Weather, Tuesday Sept 18th

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Monday's sunrise .... photo by Lewis McCullough

   SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY  … Just another day at the beach, even if it is overcast.  Today we will see remnants of Hurricane Florence in the form of heavy rain and possible flash flooding.  North Carolina has historical river flooding.   The surf is still a little rough, but fishable.  The water clarity is great.

Weather from NOAA …   

Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Cloudy, with a high near 83. Southwest wind around 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely before midnight, then a slight chance of showers. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 68. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. North wind around 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. East wind 5 to 8 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 83.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 69.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Monday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

 

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ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY…

A cold front will move through the area today, shunting the
remnants of Florence off to our northeast by tonight. High
pressure will build southward from Canada Wednesday into
Thursday. Another cold front arrives late Friday into Saturday.
This cold front may stall just to our south through early next
week.

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-
630 AM EDT Tue Sep 18 2018

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING

TODAY
S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Swell mainly from the SE with a dominant period of
12 seconds. A chance of showers this morning. A chance of tstms.
Showers likely this afternoon.

TONIGHT
SW winds around 10 kt, becoming N with gusts up to
20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Swell mainly from the S
with a dominant period of 7 seconds. A chance of tstms early in
the evening. Showers in the evening, then a chance of showers
after midnight.

WED
N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Swell mainly from the SE with a
dominant period of 9 seconds.

WED NIGHT
NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening, then 20 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Swell mainly from the E
with a dominant period of 9 seconds.

THU
E winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.

THU NIGHT
SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

FRI
S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

FRI NIGHT
SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

SAT
W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

SAT NIGHT
N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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