Isaias Expected To Be A Strong Hurricane Approaching The Northern Gulf Coast Friday

Isaias is expected to strengthen and be a strong hurricane when it approaches the northern Gulf Coast on Friday. Damaging hurricane-force winds and life-threatening storm surge impacts are expected Friday into Saturday. Isaias will bring heavy rainfall to the northern Gulf Coast and much of the Southeast U.S. Friday into the weekend. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory until October 8, 08:00 AM EDT

For More Weather Information:

Baltimore, MD/Washington, D.C. Local Forecast Office

23NM WSW Salisbury MD

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Thursday
SW 12kt⇓
1ft

Small Craft Advisory
Thursday Night
⇑N 6kt
< 1ft
Friday
Light Wind
< 1ft
Friday Night
Light Wind
< 1ft
Saturday
ENE 7kt
< 1ft
Saturday Night
E 10kt
1ft
Sunday
ESE 16kt
1ft
Sunday Night
SE 14kt
1ft
Columbus Day
WNW 12kt
1ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:22 am EDT Oct 8, 2026
Forecast Valid: 2am EDT Oct 8, 2026-6pm EDT Oct 14, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THURSDAY...

Thursday

SW wind 9 to 12 kt becoming WNW 6 to 9 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas around 1 ft.

Thursday Night

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming N around 6 kt. Increasing clouds. Seas 1 ft or less.

Friday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Increasing clouds. Seas 1 ft or less.

Saturday

ENE wind around 7 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

E wind around 10 kt. A slight chance of showers after 2am. Seas around 1 ft.

Sunday

ESE wind 12 to 16 kt, with gusts as high as 23 kt. Showers, mainly after 8am. Seas around 1 ft.

Sunday Night

SE wind 12 to 14 kt becoming SSW after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 kt. Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Seas around 1 ft.

Columbus Day

W wind around 12 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 kt. A chance of showers before 2pm. Seas around 1 ft.

*Notices:

This forecast is for a single location. For safety concerns, mariners should be aware of the weather over a larger area. Forecast information for a larger area can be found within the zone forecast and the NDFD graphics.
The forecast conditions at a particular point may not exceed the criteria of a Small Craft Advisory, Gale, Storm etc. These watches/warnings/advisories are issued for the entire zone in which the point resides and mariners should act accordingly.