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Chesapeake Region
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Conditions

Wednesday, August 5

Areal Flood Watch

Light

short chop, light breeze.

0.3 ft

Max waves

Morning

Light

0.2-0.3 ft

Afternoon

Light

0.2 ft

Evening

Light

0.2 ft

Best window

All day

Calm conditions all day.

Wind

5-8 kt from the SSE

Gusts to 12 kt

Sky

Thunderstorms

Air temp

82°F

Water temp

81°F

Jellyfish

Medium

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Today, Wednesday, August 5

8a

9a

10a

11a

12p

1p

2p

3p

4p

5p

6p

7p

8p

9p

Sky

Rain

61%
73%
64%
54%
45%
53%
41%
41%
41%
43%
26%
18%
8%
12%

Thunder

Wind (kt)

5
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
8

Seas (ft)

0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2

Tide

Tide Details

Higher than normal · about 1 ft above normal

Shallow spots are deeper than usual; less clearance under a fixed pier.

Rising, turns in under an hourHigh 12 PM · Low 6 PM

2.2 ft MLLW · Baltimore gauge, 7.0 nm away

Dashed line is the predicted tide; solid is what the gauge measured. The gap between them is the wind.

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