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Rhode River

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Conditions

Wednesday, August 5

Areal Flood Watch

Rough

short chop, gentle breeze.

0.4 ft

Max waves

steep seas — 41% of the breaking limit

Morning

Rough

0.2-0.4 ft

Afternoon

Light

0.1-0.3 ft

Evening

Light

0.1-0.2 ft

Best window

6 PM onward

Lowest waves and lightest wind.

Wind

6-12 kt from the S

Gusts to 16 kt

Sky

Thunderstorms

Air temp

84°F

Water temp

81°F

Jellyfish

High

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Today, Wednesday, August 5

8a

9a

10a

11a

12p

1p

2p

3p

4p

5p

6p

7p

8p

9p

Sky

Rain

66%
62%
48%
33%
24%
23%
29%
26%
36%
33%
23%
16%
8%
7%

Thunder

Wind (kt)

12
11
11
9
6
7
7
8
8
9
8
8
7
6

Seas (ft)

0.2
0.2
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1

Tide

Tide Details

Higher than normal · about 0.5 ft above normal

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

Falling, turns in ~5.5 hLow 5 PM

1.9 ft MLLW · Annapolis gauge, 6.7 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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