NJ Fishing & Boating Weather Outlook Weekend Edition: Aug 16-17, 2014

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Conditions At-A-Glance




Another mixed weekend with unsettled weather and water conditions. Saturday day looks to be dry and sunny with clouds building in later in the day bringing chances of isolated to scattered showers for Saturday Night. Sunday will have chances of scattered thunderstorms during the day lingering into Sunday Night. High temperatures will be in the upper 70’s to mid 80’s with overnight lows in the 50’s and 60’s. Water conditions will be good on Saturday, barring any thunderstorms moving over marine waters. Sunday, in addition to the thunderstorm threat, winds will be gustier around 10-15 knots with gusts to 20 knots possible. Seas could build to 4 feet. Conditions will be borderline to cautious on Sunday and Sunday Night for ocean waters. Surf and beach conditions will be good, however thunderstorm threats will be present and winds could be gusty on Sunday. Surf should remain normal, with wave heights 1-3 feet with a 1-2 foot swell. Rip Current Risk will be Low. Water temperatures are in the upper 60’s to upper 70’s still. UV Index will be High to Very High at 7-8/15.

A weakening frontal boundary will move across the area on Thursday Night. High pressure will settle across the Mid Atlantic through Friday and Friday Night, before weakening to the south on Saturday. A cold front will move through the area on Sunday, before stalling to the south on Monday. The front may try and lift back northward, as an area of low pressure moves along the boundary and near the area on Monday Night into Tuesday Night.

Next week will be mixed. Weather will have rain and thunderstorms chances on and off all week. High temperatures will be in the 70’s and 80’s with overnight lows in the 60’s, maybe some 50’s across the north. Water, surf and beach conditions will be mixed as well. Good conditions on Monday and Cautious conditions for Tuesday and Wednesday, maybe even Thursday, then back to good for the end of the week.

The Atlantic Tropics are quiet. The Pacific has another active hurricane.

Have a great weekend and thanks for reading!

Saturday
Sky:  Mostly sunny becoming partly to mostly cloudy
Precipitation:  0%-slight chance during the day, 20%-40% chance of isolated or scattered showers at night
Temperatures
High:  Upper 70’s to low 80’s
Low:  Low to mid 60’s inland, mid to upper 60’s along the coast, mid 50’s across the north
UV Index:  7-8/15 (High-Very High)
Sunrise: 6:09am
Sunset: 7:53pm


Sunday
Sky:  Partly sunny becoming partly to mostly cloudy
Precipitation:  40% chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms during the day, 0%-30% chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms at night
Temperatures
High:  Upper 70’s to mid 80’s
Low:  Mid 60’s inland, mid to upper 60’s along the coast, mid 50’s across the north
UV Index:  7-8/15 (High-Very High)
Sunrise: 6:10am
Sunset: 7:51pm
Last Qtr: 8:27am


Friday Night Surface Analysis



Saturday Surface Analysis



Sunday Surface Analysis



Friday – Monday Precipitation Total



Coastal Waters (out to 20nm) Forecasts
Raritan Bay/New York Harbor to Sandy Hook
Water Temperature:  75°F
Saturday
Wind:  W 5-10 knots
Seas:  1 foot or less
Surf (Ocean):  1-3 feet
Saturday Night
Wind:  SW 5-10 knots
Seas:  1 foot or less
Surf (Ocean):  1-3 feet
Sunday
Wind:  W 5-10 knots
Seas:  1 foot or less
Surf (Ocean):  1-3 feet
Sunday Night
Wind:  NW 5-10 knots
Seas:  1 foot or less
Surf (Ocean):  1-3 feet

Sandy Hook (Bay) Tides

Sandy Hook Tides




Sandy Hook to Fire Island Inlet, NY
Water Temperature:  75°F
Saturday Morning
Winds: W 7 to 9 knots
Seas:  ESE 2 feet at 8 seconds
Surf (Ocean):  1-3 feet
Saturday Afternoon
Winds: SW 6 to 8 knots
Seas:  ESE 1 feet at 8 seconds
Surf (Ocean):  1-3 feet
Sunday Morning
Winds: WSW 8 to 11 knots
Seas:  SSE 2 feet at 5 seconds
Surf (Ocean):  1-3 feet
Sunday Afternoon
Winds: W 8 to 11 knots
Seas:  SSE 2 feet at 5 seconds
Surf (Ocean):  1-3 feet

Coney Island, NY Tides

Coney Island Tides




Sandy Hook (Ocean) to Barnegat Inlet
Water Temperature:  69°F
Saturday Morning
Winds: WNW 7 to 9 knots
Seas:  ESE 2 feet at 8 seconds
Surf:  1-3 feet
Saturday Afternoon
Winds: SSE 1 to 2 knots
Seas:  E 1 feet at 8 seconds
Surf:  1-3 feet
Sunday Morning
Winds: WSW 8 to 11 knots
Seas:  SSE 2 feet at 5 seconds
Surf:  1-3 feet
Sunday Afternoon
Winds: W 8 to 11 knots
Seas:  SSE 2 feet at 5 seconds
Surf:  1-3 feet

Manasquan Inlet Tides

Manasquan Inlet Tides




Barnegat Bay at Island Beach State Park
Water Temperature:  75°F
Saturday
Wind:  W 6-8 knots becoming SW in the afternoon
Seas:  1 foot or less
Surf:  0-1 feet
Saturday Night
Wind:  SW 8 knots
Seas:  1 foot or less
Surf:  0-1 feet
Sunday
Wind:  WSW 9 knots
Seas:  1 foot or less
Surf:  0-1 feet
Sunday Night
Wind:  W 7 knots becoming NW 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:  76°F
Saturday Morning
Winds: WSW 3 to 4 knots
Seas:  ESE 2 feet at 8 seconds
Surf:  1-3 feet
Saturday Afternoon
Winds: WNW 2 to 3 knots
Seas:  ESE 2 feet at 8 seconds
Surf:  1-3 feet
Sunday Morning
Winds: W 11 to 15 knots
Seas:  SSE 3 feet at 5 seconds
Surf:  1-3 feet
Sunday Afternoon
Winds: WSW 9 to 12 knots
Seas:  SSE 2 feet at 5 seconds
Surf:  1-3 feet

Cape May (Ocean) Tides

Cape May Tides




Delaware Bay
Water Temperature:  76°F-79°F
Saturday
Wind:  W 5 knots becoming S in the afternoon
Seas:  1 foot or less
Surf:  0-1 feet
Saturday Night
Wind:  SW 5-10 knots
Seas:  1-2 feet
Surf:  1 foot
Sunday
Wind:  W 10 knots
Seas:  1-2 feet
Surf:  1 foot
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:  74°F
Saturday Morning
Winds: WSW 11 to 15 knots
Seas:  ESE 3 feet at 8 seconds
Saturday Afternoon
Winds: SSW 7 to 9 knots
Seas:  E 2 feet at 8 seconds
Sunday Morning
Winds: SW 11 to 15 knots
Seas:  S 3 feet at 5 seconds
Sunday Afternoon
Winds: W 11 to 15 knots
Seas:  S 3 feet at 5 seconds

Sea Surface Temperatures

Surface



20 Meters (≈65 feet)



NWS OPC Sea Surface Temperatures 3 Day Loop

NWS OPC Gulf Stream Currents 3 Day Loop

Ocean Currents

Surface



20 Meters (≈65 feet)

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