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Spot Forecast for Key Bridge Response...USCG
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
407 AM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 EDT on April 30.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

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

.DISCUSSION...

Hot temperatures around 90 degrees are expected again today.
Water temperatures are around 60 degrees at the incident location.
There is a slight chance of thunderstorms tonight, mainly after midnight.
Showers may linger into the early morning hours on Wednesday.

A lee-side trof will move across the area this afternoon
followed by a cold front late tonight. High pressure builds over
the region during the second half of the week. A cold front will
approach the area during the weekend and clear the area early
next week. Expect widespread clouds and showers Saturday through Sunday.


NW Branch Patapsco River at Baltimore MD
MLLW Categories - Minor 3.0 ft, Moderate 5.0 ft, Major 6.0 ft
MHHW Categories - Minor 1.3 ft, Moderate 3.3 ft, Major 4.3 ft

              Total      Total    Departure
  Day/Time    Tide       Tide     from Norm   Waves    Flood
             ft MLLW    ft MHHW       ft       ft      Impact
  --------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -------  --------
  30/12 PM     2.5        0.8        0.8       0.5      None
  01/01 AM     2.0        0.3        0.8       0.5      None
  01/01 PM     2.3        0.6        0.7       0.5      None
  02/02 AM     2.0        0.3        0.7       0.5      None
  02/02 PM     2.5        0.8        1.0       0.5      None

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (40-50 percent). Slight chance of
                    showers late in the afternoon.
Chance of pcpn......20 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 83.
Min humidity........44 percent.
Surface winds (kts).Southwest winds 5 to 9 knots.
Wave height.........1 foot.
CEILING (KFT).......24 decreasing to 18.
Visibility..........10.

TIME (EDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........34  46  52  60  38  41  41  47  44  47  54  53
Weather cov.....                                SCH SCH SCH SCH
Weather type....                                RW  RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   20  20  20  20
Temp............67  68  68  71  75  77  78  82  82  82  83  83
RH..............68  65  65  61  55  52  52  46  46  46  44  44
SFC wnd dir.....SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  S   S   S   S
SFC wnd spd kts.5   5   5   5   6   6   6   6   8   8   9   9
SFC wnd gst.....10  8   9   9   9   11  11  12  13  13  14  14
Wave height (ft)0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   1   1
Ceiling (kft)...25  25  25  25  24  24  23  22  24  24  24  18
Visibility (sm).10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). Chance of
                    thunderstorms in the evening. Chance of showers
                    through the night. Slight chance of
                    thunderstorms overnight.
Chance of pcpn......40 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 66.
Max humidity........87 percent.
Surface winds (kts).Southwest winds 5 to 8 knots shifting to the
                    northwest around 4 knots early in the morning.
Wave height.........1 foot.
CEILING (KFT).......18 decreasing to 5.5.
Visibility..........10.

TIME (EDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........65  77  84  82  84  90  85  75  72  82  86  91
Weather cov.....SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH
Weather type....RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........        CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
Chc of pcpn (%).20  20  40  40  40  40  40  40  20  20  20  20
Temp............82  82  80  76  75  73  71  69  69  68  67  67
RH..............47  47  51  60  62  66  73  78  76  81  84  84
SFC wnd dir.....S   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  W   W   W   W   W   NW
SFC wnd spd kts.8   7   6   6   5   6   5   4   4   4   4   4
SFC wnd gst.....13  13  9   9   9   8   7   6   5   5   5   5
Wave height (ft)1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ceiling (kft)...18  14  9.0 8.3 7.9 6.8 6.2 5.9 5.7 5.6 5.5 5.5
Visibility (sm).10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (50-60 percent). Slight chance of
                    showers early in the morning, then chance of
                    showers early in the morning.
Chance of pcpn......30 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 77.
Min humidity........54 percent.
Surface winds (kts).Northwest winds up to 6 knots shifting to the
                    northeast around 6 knots late in the afternoon.
Wave height.........Less than 1 foot.
CEILING (KFT).......5.6 increasing to 18.
Visibility..........9 in the morning and early afternoon.

TIME (EDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
Sky (%).........80     77     59     51     47     35
Weather cov.....S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
Weather type....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE   NONE
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).20     30     30     30     10     10
Temp............66     67     70     75     76     77
RH..............87     84     71     58     56     54
SFC wind (kts)..NW 4   NW 5   NW 5   NW 6   N 6    NE 6
SFC wnd gst ....5      6      7      7      8      8
Wave height (ft)0      0      0      0      0      0
Ceiling (kft)...5.6    8.4    16     20     18
Visibility (sm).10     9      10     10     10

$$
Forecaster...Rosa
Requested by...Jackie Gonzalez
Type of request...MARINE
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.DELDT 04/30/24
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