Ocean City, Maryland
5-day forecast
As of 3:28 PM EST on March 12, 2010
Tonight...Rain. Rain may be heavy at times late this evening and overnight. Windy with lows in the lower 50s. East winds 25 to 30 mph. Gusts up to 45 mph late. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
Saturday...Rain in the morning...then showers in the afternoon. Rain may be heavy at times in the morning. Windy with highs in the upper 50s. East winds 25 to 30 mph. Gusts up to 45 mph in the morning. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
Saturday Night...Cloudy. Showers early in the evening...then rain likely late in the evening. A chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 40s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent.
Almanac
Key: T = Trace of precipitation; MM = data not available
Coastal Flood Warning
Issued by the National Weather Service at 3:56 PM EST on March 12, 2010
... Coastal Flood Warning in effect from 3 am to 10 am EST
Saturday...
The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a coastal
Flood Warning... which is in effect from 3 am to 10 am EST
Saturday.
A strong easterly wind will push water toward the coast late this
evening through early Saturday morning coinciding with the next
astronomical high tide cycle early Saturday morning. Expect water
levels nearly 3 feet above normal. This will cause moderate tidal
flooding.
At Ocean City Inlet... the next high tide will occur at 5 am EST.
The water level referenced to mean lower low water is expected to
peak between 5.0 and 5.2 feet... which is an anomaly of 2.8 to 3 feet
above normal. Moderate flooding at Ocean City Inlet begins at 5.0
feet MLLW.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A coastal Flood Warning means that flooding is occurring or
imminent. Coastal residents in the warned area should be alert
for rising water... and take appropriate action to protect life
and property.
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Areal Flood Watch
Issued by the National Weather Service at 3:21 PM EST on March 12, 2010
... Flood Watch remains in effect through Saturday morning...
The Flood Watch continues for
* portions of the lower Eastern Shore of Maryland and Virginia...
including the following areas... in the lower Eastern Shore of
Maryland... Dorchester... inland Worcester... Maryland beaches...
Somerset and Wicomico. In Virginia... Accomack... Amelia...
Brunswick... Caroline... Charles City... Chesapeake...
Chesterfield... Cumberland... Dinwiddie... Essex... Fluvanna...
Gloucester... Goochland... Greensville... Hanover... Henrico...
Isle of Wight... James City... King William... King And Queen...
Lancaster... Louisa... Lunenburg... Mathews... Mecklenburg...
Middlesex... New Kent... Newport News/Hampton...
Norfolk/Portsmouth... Northampton VA... Northumberland...
Nottoway... Powhatan... Prince Edward... Prince George...
Richmond... Southampton... Suffolk... Surry... Sussex... Virginia
Beach... Westmoreland and York.
* Through Saturday morning
* a strong low pressure system along the southeast coast will
gradually lift north into Virginia on Saturday. The slow moving
nature of this system... along with the deep easterly fetch of
Atlantic moisture... will bring periods of moderate to heavy rain
to the watch area tonight through Saturday morning.
* Across the watch area... 1 to 2 inches of rainfall will be
possible tonight through Saturday morning across the southern
half of Virginia... mainly along and south of i64 including the
Richmond and Norfolk Metro areas. Rainfall amounts between 2 to
3 inches can be expected across the Virginia Northern Neck and
Eastern Shore areas.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on
current forecasts.
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible
flood warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be
prepared to take action should flooding develop.
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Forecast
As of 3:28 PM EST on March 12, 2010
Tonight...Rain. Rain may be heavy at times late this evening and overnight. Windy with lows in the lower 50s. East winds 25 to 30 mph. Gusts up to 45 mph late. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
Saturday...Rain in the morning...then showers in the afternoon. Rain may be heavy at times in the morning. Windy with highs in the upper 50s. East winds 25 to 30 mph. Gusts up to 45 mph in the morning. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
Saturday Night...Cloudy. Showers early in the evening...then rain likely late in the evening. A chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 40s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent.
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Coastal Flood Warning
Issued by the National Weather Service at 3:56 PM EST on March 12, 2010
... Coastal Flood Warning in effect from 3 am to 10 am EST
Saturday...
The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a coastal
Flood Warning... which is in effect from 3 am to 10 am EST
Saturday.
A strong easterly wind will push water toward the coast late this
evening through early Saturday morning coinciding with the next
astronomical high tide cycle early Saturday morning. Expect water
levels nearly 3 feet above normal. This will cause moderate tidal
flooding.
At Ocean City Inlet... the next high tide will occur at 5 am EST.
The water level referenced to mean lower low water is expected to
peak between 5.0 and 5.2 feet... which is an anomaly of 2.8 to 3 feet
above normal. Moderate flooding at Ocean City Inlet begins at 5.0
feet MLLW.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A coastal Flood Warning means that flooding is occurring or
imminent. Coastal residents in the warned area should be alert
for rising water... and take appropriate action to protect life
and property.
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Areal Flood Watch
Issued by the National Weather Service at 3:21 PM EST on March 12, 2010
... Flood Watch remains in effect through Saturday morning...
The Flood Watch continues for
* portions of the lower Eastern Shore of Maryland and Virginia...
including the following areas... in the lower Eastern Shore of
Maryland... Dorchester... inland Worcester... Maryland beaches...
Somerset and Wicomico. In Virginia... Accomack... Amelia...
Brunswick... Caroline... Charles City... Chesapeake...
Chesterfield... Cumberland... Dinwiddie... Essex... Fluvanna...
Gloucester... Goochland... Greensville... Hanover... Henrico...
Isle of Wight... James City... King William... King And Queen...
Lancaster... Louisa... Lunenburg... Mathews... Mecklenburg...
Middlesex... New Kent... Newport News/Hampton...
Norfolk/Portsmouth... Northampton VA... Northumberland...
Nottoway... Powhatan... Prince Edward... Prince George...
Richmond... Southampton... Suffolk... Surry... Sussex... Virginia
Beach... Westmoreland and York.
* Through Saturday morning
* a strong low pressure system along the southeast coast will
gradually lift north into Virginia on Saturday. The slow moving
nature of this system... along with the deep easterly fetch of
Atlantic moisture... will bring periods of moderate to heavy rain
to the watch area tonight through Saturday morning.
* Across the watch area... 1 to 2 inches of rainfall will be
possible tonight through Saturday morning across the southern
half of Virginia... mainly along and south of i64 including the
Richmond and Norfolk Metro areas. Rainfall amounts between 2 to
3 inches can be expected across the Virginia Northern Neck and
Eastern Shore areas.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on
current forecasts.
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible
flood warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be
prepared to take action should flooding develop.
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