NJ Fishing & Boating Weather Outlook Weekend Edition: Easter 2015

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A mixed weekend with weather, but cautious to hazardous water conditions. Clouds will increase on Thursday Night with rain possible during the overnight and more organized and widespread showers on Friday. There could even be some thunderstorms mixed in during the day on Friday. Most of the clouds and shower will clear for Saturday, however some may linger. Saturday Day will have sun mixed with clouds and chances of rain, mainly scattered showers during the day. Easter Sunday will be cloudier with clouds mixed with sun and lower chances of isolated or scattered showers mainly across the northern part of the state. The weekend will not be a wash as nothing organized or widespread looks to be in the forecast. Sun may outdo the clouds as well. Highs will be in the 50’s on Saturday and into the 60’s in places on Sunday. Overnight lows will still dip back into the 30’s, but many areas will stay above the freezing mark. Water conditions look cautious to hazardous on Saturday and cautious on Sunday. Saturday could see winds to 30+ knots and seas to 10 feet with Gale Warnings and Small Craft Advisories. Surf and beach conditions will be cautious on Saturday with winds to 30+ knots and surf heights 5-8+ feet. Sunday will be ok to good with some gustier winds around 20 knots and seas 2-4 and 3-5 feet. Water temperatures are a couple degrees warmer with all waters in the lower 40’s now. UV Index will be Moderate at 4-5/15.

Low pressure moving across Eastern Canada will cause a front to approach from the west on Thursday Night and Friday. An area of low pressure will develop on the front over the Ohio Valley and will cross the region on Friday Night and early Saturday. High pressure will build across the area for the weekend and into Monday. Another low pressure system and an associated front will approach next Tuesday.

The week will start off dry on Monday with rain chances moving in for the rest of the week. Highs will be in the 50’s and maybe lower 60’s with overnight lows in the 30’s and 40’s. Temperatures are slowly warming. Rain chances look to be scattered at this time. Water, surf and beach conditions will be borderline to hazardous most of the week. There may be pockets of good conditions, possibly for Tuesday.

Have a great Easter Weekend and thanks for reading!

Saturday
Sky:  Mostly cloudy to cloudy becoming mostly clear
Precipitation:  20%-80% chance of showers during the day, 0%-slight chance at night
Temperatures
High:     Low to mid 50’s
Low:     Mid 30’s inland, upper 30’s along the coast, low 30’s across northern areas
UV Index:  4-5/15 (Moderate)
Sunrise: 6:37am
Sunset: 7:22pm
Full Moon: 8:07am


Sunday
Sky:  Mostly sunny to sunny becoming partly to mostly cloudy
Precipitation:  0%-20% chance of showers during the day, 0%-slight chance at night
Temperatures
High:     Mid 50’s to low 60’s
Low:     Low 40’s inland, mid 40’s along the coast, upper 30’s across northern areas
UV Index:  4-5/15 (Moderate)
Sunrise: 6:35am
Sunset: 7:23pm


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:  43°F
Saturday
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Wind:  NW 20-25 knots with gusts to 35 knots
Seas:  3-5 feet
Surf (Ocean):  5-8 feet
Saturday Night
CAUTIOUS
Wind:  NW 15-20 knots becoming SW 10-15 knots after midnight
Seas:  2-3 feet, then 1-2 feet after midnight
Surf (Ocean):   5-8 feet
Sunday
CAUTIOUS
Wind:  W 15-20 knots diminishing to 10-15 knots in the afternoon
Seas:  2-3 feet, then 1-2 feet in the afternoon
Surf (Ocean):  3-5 feet
Sunday Night
Wind:  SW 10-15 knots diminishing to 5-10 knots after midnight
Seas:  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:  43°F
Saturday Morning
HAZARDOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: WNW 24 to 32 knots
Seas:  SSE 8 feet at 9 seconds
Surf (Ocean):  5-8 feet
Saturday Afternoon
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: WNW 20 to 27 knots
Seas:  SSE 5 feet at 10 seconds
Surf (Ocean):  5-8 feet
Sunday Morning
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: WSW 16 to 21 knots
Seas:  WSW 3 feet at 4 seconds
Surf (Ocean):  3-5 feet
Sunday Afternoon
Winds: WSW 12 to 17 knots
Seas:  WSW 3 feet at 4 seconds
Surf (Ocean):  3-5 feet

Coney Island, NY Tides

Coney Island Tides




Sandy Hook (Ocean) to Barnegat Inlet
Water Temperature:  40°F
Saturday Morning
HAZARDOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: WNW 23 to 31 knots
Seas:  SSE 6 feet at 10 seconds
Surf:  5-8 feet
Saturday Afternoon
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: NW 21 to 28 knots
Seas:  SSE 5 feet at 10 seconds
Surf:  5-8 feet
Sunday Morning
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: WSW 16 to 22 knots
Seas:  SW 2 feet at 3 seconds
Surf:  3-5 feet
Sunday Afternoon
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: WSW 15 to 21 knots
Seas:  SSW 2 feet at 4 seconds
Surf:  3-5 feet


Manasquan Inlet Tides

Manasquan Inlet Tides




Barnegat Bay at Island Beach State Park
Water Temperature:  41°F
Saturday
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Wind:  WNW 22-25 knots with gusts to 32 knots
Seas:  1 foot or less
Surf:  0-1 feet
Saturday Night
CAUTIOUS
Wind:  NW 14-17 knots becoming WSW 8-11 knots after midnight with gusts to 23 knots
Seas:  1 foot or less
Surf:  0-1 feet
Sunday
CAUTIOUS
Wind:  W 16 knots with gusts to 22 knots
Seas:  1 foot or less
Surf:  0-1 feet
Sunday Night
CAUTIOUS
Wind:  SSW 11-14 knots with gusts to 20 knots
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:  41°F
Saturday Morning
HAZARDOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: WNW 23 to 31 knots
Seas:  SSE 7 feet at 9 seconds
Surf:  5-8 feet
Saturday Afternoon
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: WNW 20 to 27 knots
Seas:  S 5 feet at 7 seconds
Surf:  5-8 feet
Sunday Morning
Winds: WSW 13 to 17 knots
Seas:  S 2 feet at 5 seconds
Surf:  2-4 feet
Sunday Afternoon
Winds: SW 14 to 19 knots
Seas:  SW 2 feet at 4 seconds
Surf:  2-4 feet

Cape May (Ocean) Tides

Cape May Tides




Delaware Bay
Water Temperature:  41°F-46°F
Saturday
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Wind:  NW 20-25 knots with gusts to 30 knots
Seas:  2-4 feet
Surf:  2-3 feet
Saturday Night
CAUTIOUS
Wind:  NW 15-20 knots with gusts to 25 knots becoming W 5-10 knots after midnight
Seas:  2-3 feet
Surf:  1-2 feet
Sunday
CAUTIOUS
Wind:  SW 10-15 knots with gusts to 20 knots
Seas:  2-4 feet
Surf:  2-3 feet
Sunday Night
CAUTIOUS
Wind:  SW 10-15 knots with gusts to 20 knots
Seas:  2-4 feet
Surf:  2-3 feet

Delaware Bay (Ship John Shoal) Tides

Delaware Bay Tides




Offshore Waters

Midshore to Offshore (20nm-50nm)
Water Temperature:  41°F
Saturday Morning
HAZARDOUS
GALE WARNING
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: WSW 27 to 36 knots
Seas:  S 13 feet at 10 seconds
Saturday Afternoon
HAZARDOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: WNW 24 to 33 knots
Seas:  S 10 feet at 10 seconds
Sunday Morning
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: WSW 18 to 24 knots
Seas:  S 4 feet at 8 seconds
Sunday Afternoon
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: WSW 19 to 25 knots
Seas:  WSW 5 feet at 5 seconds

Sea Surface Temperatures

Surface



20 Meters (≈65 feet)




Ocean Currents

Surface




20 Meters (≈65 feet)

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