Boating Weather Long Island, New Jersey, Gale Warning

Boating Weather Long Island, New Jersey, Gale Warning

LONG ISLAND COASTAL WATERS

…GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON…

Synopsis: A LARGE STORM SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES TONIGHT AND TRACKS DOWN THE ST LAWRENCE RIVER VALLEY THROUGH FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS EAST FROM THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE HIGH SETTLES ALONG THE EAST COAST MONDAY INTO TUESDAY.

Tonight

SW winds 25 to 30 kt…becoming W with gusts up to 40 kt late this evening and overnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

Fri

W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

Fri Night

W winds 30 to 35 kt…becoming 25 to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

Sat

NW winds 25 to 30 kt…diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft…subsiding to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon.

Sat Night

NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Sun

W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

Sun Night

W winds 15 to 20 kt…becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

Mon

W winds 5 to 10 kt…becoming SW in the evening…then becoming SE around 5 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft in the morning…then 1 ft or less.

NEW JERSEY COASTAL WATERS

.GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON…

Synopsis: A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES REGION AND INTO SOUTHEASTERN CANADA TONIGHT. MEANWHILE, AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS OUR AREA THIS EVENING. THE STORM SYSTEM WILL THEN SLOWLY MOVE INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY BUILD IN FROM THE WEST FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY, BEFORE SHIFTING TO OUR NORTHEAST AND EAST EARLY NEXT WEEK. A COLD FRONT IS THEN FORECAST TO APPROACH ON THURSDAY.

Tonight

SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt…becoming W with gusts up to 35 kt late this evening…then increasing to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Mainly in SE swell with a dominant period of 10 seconds. Scattered showers early.

Fri

W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Mainly in W swell with a dominant period of 11 seconds.

Fri Night

W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Mainly in NW swell with a dominant period of 9 seconds.

Sat

NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Mainly in N swell with a dominant period of 9 seconds.

Sat Night

NW winds 20 to 25 kt…diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Sun

W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Sun Night

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