Look outside it is snowing! An arctic blast is headed here this weekend and we are getting a taste of it Friday (today). Right now it is snowing in Delaware and we have a wind advisory. We have a Gale warning in effect from 4 AM Saturday until Sunday morning and a freezing spray advisory until Sunday morning. Temperatures are going to plummet with very dangerous windchill factors. We will see below zero temperatures and heavy winds on Saturday. It is going to be right snotty or nautical are the terms I like to use. At least it is not last year when we were hit with these temperatures for an extended period of time and the bays froze and we had ice the size of large trucks washing up on the beaches into March. Spring is coming, according to the Punxsutawney whistle pig it will be here early, but this weekend’s temperatures will not make us feel like spring is anywhere near. Not too worry we will warm up around the 19th of February and be well into the fifties which will feel like spring after this cold blast over the weekend. There is a low system that potentially could create some nasty rain and such after the weekend. If you do decide to venture into the cold this weekend please heed the warnings from the NWS, wind chills could cause frostbite and hypothermia
From the NWS ...
MAJOR OUTBREAK OF ARCTIC AIR THIS WEEKEND... BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS WEEKEND. * TEMPERATURES SATURDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING WILL FALL TO BETWEEN ZERO AND 5 ABOVE IN AND AROUND PHILADELPHIA AND AREAS SOUTH AND EAST, ZERO TO 5 BELOW IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHERN NEW JERSEY, AND AS LOW AS 12 BELOW IN THE POCONOS. WIND CHILL VALUES DURING THIS TIME COULD REACH LIFE THREATENING LEVELS AS COLD AS 15 TO 30 BELOW ZERO, WITH THE COLDEST IN THE POCONOS. * HIGH TEMPERATURES ON SUNDAY WILL ONLY BE IN THE TEENS, EXCEPT IN THE SINGLE DIGITS IN THE POCONOS. * COLD SPELLS OF THIS MAGNITUDE BRING A RISK OF FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA FOR ANYONE WHO DOES NOT TAKE PROPER PRECAUTIONS. IN ADDITION, FROZEN PIPES AND OVERWORKED FURNACES COULD LEAVE YOUR HOUSE WITHOUT HEAT OR RUNNING WATER, AND CAR BATTERIES RUN THE RISK OF DYING. IN ADDITION, MAKE SURE YOUR HOME AND CAR HAVE PLENTY OF FUEL. * NEVER VENTURE OUTDOORS WITHOUT WEARING GLOVES, A HAT AND SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHING. WIND CHILL VALUES SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING COULD LEAD TO FROSTBITE IN LESS THAN 30 MINUTES IF PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. CHECK ON YOUR ELDERLY NEIGHBORS TO BE SURE THEY ARE OKAY. * RUN WATER AT A TRICKLE AND KEEP CABINET DOORS OPEN TO PREVENT PIPES FROM FREEZING, ESPECIALLY FOR EXPOSED PIPES AND THOSE ALONG EXTERIOR WALLS. * NEVER USE A STOVE OR OVEN TO HEAT YOUR HOME OR USE AN OPEN FLAME TO MELT FROZEN PIPES. MANY HOUSE FIRES RESULT FROM THESE PRACTICES. * CHECK TIRE PRESSURE AND YOUR CAR BATTERY. BE SURE YOUR CAR HAS A WINTER SAFETY KIT THAT INCLUDES A BLANKET, WARM CLOTHES AND GLOVES IN CASE YOUR CAR BREAKS DOWN OR BECOMES STRANDED. * TAKE EXTRA STEPS TO KEEP YOUR PETS WARM AND KNOW THEIR LIMITS TO THE COLD.
Marine Forecast ...
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- 626 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EST SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... ...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EST SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...W WINDS AROUND 5 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS...THEN 2 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. MAINLY IN NW SWELL WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 6 SECONDS. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM. .SAT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF FLURRIES EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. FREEZING SPRAY. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. MAINLY IN NW SWELL WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 5 SECONDS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. MAINLY IN NW SWELL WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 5 SECONDS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. RAIN LIKELY. .TUE...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT... BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. RAIN...MAINLY IN THE EVENING. .WED...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT... SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ ANZ431-131115- DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- 626 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EST SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... ...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EST SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...S WINDS AROUND 5 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM. .SAT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE MORNING. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. RAIN LIKELY. .TUE...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. RAIN...MAINLY IN THE EVENING. .WED...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ ANZ430-131115- DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- 626 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EST SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... ...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EST SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...S WINDS AROUND 5 KT...BECOMING W WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS...THEN 2 TO 3 FT LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. A CHANCE OF FLURRIES LATE IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW. RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. RAIN LIKELY. .TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT... BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. RAIN...MAINLY IN THE EVENING. .WED...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$