Spot Forecast Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
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Spot Forecast for Francis Scott Key Collapse...Anne Arundel County Fire
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
538 AM EDT Wed Mar 27 2024
Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0700 EDT on March 27.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.
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or concerns with this forecast.
.DISCUSSION...
Low clouds between 500 and 1000 feet are expected for much of the
day, along with scattered to numerous rain showers especially
from mid morning onward. Winds will be out of the south east at 5
to 10 mph. Patchy fog is possible this morning, but visibility
likely stays 5 miles or greater outside of showers (visibility may
drop to 3 or 4 miles briefly in showers). Waves will be around or
less than one foot.
Minor tidal flooding is likely along the shore for this morning`s
high tide cycle. Tide levels will gradually decrease through
Thursday. After a lull in rain shower activity this evening, rain
showers likely return overnight into early Thursday morning. Low
clouds will persist, and may lower further overnight tonight.
Winds will become north-northeasterly after midnight tonight.
.REST OF TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Cloudy (90-100 percent). Rain showers. Patchy
fog early in the morning.
Max temperature.....Around 51.
Surface winds (kts).Southeast winds up to 6 knots.
Wave height.........Less than 1 foot.
TIME (EDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM
Sky (%).........98 97 98 96 97 98
Weather cov.....SCTTRD NUMRUS DEFNTE NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS
Weather type....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
Tstm cov........
Temp............45 45 46 47 48 49
SFC wind (kts)..SE 5 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 5 SE 4
SFC wnd gst ....7 7 8 6 5
Wave height (ft)0 0 0 0 0 0
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Cloudy (95-100 percent). Patchy fog through the
night. Numerous rain showers early in the
evening. Scattered rain showers in the late
evening and overnight, then numerous rain
showers after 3 am.
Min temperature.....Around 46.
Surface winds (kts).Light winds becoming northeast around 4 knots
overnight, then becoming light overnight
becoming northeast around 4 knots early in the
morning.
Wave height.........Less than 1 foot.
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
Sky (%).........97 98 98 97 98 99
Weather cov.....NUMRUS NUMRUS SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD NUMRUS
Weather type....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
Tstm cov........
Temp............49 49 48 48 47 47
SFC wind (kts)..SE 3 E 3 E 3 NE 4 N 3 N 3
SFC wnd gst ....4 4 4 4
Wave height (ft)0 0 0 0 0 0
.THURSDAY...
Sky/weather.........Cloudy (85-95 percent). Patchy fog in the
morning. Numerous rain showers in the morning
and early afternoon. Scattered rain showers
late in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....Around 56.
Surface winds (kts).North winds up to 11 knots.
Wave height.........1 foot.
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
Sky (%).........100 96 88 83
Weather cov.....NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS SCTTRD
Weather type....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
Tstm cov........
Temp............47 48 51 53
SFC wind (kts)..N 4G5 NW 6G9 N 10G16 N 11G17
Wave height (ft)0 0 1 1
$$
Forecaster...Hofmann
Requested by...Lt. E. Peterson
Type of request...MARINE
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.DELDT 03/27/24
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