NJ Fishing & Boating Weather Outlook Weekend Edition: Nov 28-29, 2015

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Another mixed weekend with some rain and mostly cautious water conditions. Saturday will have chances of showers all day carrying over into Sunday during the day. Any rain will clear out for the night. Showers will be scattered to widely scattered. Less than 0.5 inches of rain is expected. Highs will be in the 40’s to 50’s with overnight lows in the 20’s to 40’s. Water conditions will be good for rivers and bays, cautious on Saturday for inshore waters and borderline to cautious on Sunday. Higher seas will be the issue with inshore seas to 7 feet. Midshore to offshore will have cautious conditions with seas to 9 feet and winds increasing on Sunday Night. Surf conditions will be ok to cautious with wave heights to 7 feet on Saturday and then 2-4 on Sunday. Water temperatures have dropped a couple of degrees with some waters dropping into the upper 40’s and others in the 50’s. UV Index will be Low to Moderate at 0-3/15.

Strong high pressure will continue to move northeastward, cresting to the south of Newfoundland on Friday. A cold front will cross the region Saturday, followed by high pressure to the north building toward the area on Sunday and Monday. Unsettled weather is expected Tuesday into early Wednesday as strengthening low pressure lifts north through the Great Lakes and a cold front crosses the Mid Atlantic Region.

Next week will have rain chances Monday Night through Wednesday, clearing out for Wednesday Night and dry through the end of the week. Highs will be in the 40’s and 50’s with overnight lows in the 20’s to 50’s. Water, surf and beach conditions will be borderline to cautious most of the week, with some pockets of good conditions.

The Atlantic Tropics are quiet with the season coming to an end this week.

Have a great weekend and thanks for reading!

Saturday
Sky:  Mostly cloudy to cloudy
Precipitation:  20%-30% chance of showers all day
Temperatures
High:     Low to upper 50’s
Low:     Upper 30’s to low 40’s inland, low to mid 40’s at the shore, low 30’s northern areas
UV Index:  0-3/15 (Low-Moderate)
Sunrise: 6:55am
Sunset: 4:33pm


Sunday
Sky:  Mostly cloudy to cloudy becoming partly to mostly cloudy
Precipitation:  0%-40% chance of showers during the day
Temperatures
High:     Mid 40’s to low 50’s
Low:     Mid to upper 30’s inland, low 40’s at the shore, upper 20’s northern areas
UV Index:  1-2/15 (Low-Moderate)
Sunrise: 6:56am
Sunset: 4:33pm


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:  48°F
Saturday
Winds: NW 5-10 knots becoming N in the afternoon
Seas:  1-2 feet
Surf (Ocean):  3-5 feet
Saturday Night
Wind:  N 5-10 knots becoming SW after midnight
Seas:  1-2 feet
Surf (Ocean):  3-5 feet
Sunday
Wind:  N 5-10 knots
Seas:  1-2 feet
Surf (Ocean):  2-4 feet
Sunday Night
Wind:  N 5-10 knots
Seas:  1-2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less
Surf (Ocean):  2-4 feet

Sandy Hook (Bay) Tides

Sandy Hook Tides




Sandy Hook to Fire Island Inlet, NY
Water Temperature:  48°F
Saturday Morning
Winds: W 10 to 13 knots
Seas:  ESE 5 feet at 12 second
Surf (Ocean):  3-5 feet
Saturday Afternoon
Winds: N 8 to 10 knots
Seas:  ESE 4 feet at 11 seconds
Surf (Ocean):  3-5 feet
Sunday Morning
Winds: NNE 11 to 15 knots
Seas:  ESE 3 feet at 10 seconds
Surf (Ocean):  2-4 feet
Sunday Afternoon
Winds: N 8 to 11 knots
Seas:  ESE 3 feet at 10 seconds
Surf (Ocean):  2-4 feet

Coney Island, NY Tides

Coney Island Tides




Sandy Hook (Ocean) to Barnegat Inlet
Water Temperature:  56°F
Saturday Morning
Winds: WNW 10 to 14 knots
Seas:  ESE 5 feet at 11 seconds
Surf:  3-5 feet
Saturday Afternoon
Winds: NNW 10 to 14 knots
Seas:  E 4 feet at 11 seconds
Surf:  3-5 feet
Sunday Morning
Winds: N 11 to 15 knots
Seas:  E 4 feet at 10 seconds
Surf:  2-4 feet
Sunday Afternoon
Winds: NNE 9 to 13 knots
Seas:  ESE 4 feet at 10 seconds
Surf:  2-4 feet


Manasquan Inlet Tides

Manasquan Inlet Tides




Barnegat Bay at Island Beach State Park
Water Temperature:  52°F
Saturday
Wind:  WNW 7-11 knots becoming N in the afternoon
Seas:  1 foot
Surf:  0-1 feet
Saturday Night
Wind:  NNE 10 knots
Seas:  1 foot
Surf:  0-1 feet
Sunday
Wind:  N 6-8 knots
Seas:  1 foot
Surf:  0-1 feet
Sunday Night
Wind:  N 8-12 knots
Seas:  1 foot
Surf:  0-1 feet

Barnegat Bay (Island Beach State Park) Tides
   
Barnegat Bay Tides




Barnegat Inlet to Cape May (Ocean)
Water Temperature:  57°F
Saturday Morning
Winds: WNW 9 to 12 knots
Seas:  ESE 5 feet at 12 seconds
Surf:  3-6 feet
Saturday Afternoon
Winds: W 7 to 9 knots
Seas:  ESE 4 feet at 11 seconds
Surf:  3-6 feet
Sunday Morning
Winds: NNE 12 to 16 knots
Seas:  ESE 4 feet at 10 seconds
Surf:  2-4 feet
Sunday Afternoon
Winds: NNE 10 to 14 knots
Seas:  ESE 4 feet at 10 seconds
Surf:  2-4 feet

Cape May (Ocean) Tides

Cape May Tides




Delaware Bay
Water Temperature:  53°F-55°F
Saturday
Wind:  N 5-10 knots
Seas:  2-3 feet
Surf:  1-2 feet
Saturday Night
Wind:  NE 10 knots
Seas:  1-2 feet
Surf:  1 foot
Sunday
Wind:  N 5-10 knots
Seas:  1-2 feet
Surf:  1 foot
Sunday Night
Wind:  N 10-15 knots
Seas:  2-3 feet
Surf:  1 foot

Delaware Bay (Ship John Shoal) Tides

Delaware Bay Tides




Offshore Waters

Midshore to Offshore (20nm-50nm)
Water Temperature:  57°F
Saturday Morning
CAUTIOUS
Winds: W 12 to 17 knots
Seas:  ESE 7 feet at 12 seconds
Saturday Afternoon
CAUTIOUS
Winds: NW 10 to 14 knots
Seas:  ESE 6 feet at 11 seconds
Sunday Morning
Winds: NE 11 to 15 knots
Seas:  ESE 5 feet at 10 seconds
Sunday Afternoon
Winds: NNE 10 to 13 knots
Seas:  ESE 5 feet at 10 seconds

Sea Surface Temperatures

Surface



20 Meters (≈65 feet)



Ocean Currents

Surface




20 Meters (≈65 feet)

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