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Synopsis For Long Island Waters And New York Harbor
Strong high pressure will remain over southeastern Canada through early next week. Meanwhile...low pressure over south central Virginia will intensify...and slowly lift northeast to the Delmarva Peninsula by Sunday morning...and to southeast of Cape Cod by Monday morning...then continue to drift into the mid Atlantic through Monday night. High pressure then builds in from the west into the middle of next week.
Gale Warning in effect through late tonight
Forecast as of 7:43 am EST on March 13, 2010
Long Island Sound West Of New Haven Ct/Port Jefferson Ny-
Today
E winds 25 to 30 kt. Gusts up to 45 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Rain until late afternoon...then periods of rain late. Vsby 1 to 3 nm late this morning and afternoon. Tidal departures of 2.5 to 3 feet above normal around the time of high tide.
Tonight
E winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt...becoming NE 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Periods of rain in the evening...then rain after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 nm. Tidal departures of 3 to 3.5 feet above normal around the time of high tide.
Sun
NE winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas subsiding to around 2 ft. Rain.
Sun Night
NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Rain likely.
Mon
NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain in the morning...then a chance of light rain in the afternoon.