977  
FNUS71 KLWX 250944  
FWSLWX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR KEY BRIDGE RESPONSE...USCG  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
544 AM EDT THU APR 25 2024  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 EDT ON APRIL 25.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS OVER THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY, BRINGING DRY  
CONDITIONS AND COOLER TEMPERATURES. NORTH-NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND  
10 KNOTS, GUSTING TO NEAR 20 KNOTS, EARLY THIS MORNING WILL  
SUBSIDE AFTER SUNRISE. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS OR LESS  
EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.  
 
WINDS TURN SOUTHEAST FRIDAY, INCREASING TO 10-13 KNOTS, WITH  
GUSTS TO 18 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SIMILAR WINDS  
POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING, THOUGH SHIFTING TO  
SOUTHEAST AND GUSTING UP TO 20 KNOTS.  
 
TIDE LEVELS REMAIN LOW TODAY, THOUGH THEY ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE  
TONIGHT THROUGH THE WEEKEND. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE  
FRIDAY MORNING, AND AGAIN AT TIMES THROUGH THE WEEKEND.  
 
THE CURRENT WATER TEMPERATURES IS 59 DEGREES.  
 
NW BRANCH PATAPSCO RIVER AT BALTIMORE MD  
MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 3.0 FT, MODERATE 5.0 FT, MAJOR 6.0 FT  
MHHW CATEGORIES - MINOR 1.3 FT, MODERATE 3.3 FT, MAJOR 4.3 FT  
 
TOTAL TOTAL DEPARTURE  
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE FROM NORM WAVES FLOOD  
FT MLLW FT MHHW FT FT IMPACT  
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------  
25/08 AM 2.2 0.5 0.4 0.5 NONE  
25/08 PM 2.0 0.3 1.0 0.5 NONE  
26/09 AM 3.1 1.4 1.3 0.5 NONE  
26/09 PM 2.4 0.7 1.4 0.5 NONE  
27/09 AM 3.2 1.5 1.4 0.5 NONE  
27/10 PM 2.3 0.6 1.3 0.5 NONE  
 
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.  
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.  
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE  
EAST AROUND 6 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.  
CEILING (KFT).......9.0 DECREASING TO 5.0 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN  
INCREASING TO 9.0 LATE IN THE MORNING.  
VISIBILITY..........10.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........63 79 80 81 80 59 60 62 63 61 60 58  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............48 46 47 49 50 51 52 54 55 55 56 56  
RH..............63 63 58 54 54 59 59 52 49 49 47 47  
SFC WND DIR.....N N NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E  
SFC WND SPD KTS.9 9 9 9 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 6  
SFC WND GST.....13 13 13 12 11 9 8 8 7 7 7  
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0  
CEILING (KFT)...9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 5.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0  
VISIBILITY (SM).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.  
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.  
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).EAST WINDS UP TO 9 KNOTS.  
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.  
CEILING (KFT).......9.0 INCREASING TO 25.  
VISIBILITY..........10.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........56 54 52 54 55 57 49 40 32 33 35 36  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............56 56 55 53 52 50 49 48 47 46 45 45  
RH..............47 49 51 57 61 66 68 68 71 73 79 79  
SFC WND DIR.....E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE E E  
SFC WND SPD KTS.6 5 5 6 8 9 8 7 5 4 4 4  
SFC WND GST.....7 8 10 11 12 12 11 9 7 6 6 6  
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0  
CEILING (KFT)...9.0 9.0 13 13 13 25 25 25 25 25 25 25  
VISIBILITY (SM).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.  
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.  
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).EAST WINDS UP TO 9 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 KNOTS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.  
CEILING (KFT).......25.  
VISIBILITY..........10.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........32 23 26 25 20 17  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............44 47 51 54 59 61  
RH..............82 74 56 45 36 33  
SFC WIND (KTS)..E 4 E 5 E 7 E 8 SE 9 SE 10  
SFC WND GST ....6 8 11 13 13 14  
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)0 0 0 0 1 1  
CEILING (KFT)...25 25 25 25 25 25  
VISIBILITY (SM).10 10 10 10 10 10  
 

 
FORECASTER...RODRIGUEZ  
REQUESTED BY...JACKIE GONZALEZ  
TYPE OF REQUEST...MARINE  
.TAG 2410484.0/LWX  
.DELDT 04/25/24  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL SITLKEYBRIDGERESPONSE2024@GMAIL.COM,JPG112122@GMAIL.COM,NWS-STERLING-WXSUPPORT@NOAA.GOV  
 
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