Island de and for Delaware Bay...
High pressure will move offshore this morning as low pressure begins
to move north along the mid Atlantic coast. The low will intensify
this evening as high pressure moves in from the west. The two
systems will cause the wind gradient to tighten with gale force
winds sweeping across the coastal waters before midnight. The high
pressure will continue to move east with diminishing winds late
Sunday and Monday.
Forecast as of 2:47 am EST on November 5, 2009
Coastal Waters From Little Egg Inlet To Great Egg Inlet Nj Out
20 Nm-
Coastal Waters From Great Egg Inlet To Cape May Nj Out 20 Nm-
Coastal Waters From Cape May Nj To Cape Henlopen De Out 20 Nm-
Coastal Waters From Cape Henlopen To Fenwick Island De Out 20 Nm-
Gale Warning in effect from this evening through Friday morning
Today
NW winds 5 to 10 kt...increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A slight chance of showers.
Tonight
NW winds 20 to 25 kt...increasing to 25 to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft...building to 5 to 8 ft after midnight.
Fri
NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt...diminishing to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft...subsiding to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon.
Fri Night
NW winds 15 to 20 kt...diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Sat
SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Sat Night
SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Sun
W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Mon
N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming E in the afternoon...then becoming S. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
2009 Hurricane Coverage
