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Spot Forecast for Key Bridge Response...USCG
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
523 AM EDT Fri May 3 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 EDT on May 03.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

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

.DISCUSSION...

A backdoor cold front will continue to move south of the incident location
this morning with NE winds increasing through Saturday morning. Widespread
low clouds are expected to develop late tonight and hold through the weekend.
Expect off and on showers this weekend with possible thunderstorms on Sunday.
The period of heaviest rainfall is expected to be Saturday night through Sunday.
A secondary cold front will pass through the area Monday.

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
  --------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -------  --------
  03/02 AM     2.5        0.8        1.1       0.5      None
  03/03 PM     2.4        0.7        0.9       0.5      None
  04/04 AM     2.8        1.1        1.2       0.5      None
  04/05 PM     2.8        1.1        1.4       0.5      None
  05/05 AM     3.4        1.7        1.6       0.5     Minor
  05/05 PM     3.3        1.6        1.9       0.5      None



.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (45-55 percent).
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 71.
Min humidity........53 percent.
Surface winds (kts).East winds 11 to 15 knots.
Wave height.........1 foot.
CEILING (KFT).......24.
Visibility..........10.

TIME (EDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........43  41  39  47  54  62  60  57  55  58  60  63
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............63  63  64  65  67  69  71  71  71  71  71  71
RH..............70  67  67  68  63  59  55  55  57  57  55  53
SFC wnd dir.....E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
SFC wnd spd kts.11  11  12  13  14  14  14  14  14  14  14  15
SFC wnd gst.....15  15  17  18  20  20  20  20  20  20  20  21
Wave height (ft)1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1
Ceiling (kft)...25  25  25  25  25  25  25  25  25  24  24  24
Visibility (sm).10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). Slight chance of
                    rain showers overnight.
Chance of pcpn......20 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 53.
Max humidity........86 percent.
Surface winds (kts).East winds 10 to 14 knots.
Wave height.........1 foot.
CEILING (KFT).......22 decreasing to 19 early in the evening, then
                    increasing to 25 late in the evening decreasing
                    to 9.5 late in the evening decreasing to 5.8
                    decreasing to 3.5 overnight decreasing to 1.6.
Visibility..........10.

TIME (EDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........60  58  55  58  62  65  75  85  95  97  98  100
Weather cov.....                                SCH SCH SCH SCH
Weather type....                                RW  RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0   0   10  10  10  10  10  10  20  20  20  20
Temp............70  66  62  60  57  55  55  54  54  54  54  54
RH..............53  61  67  72  77  83  83  86  86  86  86  86
SFC wnd dir.....E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
SFC wnd spd kts.14  14  13  12  11  10  10  10  10  11  12  13
SFC wnd gst.....20  20  18  17  15  14  14  14  14  15  17  18
Wave height (ft)1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1
Ceiling (kft)...22  22  19  25  9.5 5.8 3.5 3.5 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.6
Visibility (sm).10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy (95-100 percent). Slight chance of rain
                    showers early in the morning, then rain showers
                    likely early in the morning.
Chance of pcpn......60 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 66.
Min humidity........65 percent.
Surface winds (kts).East winds 10 to 13 knots.
Wave height.........1 foot.
CEILING (KFT).......1.6 increasing to 5.1 early in the morning,
                    then decreasing to 2.0 in the late morning and
                    early afternoon.
Visibility..........10 decreasing to 8 early in the morning.

TIME (EDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
Sky (%).........100    100    100    100    100    100
Weather cov.....S CHC  LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY
Weather type....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).20     60     60     60     60     60
Temp............55     56     56     59     63     65
RH..............83     83     83     78     67     65
SFC wind (kts)..E 13   E 11   E 10   E 10   E 11   E 12
SFC wnd gst ....18     15     14     14     15     17
Wave height (ft)1      1      1      1      1      1
Ceiling (kft)...1.6    5.1    2.0    2.1
Visibility (sm).10     8

$$
Forecaster...Rosa
Requested by...Jackie Gonzalez
Type of request...MARINE
.TAG 2410493.0/LWX
.DELDT 05/03/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL Sitlkeybridgeresponse2024@gmail.com,jpg112122@gmail.com,nws-sterling-wxsupport@noaa.gov