MARINE FORECAST SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS

With regards to marine conditions small craft advisory is still in effect today for the ocean waters mainly for rough ocean seas. We will see a little break from that tonight into Thursday but then a strong onshore flow resumes on Friday and a small craft advisory is likely to go up again for Friday and the weekend. There is also a moderate risk of rip currents at the Long Island Beaches and a HIGH RISK for rip currents at the New Jersey Shore.

NEW JERSEY SHORE BEACHES

…HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING…
.TODAY…
SKY WEATHER……… MOSTLY SUNNY.
HIGH TEMPERATURE…. IN THE MID 70S.
BEACH WINDS……… NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
SURF……………. AROUND 5 FEET.
SWELL…………… EAST SWELL AROUND 6 FEET.
DOMINANT PERIOD….. 9 SECONDS.
SURF TEMPERATURE…. 72 DEGREES.
UVI INDEX……….. 6 – HIGH.
RIP CURRENT RISK…. HIGH. HIGH SURF AND LARGE SWELLS WILL PRODUCE
DANGEROUS POUNDING SURF AND RIP CURRENTS AT
THE BEACHES. THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE
THREATENING TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF.
ANYONE VISITING THE BEACHES SHOULD STAY OUT OF
THE SURF.
LIGHTNING THREAT…. NONE.

TIDE INFORMATION…

AT BARNEGAT INLET…

HIGH TIDE AT 3:39 AM…
LOW TIDE AT 9:59 AM…
HIGH TIDE AT 4:06 PM…
LOW TIDE AT 10:48 PM…

 

LONG ISLAND BEACHES

surf

.TODAY…
RIP CURRENT RISK….MODERATE. IMPLIES THAT WIND AND/OR WAVE
CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONGER
AND/OR MORE FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS. PLEASE SWIM
ONLY IN LIFE GUARDED AREAS.
LIGHTNING RISK……NONE.
SURF HEIGHT………3 TO 4 FEET.
ULTRAVIOLET INDEX…MODERATE.
WATER TEMPERATURE…70 DEGREES.
WEATHER………….SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE…..AROUND 74.
WINDS……………NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

HERE IS THE TIDE INFORMATION…

AT JONES INLET…

HIGH TIDE IS AT 3:19 AM WEDNESDAY AND AT 3:48 PM WEDNESDAY.
LOW TIDE IS AT 9:46 AM WEDNESDAY AND AT 10:32 PM WEDNESDAY.

AT FIRE ISLAND INLET…

HIGH TIDE IS AT 3:00 AM WEDNESDAY AND AT 3:29 PM WEDNESDAY.
LOW TIDE IS AT 9:44 AM WEDNESDAY AND AT 10:30 PM WEDNESDAY.

 

LONG ISLAND SOUTH SHORE COASTAL WATERS

…SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT

 

Synopsis: HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE WATERS WILL DOMINATE THE WEATHER INTO THE WEEKEND.

Today
E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Tonight
E winds 5 to 10 kt…becoming NE after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Thu
NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Thu Night
E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
Fri
NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
Fri Night
E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Sat
E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
Sun
E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
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The latest forecast outlook is up as well and it looks dry into the weekend and possibly beyond.