Another weekend with its goods and bads…the good is the couple day thaw and sunny on Sunday, the bad is the rain on Saturday and the Cautious to Hazardous water conditions all weekend. A warm front being fueled by an offshore high will bring some above average temperatures to the area starting Friday and lasting into next week. It will also bring rain, heavy at times, on Saturday clearing out by Sunday Morning or later afternoon. Saturday will be mostly cloudy to cloudy and Sunday will have mostly sunny to mostly clear skies. Highs will be in the 50’s and 60’s on Saturday and 40’s and 50’s on Sunday. Overnight lows will only be in the upper 30’s to low 50’s Saturday and then upper 20’s to mid 30’s Sunday Night. Unfortunately, the high will also bring Cautious to Hazardous Water and Surf and Beach conditions. Small Craft Advisories are given with inshore winds to 30+ knots and seas to 7+ feet and offshore waters with 35+ knot winds and seas to 11 feet. Gale Warnings are also likely, especially for offshore waters. Surf and beach will see 3-7 foot wave heights with rough surf. Conditions will improve inshore by Sunday Night, but Midshore to Offshore will persist through the early part of the week. Water temperatures are in the 30’s and 40’s inshore and low 50’s offshore. UV Index will be Low at 0-2/15.
A strong area of high pressure will continue to shift to the east through Thursday Night, then a warm front will gradually lift north across the region Friday and Friday Night. Low pressure moving from the Central Plains to the Great Lakes Region Friday and Saturday will intensify. Its associated cold front will then move through the area Saturday Night. High pressure will briefly build in Monday, then a cold front will move through early Tuesday with a secondary cold front arriving Tuesday Night into Wednesday. A weak area of high pressure then builds in from the Southwest Thursday.
Next week looks mainly dry with chances of precipitation on Tuesday. Temperatures will be a little above average in the 40’s & 50’s to start the week then 30’s & 40’s towards the end of the week with average lows in the 20’s to 30’s. Inshore water conditions will improve for Monday and look good for the week, but Midshore to Offshore will still be Cautious through Wednesday or so. Surf and beach conditions will also improve for Monday.
Have a great weekend!
SaturdaySky: Mostly cloudy to cloudy
Precipitation: Rain, heavy at times
Temperatures
High: Mid 50’s to low 60’s
Low: Upper 30’s to low 40’s
UV Index: 0-1/15 (Low)
Sunrise: 7:18am
Sunset: 4:51pm
Fishing Forecast
Accuweather – Fair
Weather2Hunt.com – 33/50
SundaySky: Mostly sunny then mostly clear
Precipitation: 0%-30% chance of rain during the day, 0%-sight chance at night
Temperatures
High: Mid 40’s to low 50’s
Low: Low 30’s inland, mid to upper 30’s along the coast, mid 20’s across northern areas
UV Index: 1-2/15 (Low)
Sunrise: 7:17am
Sunset: 4:52pm
Fishing Forecast
Accuweather – Poor
Weather2Hunt.com – 37/50
Friday Night Surface AnalysisSaturday Surface AnalysisSunday Surface AnalysisFriday – Monday Precipitation TotalCoastal Waters (out to 20nm) ForecastsRaritan Bay/New York Harbor to Sandy HookWater Temperature: 32°F
Saturday
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Wind: S 10-15 knots increasing to 15-20 knots with gusts to 30 in the afternoon
Seas: 2-3 feet, Visibility 1-3 nm in the afternoon
Surf (Ocean): 2-5 feet
Saturday Night
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Wind: SW 15-20 knots becoming W 10-15 knots after midnight
Seas: 2-3 feet, Visibility 1-3 nm
Surf (Ocean): 3-7 feet
Sunday
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Wind: W 15 knots with gusts to 25 knots
Seas: 2-3 feet subsiding to 1-2 feet in the afternon
Surf (Ocean): 3-6 feet
Sunday Night
CAUTIOUS
Wind: W 10-15 knots with gusts to 20 knots becoming SW 5-10 knots after midnight
Seas: 1-2 feet in the evening subsiding to 1 foot or less
Surf (Ocean): 2-5 feetSandy Hook (Bay) TidesSandy Hook TidesSandy Hook to Fire Island Inlet, NYWater Temperature: 32°F
Saturday Morning
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: S 18 to 24 knots
Seas: SSE 4 feet at 6 seconds
Surf (Ocean): 2-5 feetSaturday Afternoon
HAZARDOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: S 22 to 30 knots
Seas: SSE 7 feet at 7 seconds
Surf (Ocean): 3-7 feetSunday Morning
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: W 19 to 25 knots
Seas: SE 5 feet at 10 seconds
Surf (Ocean): 3-6 feet
Sunday Afternoon
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: W 19 to 26 knots
Seas: SE 5 feet at 10 seconds
Surf (Ocean): 3-6 feetConey Island, NY TidesConey Island TidesSandy Hook (Ocean) to Barnegat InletWater Temperature: 41°F
Saturday Morning
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: S 19 to 25 knots
Seas: SSE 5 feet at 6 seconds
Surf: 3-6 feetSaturday Afternoon
HAZARDOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: S 24 to 32 knots
Seas: SSE 7 feet at 7 seconds
Surf: 3-7 feetSunday Morning
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: W 18 to 24 knots
Seas: SE 5 feet at 10 seconds
Surf: 3-6 feet
Sunday Afternoon
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: W 18 to 25 knots
Seas: SE 5 feet at 11 seconds
Surf: 3-6 feetManasquan Inlet TidesManasquan Inlet TidesBarnegat Bay at Island Beach State ParkWater Temperature: 32°F
Saturday
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Wind: S 15-18 knots increasing to 19-22 knots in the afternoon with gusts to 31 knots
Seas: 1 foot or less
Surf: 0-1 feet
Saturday Night
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Wind: S 16-21 knots becoming W after midnight with gusts to 29 knots
Seas: 1 foot or less
Surf: 0-1 feet
Sunday
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Wind: W 14-19 knots with gusts to 27 knots
Seas: 1 foot or less
Surf: 0-1 feetSunday NightWind: W 6-11 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 TidesBarnegat Inlet to Cape May (Ocean)Water Temperature: 44°F
Saturday Morning
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: SSE 21 to 29 knots
Seas: SSE 6 feet at 6 seconds
Surf: 3-7 feetSaturday Afternoon
HAZARDOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: S 28 to 37 knots
Seas: SSE 9 feet at 7 seconds
Surf: 3-7 feet
Sunday Morning
HAZARDOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: W 22 to 30 knots
Seas: SE 6 feet at 10 seconds
Surf: 3-7 feet Sunday Afternoon
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: W 19 to 26 knots
Seas: SE 5 feet at 10 seconds
Surf: 3-7 feetCape May (Ocean) TidesCape May TidesDelaware BayWater Temperature: 33°F
Saturday
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Wind: S 15-20 knots increasing to 20-25 knots in the afternoon
Seas: 3-5 feet
Surf: 1-3 feet
Saturday Night
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Wind: SW 20-25 knots becoming W 15-20 knots after midnight
Seas: 3-5 feet
Surf: 1-3 feet
Sunday
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Wind: W 15-20 knots with gusts to 25 knots
Seas: 3 feet
Surf: 1-2 feet
Sunday Night
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVIORY
Wind: SW 10-15 knots with gusts to 20 diminishing to 5-10 knots after midnight
Seas: 2-3 feet
Surf: 1-2 feetDelaware Bay (Ship John Shoal) TidesDelaware Bay TidesOffshore WatersMidshore to Offshore (20nm-50nm)Water Temperature: 50°F
Saturday Morning
HAZARDOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: SSE 22 to 30 knots
Seas: S 6 feet at 5 seconds
Saturday Afternoon
HAZARDOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
GALE WARNING
Winds: S 28 to 38 knots
Seas: S 10 feet at 7 seconds
Sunday Morning
HAZARDOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: W 24 to 33 knots
Seas: SSE 11 feet at 10 seconds
Sunday Afternoon
HAZARDOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: W 23 to 31 knots
Seas: SSE 10 feet at 10 secondsSea Surface TemperaturesSurface20 Meters (≈65 feet)NWS OPC Sea Surface Temperatures 3 Day LoopNWS OPC Gulf Stream Currents 3 Day LoopOcean CurrentsSurface20 Meters (≈65 feet)Weather Outlook Sponsored by Buoy Weather
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