NJ Fishing & Boating Weather Outlook Weekend Edition: June 18-19, 2016

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Overall a settled weekend with good weather and water conditions. Saturday and Sunday will be dry with more clouds than sun. Highs will be in the 70’s and 80’s with overnight lows in the 50’s and 60’s. Humidity will be low to moderate. Water conditions will be mostly good, overall. Rivers and bays will have good conditions all weekend. Ocean waters, all except Southern Waters, will have borderline conditions to start the weekend due to higher seas, from gusty winds on Friday. Conditions will improve on Saturday becoming good by night. Sunday will have all good conditions. Southern Ocean waters will be influenced by a low pressure system off the Carolina Coast. This will bring gustier winds to Southern and Offshore waters making higher seas to 4 feet. Surf and beach conditions will be good with a Low Risk of Rip Currents for Northern Waters. Southern Waters will be ok to cautious with some gustier winds to 20 knots and seas to 4 feet with Low to Moderate Risk of Rip Currents. Water temperatures are steady in the 60’s and 70’s. UV Index will be High to Very High at 6-10/15.

Low pressure will be organizing in eastern North Carolina today, then slide out to sea tonight and Saturday. High pressure will strengthen across the region tonight and remain into early next week. A cold front is expected to arrive in our region Tuesday
into Wednesday of next week.

Next week will have chances of showers and thunderstorms on Tuesday and Wednesday. So far, right now, then rest of the week looks dry. Highs will be in the 70’s and 80’s with lows in the 50’s and 60’s. Water, surf and beach conditions will be borderline to cautious on Tuesday and Wednesday.

There is an area of invest in the Gulf of Mexico, close to be that is being watched.

Have a great weekend and thanks for reading!

Saturday
Sky:  Sunny then mostly clear
Precipitation:  0%-Slight Chance
Temperatures
High:     Upper 70’s to low 80’s inland, low to mid 70’s at the shore
Low:     Mid to upper 50’s, with low 50’s northern areas
UV Index:  6-8/15 (High - Very High)
Sunrise: 5:27am
Sunset: 8:28pm


Sunday
Sky:  Sunny then mostly clears
Precipitation:  0%-Slight Chance
Temperatures
High:     Low 80’s inland, mid to upper 70’s at the shore
Low:     Upper 50’s to low 60’s
UV Index:  9-10/15 (Very High)
Sunrise: 5:27am
Sunset: 8:28pm


Friday Night Surface Analysis



Saturday Surface Analysis



Sunday Surface Analysis



Precipitation Totals



Atlantic Tropics





Coastal Waters (out to 20nm) Forecasts

Raritan Bay/New York Harbor to Sandy Hook
Water Temperature:  69°F
Saturday
Winds:  N 5 knots becoming SE in the afternoon
Seas:  1 foot or less
Surf (Ocean):  1-3 feet
Saturday Night
Winds:  S 5-10 knots
Seas:  1-2 feet, then 1 foot or less
Surf (Ocean):  1-3 feet
Sunday
Wind:  SW 5 knots becoming S in the afternoon
Seas:  1-2 feet
Surf (Ocean):  1-3 feet
Sunday Night
Wind:  SW 5-10 knots becoming S in the afternoon
Seas:  1-2 feet
Surf (Ocean):  1-3 feet

Sandy Hook (Bay) Tides

Sandy Hook Tides




Sandy Hook to Fire Island Inlet, NY
Water Temperature:  69°F
Saturday Morning
Winds: NNE 1 to 2 knots
Seas:  SE 3 feet at 6 seconds
Surf (Ocean):  1-3 feet
Saturday Afternoon
Winds: S 10 to 14 knots
Seas:  SE 2 feet at 6 seconds
Surf (Ocean):  1-3 feet
Sunday Morning
Winds: W 6 to 8 knots
Seas:  ESE 2 feet at 7 seconds
Surf (Ocean):  1-3 feet
Sunday Afternoon
Winds: S 12 to 16 knots
Seas:  ESE 2 feet at 7 seconds
Surf (Ocean):  1-3 feet

Coney Island, NY Tides

Coney Island Tides




Sandy Hook (Ocean) to Barnegat Inlet
Water Temperature:  64°F
Saturday Morning
Winds: NE 4 to 5 knots
Seas:  ESE 3 feet at 6 seconds
Surf:  1-3 feet
Saturday Afternoon
Winds: SSE 7 to 10 knots
Seas:  ESE 2 feet at 6 seconds
Surf:  1-3 feet
Sunday Morning
Winds: WNW 6 to 8 knots
Seas:  ESE 2 feet at 7 seconds
Surf:  1-3 feet
Sunday Afternoon
Winds: S 11 to 15 knots
Seas:  ESE 2 feet at 7 seconds
Surf:  1-3 feet

Manasquan Inlet Tides

Manasquan Inlet Tides




Barnegat Bay at Island Beach State Park
Water Temperature:  66°F
Saturday
Wind:  NNE 6 knots becoming ESE in the afternoon
Seas:  1 foot or less
Surf:  0-1 feet
Saturday Night
Wind:  S 6 knots becoming variable and less than 5 knots in the evening
Seas:  1 foot or less
Surf:  0-1 feet
Sunday
Wind:  Variable winds less than 5 knots becoming SSE 6 knots in the afternoon
Seas:  1 foot or less
Surf:  0-1 feet
Sunday Night
Wind:  S 5-8 knots with gusts to 25 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:  65°F
Saturday Morning
Winds: ENE 11 to 14 knots
Seas:  ESE 4 feet at 7 seconds
Surf:  2-4 feet
Saturday Afternoon
Winds: E 8 to 11 knots
Seas:  ESE 3 feet at 7 seconds
Surf:  2-4 feet
Sunday Morning
Winds: N 5 to 7 knots
Seas:  ESE 3 feet at 7 seconds
Surf:  2-4 feet
Sunday Afternoon
Winds: SE 5 to 7 knots
Seas:  ESE 3 feet at 7 seconds
Surf:  2-4 feet

Cape May (Ocean) Tides

Cape May Tides




Delaware Bay
Water Temperature:  67°F -70°F
Saturday
Wind:  E 5-10 knots
Seas:  2-3 feet
Surf:  1-2 feet
Saturday Night
Wind:  E 5 knots becoming N after midnight
Seas:  1-2 feet
Surf:  1 foot
Sunday
Wind:  NE 5 knots becoming SE in the afternoon
Seas:  1-2 feet
Surf:  1 foot
Sunday Night
Wind:  SE 5 knots becoming SW after midnight
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:  61°F
Saturday Morning
Winds: ENE 7 to 9 knots
Seas:  SE 3 feet at 7 seconds
Saturday Afternoon
Winds: SE 4 to 5 knots
Seas:  ESE 3 feet at 6 seconds
Sunday Morning   
Winds: NNW 4 to 6 knots
Seas:  ESE 2 feet at 7 seconds
Sunday Afternoon
Winds: S 7 to 9 knots
Seas:  ESE 2 feet at 7 seconds

Sea Surface Temperatures

Surface



20 Meters (≈65 feet)



Ocean Currents

Surface



20 Meters (≈65 feet)

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