pm
Last Qtr: 10:59pm

Fishing Forecast
Accuweather- Poor
Weather2Hunt.com- 43/50

Monday Surface Analysis



Tuesday Surface Analysis



Wednesday Surface Analysis



Thursday Surface Analysis



Friday Surface



Total Precipitation Monday - Friday



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 10 knots
Seas:  1-2 feet
Monday  Afternoon
Wind:  W 10 knots becoming 10-15 knots with gusts to 20 knots at night
Seas:  1-2 feet
Tuesday Morning
Wind:  W 10-15 knots with gusts to 20 knots
Seas:  1-2 feet
Tuesday Afternoon
Wind:  W 10-15 knots with gusts to 20 knots becoming NW at night
Seas:  1 foot or less
Wednesday Morning
Wind:  W 5-10 knots
Seas:  1-2
Wed Afternoon
Wind:  W 5-10 knots becoming NW 5-10 knots
Seas:  1 foot or less
Thursday Morning
Wind:  W 5-10 knots
Seas:  1 foot or less
Thursday Afternoon
Wind:  W 5-10 knots
Seas:  1 foot or less
Friday Morning
Wind:  NW 10-15 knots
Seas:  1 foot or less
Friday Afternoon
Wind:  NW 10-15 knots
Seas:  1-2 diminishing to less than a foot at night

Sandy Hook Tides (Bay)
                              



Sandy Hook (Ocean) to Barnegat Inlet
Water Temperature:  46F
Monday Morning
Winds: W 12 to 16 knots
Seas: WNW 1 feet at 3 sec.
Monday Afternoon
CAUTIOUS
Winds: WSW 15 to 20 knots
Seas: WSW 2 feet at 3 sec.
Tuesday Morning
CAUTIOUS
Winds: W 14 to 19 knots
Seas: SSW 2 feet at 5 sec.
Tuesday Afternoon
CAUTIOUS
Winds: W 14 to 19 knots
Seas: W 2 feet at 3 sec.
Wednesday Morning
Winds: NW 10 to 14 knots
Seas: NNE 2 feet at 4 sec.
Wednesday Afternoon
Winds: WNW 11 to 15 knots
Seas: N 1 feet at 3 sec.
Thursday Morning
Winds: NW 5 to 7 knots
Seas: S 1 feet at 7 sec.
Thursday Afternoon
Winds: W 2 to 3 knots
Seas: S 0 feet at 6 sec.
Friday Morning
Winds: WNW 10 to 14 knots
Seas: WNW 1 feet at 2 sec.
Friday Afternoon
CAUTIOUS
Winds: WNW 14 to 19 knots
Seas: WNW 2 feet at 3 sec.

Manasquan Inlet Tides




Barnegat Inlet to Cape May (Ocean)
Water Temperature:  43F
Monday Morning
Winds: WNW 13 to 18 knots
Seas: WNW 2 feet at 3 sec.
Monday Afternoon
Winds: WSW 13 to 18 knots
Seas: WSW 2 feet at 3 sec.
Tuesday Morning
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: WNW 16 to 22 knots
Seas: WNW 3 feet at 3 sec.
Tuesday Afternoon
CAUTIOUS
Winds: WNW 14 to 20 knots
Seas: WNW 2 feet at 3 sec.
Wednesday Morning
CAUTIOUS
Winds: NNW 14 to 19 knots
Seas: N 2 feet at 4 sec.
Wednesday Afternoon
Winds: NW 12 to 17 knots
Seas: N 2 feet at 3 sec.
Thursday Morning
Winds: NNE 6 to 7 knots
Seas: NE 1 feet at 4 sec.
Thursday Afternoon
Winds: ESE 1 to 1 knots
Seas: SE 1 feet at 6 sec.
Friday Morning
Winds: NW 10 to 14 knots
Seas: NW 1 feet at 2 sec.
Friday Afternoon
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: NW 17 to 23 knots
Seas: NW 2 feet at 3 sec.

Cape May (Ocean) Tides




Delaware Bay
Water Temperature:  41F
Monday Morning
Wind:  W 10-15 knots with gusts to 20 knots
Seas:  1-2 feet
Monday Afternoon
Wind:  W 10-15 knots with gusts to 20 knots becoming 15-20 knots after midnight
Seas:  1-2 feet
Tuesday Morning
Wind:   W 10-15 knots with gusts to 20 knots
Seas:  2-3 feet
Tuesday Afternoon
Wind:   W 10-15 knots with gusts to 20 knots
Seas:  2-3 feet
Wednesday Morning
Wind:  NW 10-15 knots
Seas:  1-2 feet
Wed Afternoon
Wind:  NW 10-15 knots becoming 5-10 knots at night
Seas:  1-2 feet
Thursday Morning
Wind:  NW 5-10 knots
Seas:  1-2 feet
Thursday Afternoon
Wind:  NW 5-10 knots
Seas:  1-2 feet
Friday Morning
Wind:  NW 10-15 knots
Seas:  2-3 feet
Friday Afternoon
Wind:  NW 10-15 knots
Seas:  2-3 feet

Delaware River (Ship John Shoal) Tides




Offshore Waters

Midshore to Offshore (20nm-50nm)
Water Temperature:  50F
Monday Morning
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: WNW 17 to 23 knots
Seas: WNW 5 feet at 5 sec.
Monday Afternoon
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: W 20 to 27 knots
Seas: WSW 5 feet at 5 sec.
Tuesday Morning
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: WNW 21 to 29 knots
Seas: WSW 6 feet at 6 sec.
Tuesday Afternoon
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: WNW 18 to 25 knots
Seas: W 5 feet at 5 sec.
Wednesday Morning
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: NW 15 to 21 knots
Seas: NNW 4 feet at 5 sec.
Wednesday Afternoon
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: NW 15 to 21 knots
Seas: NW 3 feet at 4 sec.
Thursday Morning
Winds: NNW 6 to 7 knots
Seas: SSW 2 feet at 7 sec.
Thursday Afternoon
Winds: WNW 2 to 3 knots
Seas: SSW 1 feet at 7 sec.
Friday Morning
Winds: WNW 12 to 16 knots
Seas: WNW 2 feet at 3 sec.
Friday Afternoon   
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: WNW 17 to 23 knots
Seas: WNW 3 feet at 4 sec.

Sea Surface Temperatures



NWS OPC Sea Surface Temperature 3 Day Loop

NWS OPC Gulf Stream Currents 3 Day Loop

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