Record Warmth Lingers; Fire Weather Concerns; Unsettled Pacific Northwest

More record warm temperatures are forecast this week from California, Southwest, Plains then into the Mississippi Valley and Southeast. The warmth combining with dry conditions may result in elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions. Meanwhile, another Pacific system will move across the Pacific Northwest with lower elevation rain and mountain snows. For Hawaii, conditions improving. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from March 23, 06:00 AM EDT until March 24, 06:00 AM EDT

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Philadelphia, PA Local Forecast Office

4NM E Lewes DE

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Monday
High: 51 °F
NNW 15kt
3-4ft

Small Craft Advisory
Monday Night
Low: 36 °F
NNW 20kt
4ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tuesday
High: 43 °F
N 15kt⇓
3ft
Tuesday Night
Low: 38 °F
Light Wind
2ft
Wednesday
High: 50 °F
S 10kt
2ft
Wednesday Night
Low: 44 °F
SSW 10kt
2ft
Thursday
High: 56 °F
S 10kt
2ft
Thursday Night
Low: 48 °F
⇑SSW 20kt
2-3ft
Friday
High: 57 °F
WSW 20kt
3ft

High and low forecast temperature values represent air temperature.

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 4:09 pm EDT Mar 22, 2026
Forecast Valid: 2am EDT Mar 23, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 29, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH

Monday

NNW wind 10 to 15 kt, with gusts as high as 25 kt. Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11am, then a slight chance of showers between 11am and noon. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Monday Night

NNW wind 15 to 20 kt. Mostly clear. Seas around 4 ft.

Tuesday

N wind 10 to 15 kt becoming NE 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas around 3 ft.

Tuesday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. Seas around 2 ft.

Wednesday

S wind 5 to 10 kt. Partly sunny. Seas around 2 ft.

Wednesday Night

SSW wind around 10 kt. Mostly cloudy. Seas around 2 ft.

Thursday

S wind around 10 kt. Partly sunny. Seas around 2 ft.

Thursday Night

SSW wind 15 to 18 kt increasing to 17 to 20 kt after midnight. A chance of rain. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Friday

WSW wind 15 to 20 kt becoming NNW in the afternoon. A chance of rain. Seas around 3 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.