First Nor’easter Of 2017 Hits Monday

We are going to get walloped with the first nor’easter for the year Monday with gusting winds upwards of 45 mph.  The brunt of the storm will be Monday, but the winds will pick up tonight and last into Tuesday afternoon.  We have a dense fog advisory tonight, and frankly it is pretty thick right now.   Gale warnings are in effect through Monday afternoon.  The waves will be huge and fast.  It probably goes without saying that we will have to wait and see how the newly replenished beaches are going to hold up.  I don’t think I have to mention what I think will happen.  The surfers are definitely excited for Tuesday’s swell, Monday will be a bit rough to even try to get in the water.  As usual we will keep you updated with everything throughout the day.  Make sure you get anything tied down that can blow around.

Fish On!

Rich King

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-
1250 PM EST SUN JAN 22 2017

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...

THIS AFTERNOON (SUNDAY)...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. MAINLY IN E SWELL WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF
12 SECONDS. AREAS OF DENSE FOG. A CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY... THEN
RAIN LIKELY LATE. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUNDAY NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT...BECOMING
E 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. MAINLY IN
S SWELL WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 9 SECONDS IN THE EVENING...
BECOMING LIGHT. RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM LATE.
.MON...E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT... BECOMING
25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO
30 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 9 SECONDS...SUBSIDING
TO 8 TO 11 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 10 SECONDS IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN
UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT...
BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING...
THEN BECOMING NW LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. MAINLY IN E SWELL WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF
10 SECONDS.   RAIN.
TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.
TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.