Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
460 FNUS71 KLWX 210845 FWSLWX 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 .TAG 2413375.0/LWX .DELDT 05/21/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL nws-sterling-wxsupport@noaa.gov,Sitlkeybridgeresponse2024@gmail.com,jpg112122@gmail.com