Weather To Turn Nautical

The weather the next couple of days is going to get colder and a lot windier.  Depending on which forecast you watch we may get snow or rain.  I am more worried about the heavy winds.  East and Northeast winds will pick up on Thursday into Friday gusting upwards of 25 knots near land, offshore will be heavier. We have a Gale warning today until 7 PM.  Mostly  I would be worried about the waves hitting the dune bases.  Tonight’s low is twenty eight degrees, Old Man Winter is not leaving quietly.  Friday will be the day to watch the beaches and wave conditions.  The weekend is looking decent with temperatures in the upper forties, and then a serious warm up after the weekend.  Spring is trying to make an appearance.  Last night the peepers were out in full chorus at my house in the tax ditch nearby.  Fishing is picking up, that report will be up later today.

Fish On!!

Rich King

Marine Forecast NOAA … 

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-
940 AM EST WED MAR 2 2016

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO
25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. MAINLY IN S SWELL WITH A
DOMINANT PERIOD OF 7 SECONDS.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. MAINLY IN SE SWELL WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 7 SECONDS.
.THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT...BECOMING N
5 TO 10 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN
BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. MAINLY IN N SWELL WITH A
DOMINANT PERIOD OF 7 SECONDS.   
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. MAINLY IN SE SWELL WITH A
DOMINANT PERIOD OF 7 SECONDS.   SNOW OR RAIN LIKELY...MAINLY
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... BUILDING TO 5 TO
8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN LIKELY...MAINLY IN THE MORNING. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W AROUND 5 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF
RAIN. A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...E WINDS AROUND 5 KT...BECOMING N AROUND 5 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...DIMINISHING TO AROUND 5 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  

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ANZ431-030215-
DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE-
940 AM EST WED MAR 2 2016

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO
25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT.  SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT UNTIL EARLY MORNING...THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. 
.THU...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW OR RAIN
IN THE EVENING. SNOW LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN LIKELY LATE. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. RAIN OR SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING... THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN
IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. A CHANCE OF
RAIN IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SNOW. 
.SUN...E WINDS AROUND 5 KT...BECOMING N AROUND 5 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS AROUND 5 KT IN THE EVENING... BECOMING LIGHT
AND VARIABLE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.  

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ANZ430-030215-
DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE-
940 AM EST WED MAR 2 2016

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.   
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.   
.THU...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT IN
THE MORNING...THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS.   
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.   A CHANCE OF SNOW OR
RAIN IN THE EVENING. SNOW LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN LIKELY
LATE. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. RAIN OR SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING... THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN
IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT IN THE MORNING... BECOMING LIGHT AND
VARIABLE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT IN THE MORNING... THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. A CHANCE
OF SNOW. 
.SUN...NE WINDS AROUND 5 KT...BECOMING N AROUND 5 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS AROUND 5 KT IN THE EVENING... BECOMING
LIGHT AND VARIABLE. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.