Boating & Fishing In Gales, Warnings Up Tonight

Boating & Fishing In Gales, Warnings Up Tonight

LONG ISLAND COASTAL WATERS: GALE WARNINGS IN EFFECT TONIGHT

Synopsis: COLD FRONT OVER EASTERN WATERS MOVES OFFSHORE TODAY AS LOW PRES OVER THE GULF OF MAINE DEPARTS. MEANWHILE…HIGH PRES OVER THE CENTRAL U.S. SLOWLY BUILDS EAST. THAT HIGH THEN BUILDS OVER THE WATERS FOR THE WEEKEND BEFORE MOVING OFFSHORE EARLY IN THE NEW WEEK.

Today

W winds 15 to 20 kt…becoming NW 20 to 25 kt late this morning and afternoon. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

Tonight

NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt… Diminishing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

Fri

NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

Fri Night

NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Sat

N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

Sat Night

W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

Sun

W winds 5 to 10 kt…increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Mon

N winds 5 to 10 kt…becoming NE 10 to 15 kt in the evening… Then increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft… Building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight.

NEW JERSEY COASTAL WATERS…GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON…

Synopsis: HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA LATE TODAY AND FRIDAY, THEN PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE HIGH WILL START TO SHIFT OFFSHORE LATER ON SUNDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO TRACK UP THE EASTERN SEABOARD FROM THE CAROLINAS MONDAY, MOVING OUT TO SEA AROUND MIDWEEK. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN RETURN FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.

This Afternoon

NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Mainly in NW swell with a dominant period of 5 seconds.

Tonight

NW winds 20 to 25 kt with isolated gusts up to 35 kt… Diminishing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Mainly in NW swell with a dominant period of 5 seconds.

Fri

W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Mainly in NW swell with a dominant period of 4 seconds.

Fri Night

NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Mainly in N swell with a dominant period of 4 seconds.

Sat

N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt…diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft.

Sat Night

NW winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft.

Sun

W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.

Sun Night

W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft.