Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
773
FNUS71 KLWX 040849
FWSLWX
Spot Forecast for Key Bridge Response...USCG
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
449 AM EDT Sat May 4 2024
Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 EDT on May 04.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.
Please contact our office if you have questions
or concerns with this forecast.
.DISCUSSION...
A cold front will remain stalled to the west of the incident
location with easterly flow continuing throughout the day. Rain
showers and on and off drizzle are expected throughout the day
with heavier rainfall expected overnight. Onshore flow and plenty
of clouds will lead to noticeably cooler temperatures today. High
temperatures will be in upper 50s with low temperatures tonight
staying in the low 50s.
A Small Craft Advisory remains in effect until 0600 LT Sunday,
with east winds 10 to 20 knots and gusts up to 25 knots expected.
Winds shift to southeasterly Sunday and diminish to below Small
Craft Advisory criteria. Ample cloud cover and rain showers
continue 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
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
04/04 AM 3.2 1.5 1.6 0.5 None
04/03 PM 2.6 0.9 1.3 0.5 None
05/05 AM 3.4 1.7 1.6 0.5 Minor
05/05 PM 3.1 1.4 1.7 0.5 None
06/05 AM 3.5 1.8 1.6 0.5 Minor
06/06 PM 2.5 0.8 1.2 0.5 None
.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (80-90 percent). Rain showers
likely in the morning, then rain showers in the
afternoon.
Chance of pcpn......80 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 59.
Min humidity........77 percent.
Surface winds (kts).East winds 8 to 11 knots.
Wave height.........1 foot.
CEILING (KFT).......0.9 decreasing to 0.8 early in the morning,
then decreasing to 0.7 late in the morning
increasing to 0.8 late in the morning
increasing to 0.9 increasing to 1.0 late in the
afternoon decreasing to 0.8.
Visibility..........10 decreasing to 4.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........93 92 91 93 83 81 86 89 83 91 88 91
Weather cov.....LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY DEF DEF DEF LKY
Weather type....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).60 60 50 50 50 70 70 70 80 80 80 60
Temp............54 54 55 55 55 55 57 59 59 59 59 59
RH..............86 86 83 86 86 90 83 78 78 78 78 78
SFC wnd dir.....E E E E E E E E E E E E
SFC wnd spd kts.9 9 9 9 8 8 8 9 10 11 11 11
SFC wnd gst.....12 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 14 15 15 16
Wave height (ft)1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Ceiling (kft)...0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.8
Visibility (sm).10 10 10 10 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 4
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Cloudy (85-95 percent). Rain showers likely in
the evening and overnight, then rain showers
overnight.
Chance of pcpn......90 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 55.
Max humidity........93 percent.
Surface winds (kts).East winds 9 to 11 knots.
Wave height.........1 foot.
CEILING (KFT).......0.8 decreasing to 0.7 late in the evening, then
decreasing to 0.6 overnight increasing to 0.7
overnight decreasing to 0.6 decreasing to 0.5
early in the morning.
Visibility..........3 increasing to 8.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........91 93 94 95 93 90 87 95 97 96 97 97
Weather cov.....LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY DEF DEF DEF DEF
Weather type....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 90 90 90 90
Temp............59 59 59 59 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55
RH..............78 78 75 75 90 86 86 90 90 90 93 93
SFC wnd dir.....E E E E E E E E E E E E
SFC wnd spd kts.11 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9
SFC wnd gst.....16 16 16 16 16 16 15 13 12 13 14 15
Wave height (ft)1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Ceiling (kft)...0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.5
Visibility (sm).3 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 8 8 8 8
.SUNDAY...
Sky/weather.........Cloudy (85-95 percent). Rain showers in the
morning and early afternoon, then rain showers
likely and slight chance of thunderstorms late
in the afternoon.
Chance of pcpn......90 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 67.
Min humidity........84 percent.
Surface winds (kts).Southeast winds 9 to 10 knots shifting to the
south around 10 knots late in the afternoon.
Wave height.........1 foot.
CEILING (KFT).......0.5 increasing to 0.7.
Visibility..........8 decreasing to 5 in the morning, then
increasing to 6 in the afternoon.
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
Sky (%).........96 95 97 95 90 87
Weather cov.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE LIKELY LIKELY
Weather type....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
Tstm cov........ S CHC S CHC
Chc of pcpn (%).90 80 80 80 60 60
Temp............55 56 57 59 64 66
RH..............96 96 100 100 93 90
SFC wind (kts)..E 9 SE 10 SE 10 SE 10 S 10 S 10
SFC wnd gst ....16 16 16 16 15 14
Wave height (ft)1 1 1 1 1 1
Ceiling (kft)...0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6
Visibility (sm).8 6 5 5 6 7
$$
Forecaster...Stuck
Requested by...Jackie Gonzalez
Type of request...MARINE
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.DELDT 05/04/24
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