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Chesapeake Region
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Mid Lower Bay (Great Wicomico)

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Conditions

Wednesday, August 5

Rough

short chop, moderate breeze.

2.8 ft

Max waves

Morning

Light

1.1 ft

Afternoon

Moderate

1.4-2.6 ft

Evening

Rough

2.6-2.8 ft

Best window

8 AM – 1 PM

Lowest waves and lightest wind.

Wind

7-12 kt from the S

Gusts to 18 kt

Sky

Thunderstorms

Air temp

82°F

Water temp

82°F

Jellyfish

Low

Match the water?

Today, Wednesday, August 5

8a

9a

10a

11a

12p

1p

2p

3p

4p

5p

6p

7p

8p

9p

Sky

Rain

24%
24%
24%
7%
7%
7%
16%
16%
16%
14%
14%
14%
10%
10%

Thunder

Wind (kt)

7
7
7
7
8
9
10
11
11
12
12
11
11
11

Seas (ft)

1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.4
1.7
2.2
2.6
2.6
2.8
2.8
2.6
2.6
2.6

Tide

Tide Details

About normal

Rising, turns in ~5 hHigh 4 PM

0.9 ft MLLW · Windmill Point gauge, 10.5 nm away

Dashed line is the predicted tide; solid is what the gauge measured. The gap between them is the wind. Here it is about 0.5 ft, inside what this gauge counts as normal.

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Departure

Destination

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Each stretch scored at the time you would pass it, leaving now at 18 kt.