692  
FNUS71 KLWX 102341  
FWSLWX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR KEY BRIDGE RESPONSE...USCG  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
741 PM EDT FRI MAY 10 2024  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 2000 EDT ON MAY 10.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
RADAR IMAGERY SHOWS A FEW RAIN SHOWERS OR AREAS OF DRIZZLE AROUND  
THE KEY BRIDGE INCIDENT. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO  
TRACK SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE AREA THROUGHOUT THIS EVENING. RAIN  
SHOWERS OR AREAS OF DRIZZLE SHOULD REMAIN LIGHT IN INTENSITY,  
ACCOMPANIED BY SEASONABLE COOL TEMPERATURES AND A THICK CLOUD  
DECK. NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT WITH GUSTS  
UP TO 20 KNOTS AT TIMES. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT  
UNTIL 0400 SATURDAY FOR THE INCIDENT LOCATION. CEILINGS WILL REMAIN  
LOW BEFORE DAYBREAK. ON SATURDAY, WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND BECOME  
MORE SOUTHEASTERLY. SHOWER CHANCES WILL BE LIMITED THROUGH THE FIRST  
HALF OF SATURDAY. ADDITIONAL SHOWER CHANCES WILL ARRIVE SATURDAY  
EVENING. AFTER AN UNSETTLED, DREARY AND COOL WEEKEND, DRIER AIR WILL  
RETURN THANKS TO HIGH PRESSURE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE  
PUSHES OFFSHORE BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK LEADING TO A RETURN OF  
WARMER TEMPERATURES AND UNSETTLED CONDITIONS.  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN  
SHOWERS THIS EVENING, THEN ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS  
OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.  
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.  
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS.  
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.  
CEILING (KFT).......0.8 INCREASING TO 2.5 OVERNIGHT, THEN TO 5.0 EARLY  
SATURDAY MORNING.  
VISIBILITY..........10.  
 
TIME (EDT) 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........96 96 96 97 93 89 86 82 78 75  
WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT ISO  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).50 40 30 30 20 10 10 10 0 0  
TEMP............52 51 51 51 51 50 50 50 50 49  
RH..............89 93 93 89 89 93 89 89 89 89  
SFC WND DIR.....NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N  
SFC WND SPD KTS.10 10 9 9 8 8 7 6 6 5  
SFC WND GST.....18 18 18 17 16 14 13 12 11 10  
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0  
CEILING (KFT)...0.8 0.8 1.5 0.8 1.5 1.5 1.5 2.5 2.5 5.0  
VISIBILITY (SM).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.  
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.  
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).NORTH WINDS UP TO 5 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING  
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST UP TO 7  
KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WAVE HEIGHT.........LESS THAN 1 FOOT.  
CEILING (KFT).......5.0 INCREASING TO 9.0 IN THE AFTERNOON.  
VISIBILITY..........10.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........69 62 56 57 58 59 54 49 44 46 49 51  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10  
TEMP............49 51 51 52 55 56 57 60 61 61 63 62  
RH..............89 83 83 80 72 66 64 55 53 56 50 52  
SFC WND DIR.....N N N NE E E E SE SE SE SE SE  
SFC WND SPD KTS.5 5 5 4 3 3 4 4 6 6 7 7  
SFC WND GST.....10 10 8 7 6 5 6 6 8 9 9 10  
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CEILING (KFT)...5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0  
VISIBILITY (SM).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
   
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN  
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN SCATTERED  
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. NUMEROUS  
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.  
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.  
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 11 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.  
CEILING (KFT).......9.0 DECREASING TO 5.0 EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
VISIBILITY..........10 DECREASING TO 6 EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........62 84 84 85 86 84  
WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 60 60 60 60 60  
TEMP............62 61 58 57 55 54  
RH..............54 58 72 77 86 90  
SFC WIND (KTS)..SE 8 S 8 S 9 S 11 S 11 S 10  
SFC WND GST ....11 13 13 15 15 14  
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)1 1 1 1 1 1  
CEILING (KFT)...9.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0  
VISIBILITY (SM).10 6 6 6 6 6  
 

 
FORECASTER...WITT  
REQUESTED BY...JACKIE GONZALEZ  
TYPE OF REQUEST...MARINE  
.TAG 2413425.0/LWX  
.DELDT 05/10/24  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL SITLKEYBRIDGERESPONSE2024@GMAIL.COM,JPG112122@GMAIL.COM,NWS-STERLING-WXSUPPORT@NOAA.GOV  
 
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