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Spot Forecast for Key Bridge Response...USCG
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
445 AM EDT Tue May 21 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 EDT on May 21.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

Please contact our office if you have questions
or concerns with this forecast.

.DISCUSSION...

Warmer temperatures and mostly dry conditions are expected through
Wednesday as high pressure meanders overhead. A cold front will
approach from the Ohio River Valley Wednesday night into Thursday
bringing renewed chances for showers and thunderstorms. Additional
shower and thunderstorm chances are likely Friday into early next
week as the front stalls nearby. Drier conditions return by the
middle of next week.

NW Branch Patapsco River at Baltimore MD
MLLW Categories - Minor 3.4 ft, Moderate 4.6 ft, Major 6.0 ft
MHHW Categories - Minor 1.7 ft, Moderate 2.9 ft, Major 4.3 ft

              Total      Total    Departure
  Day/Time    Tide       Tide     from Norm   Waves    Flood
             ft MLLW    ft MHHW       ft       ft      Impact
  --------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -------  --------
  21/06 AM     3.2        1.5        1.4       0.5      None
  21/06 PM     2.5        0.8        1.4       0.5      None
  22/07 AM     3.3        1.6        1.4       0.5      None
  22/07 PM     2.5        0.8        1.4       0.5      None
  23/07 AM     3.1        1.4        1.2       0.5      None
  23/07 PM     1.8        0.1        0.8       0.5      None



.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent). Patchy fog early
                    in the morning.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 80.
Min humidity........52 percent.
Surface winds (kts).Light winds becoming southeast up to 9 knots in
                    the late morning and afternoon.
Wave height.........1 foot.
CEILING (KFT).......4.5 decreasing to 3.5 early in the morning,
                    then increasing to 4.7 early in the morning
                    increasing to 17 late in the morning increasing
                    to 20 increasing to 24 in the afternoon.
Visibility..........5 increasing to 8 early in the morning.

TIME (EDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........60  61  65  56  42  32  22  12  19  23  8   9
Weather cov.....PTY PTY
Weather type....FOG FOG
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............60  59  62  66  69  71  73  74  76  78  80  79
RH..............96  100 93  84  78  76  71  66  60  56  52  54
SFC wnd dir.....S   S   S   S   S   S   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  S
SFC wnd spd kts.3   3   3   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   9   9
SFC wnd gst.....7   7   6   6   6   7   7   8   9   10  11  11
Wave height (ft)0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   1   1
Ceiling (kft)...4.5 3.5 4.7 17  20  23  24  25  25  25  25  25
Visibility (sm).5   5   8   9   10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent).
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 63.
Max humidity........93 percent.
Surface winds (kts).South winds up to 9 knots.
Wave height.........1 foot.
CEILING (KFT).......23 decreasing to 17.
Visibility..........9 decreasing to 8 early in the morning.

TIME (EDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........10  19  11  7   3   13  21  26  28  25  36  40
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............77  75  73  72  69  68  67  66  65  65  64  64
RH..............58  62  64  66  73  76  78  81  84  84  87  87
SFC wnd dir.....S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
SFC wnd spd kts.9   8   8   7   6   6   6   6   5   5   5   4
SFC wnd gst.....12  11  11  10  9   9   8   8   8   7   6   6
Wave height (ft)1   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ceiling (kft)...25  25  25  25  25  25  24  23  22  21  19  17
Visibility (sm).10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  9   9   8

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent). Slight chance of
                    showers and thunderstorms late in the
                    afternoon.
Chance of pcpn......20 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 84.
Min humidity........55 percent.
Surface winds (kts).South winds up to 10 knots.
Wave height.........1 foot.
CEILING (KFT).......15 increasing to 24 late in the morning.
Visibility..........8 increasing to 10 late in the morning.

TIME (EDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
Sky (%).........39     36     25     17     15     33
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0      0      0      0      10     10
Temp............64     66     72     76     80     84
RH..............87     84     73     66     60     55
SFC wind (kts)..S 4    S 5    S 5    S 7    S 8    S 10
SFC wnd gst ....6      7      8      9      11     13
Wave height (ft)0      0      0      0      1      1
Ceiling (kft)...15     17     17     24     25     25
Visibility (sm).8      8      8      10     10     10

$$
Forecaster...Rosa
Requested by...Jackie Gonzalez
Type of request...MARINE
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.DELDT 05/21/24
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