NJ Fishing & Boating Weather Outlook Weekend Edition: Jan 2-3, 2016

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Cold and dry air moves in this weekend bringing some gustier winds and building seas. Both days of the weekend will be dry. It will be breezy later on Saturday into Sunday. Highs will only be in the 30’s and 40’s with overnight lows in the teens to 30’s. This is the coldest sustained air of the season and will remain into the week. It will bring mainly cautious water conditions, however winds will only gust to 25 knots max and seas to 4 feet, so while cautious for most, other larger boats will not be affected. Small Craft Advisories are in effect until 1PM on Saturday. There is a chance of this being extended, as well. Some of the bays and ICW will have good conditions through Sunday Evening. Midshore to offshore waters will have winds to 30 knots and seas to 5 feet. Surf and beach conditions will be ok with gustier winds, but surf heights will be 2-4 on average. Water temperatures have dropped a degree or two, already with just a couple of days of cold nights. UV Index will be Low at 1-2/15.


High pressure will build eastward into the region on Friday Night and for the weekend. A strong cold front will then move south through the area on Monday. High pressure follows from the Great Lakes on Monday Night and moves over the Mid-Atlantic States during midweek. By the end of the week, an area of low pressure will begin to move northward toward the region.

A mostly dry week and a change from the status quo since Fall. Monday could see some chances of flurries statewide, with little to no accumulation. The rest of the week will be dry until Friday Night, when rain chances return. The bulk of the week will be sunny with a mix of clouds. Highs will be in the 20’s to 40’s with overnight lows in the teens to 30’s…quite the departure from the last few months. This will be the longest run of these colder temperatures this season.

Happy New Year and have a great weekend and thanks for reading!

Saturday
Sky:  Mostly sunny to sunny, then mostly clear
Precipitation:  0%-slight chance
Temperatures
High:     Upper 30’s to mid 40’s
Low:     Mid to upper 20’s inland, low to mid 30’s at the shore, low 20’s northern areas
UV Index:  1-2/15 (Low)
Sunrise: 7:18am
Sunset: 4:42pm
Last Qtr: 12:32am


Sunday
Sky:  Mostly sunny to sunny becoming partly cloudy to mostly clear, Breezy
Precipitation:  0%-slight chance
Temperatures
High:     Low to upper 40’s
Low:     Low to mid 20’s inland, mid to upper 20’s at the shore, upper teens
UV Index:  1-2/15 (Low)
Sunrise: 7:18am
Sunset: 4:43pm


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:  47°F
Saturday
CAUTIOUS
Winds: W 10-15 with gusts to 20 knots
Seas:  2 feet
Surf (Ocean):  2-4 feet
Saturday Night
CAUTIOUS
Winds: W 10-15 with gusts to 20 knots
Seas:  2 feet
Surf (Ocean):  2-4 feet
Sunday
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Wind:  W 10-15 knots increasing to 15-20 knots with gusts to 25 knots in the afternoon
Seas:  1-2 feet
Surf (Ocean):  2-4 feet
Sunday Night
CAUTIOUS
Wind:  NW 10-15 knots with gusts to 25 knots
Seas:  1-2 feet
Surf (Ocean):  2-4 feet

Sandy Hook (Bay) Tides

Sandy Hook Tides




Sandy Hook to Fire Island Inlet, NY
Water Temperature:  47°F
Saturday Morning
Winds: WNW 13 to 17 knots
Seas:  WNW 2 feet at 3 seconds
Surf (Ocean):  2-4 feet
Saturday Afternoon
CAUTIOUS
Winds: WSW 15 to 20 knots
Seas:  W 2 feet at 3 seconds
Surf (Ocean):  2-4 feet
Sunday Morning
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: WSW 20 to 27 knots
Seas:  WSW 4 feet at 4 seconds
Surf (Ocean):  2-4 feet
Sunday Afternoon
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: W 19 to 25 knots
Seas:  WSW 4 feet at 4 seconds
Surf (Ocean):  2-4 feet

Coney Island, NY Tides

Coney Island Tides




Sandy Hook (Ocean) to Barnegat Inlet
Water Temperature:  51°F
Saturday Morning
Winds: WNW 13 to 18 knots
Seas:  SE 2 feet at 5 seconds
Surf:  1-3 feet
Saturday Afternoon
CAUTIOUS
Winds: WSW 14 to 19 knots
Seas:  SSE 2 feet at 4 seconds
Surf:  1-3 feet
Sunday Morning
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: WSW 17 to 24 knots
Seas:  SW 3 feet at 4 seconds
Surf:  1-3 feet
Sunday Afternoon
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: W 17 to 23 knots
Seas:  WSW 3 feet at 4 seconds
Surf:  1-3 feet

Manasquan Inlet Tides

Manasquan Inlet Tides




Barnegat Bay at Island Beach State Park
Water Temperature:  47°F
Saturday
Wind:  W 10-12 knots
Seas:  1 foot or less
Surf:  0-1 feet
Saturday Night
Wind:  WSW 12-14 knots
Seas:  1 foot or less
Surf:  0-1 feet
Sunday
CAUTIOUS
Wind:  W 13-16 knots with gusts to 22 knots
Seas:  1 foot or less
Surf:  0-1 feet
Sunday Night
Wind:  NW 12 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:  53°F
Saturday Morning
CAUTIOUS
Winds: WNW 15 to 20 knots
Seas:  WNW 3 feet at 4 seconds
Surf:  1-3 feet
Saturday Afternoon
Winds: W 13 to 17 knots
Seas:  WNW 2 feet at 4 seconds
Surf:  1-3 feet
Sunday Morning
Winds: WSW 14 to 18 knots
Seas:  SSW 2 feet at 4 seconds
Surf:  1-3 feet
Sunday Afternoon
Winds: WNW 13 to 18 knots
Seas:  SSW 3 feet at 5 seconds
Surf:  1-3 feet

Cape May (Ocean) Tides

Cape May Tides




Delaware Bay
Water Temperature:  49°F
Saturday
CAUTIOUS
Wind:  W 10-15 knots with gusts to 25 knots
Seas:  2-3 feet
Surf:  1-2 feet
Saturday Night
Wind:  SW 5-10 knots
Seas:  1-2 feet
Surf:  1 foot
Sunday
CAUTIOUS
Wind:  SW 5-10 knots becoming W 10-15 knots with gusts to 20 knots in the late morning
Seas:  2-3 feet
Surf:  1-2 feet
Sunday Night
CAUTIOUS
Wind:  NW 10-15 knots with gusts to 20 knots
Seas:  2-3 feet
Surf:  1-2 feet

Delaware Bay (Ship John Shoal) Tides

Delaware Bay Tides




Offshore Waters

Midshore to Offshore (20nm-50nm)
Water Temperature:  55°F
Saturday Morning
CAUTIOUS
Winds: WNW 15 to 20 knots
Seas:  WNW 4 feet at 5 seconds
Saturday Afternoon
CAUTIOUS
Winds: W 14 to 19 knots
Seas:  WNW 3 feet at 4 seconds
Sunday Morning
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: W 19 to 25 knots
Seas:  WSW 5 feet at 5 seconds
Sunday Afternoon
CAUTIOUS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
Winds: W 19 to 26 knots
Seas:  WSW 5 feet at 6 seconds

Sea Surface Temperatures

Surface



20 Meters (≈65 feet)



Ocean Currents

Surface




20 Meters (≈65 feet)

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