Northern Chesapeake Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS 2013-05-20 16:56 EDT
----------------------------Water Levels (above MLLW)---------------------------
Reedy Point 2.9 ft, Rising Chesapeake City 2.0 ft, Rising
Baltimore 1.2 ft, Falling Tolchester Beach 1.4 ft, Steady
Annapolis 0.9 ft, Falling Washington D.C. 2.8 ft, Rising
Solomons Island 0.3 ft, Falling Lewisetta *** ft,
Windmill Point 1.0 ft, Rising
--------------------------------------Winds-------------------------------------
Spd Dir Gusts Spd Dir Gusts
Chesapeake City 5 kn S 8 Baltimore 4 kn S 7
NE Tower *** kn *** *** Baltimore Key Bridge 10 kn ESE 11
Tolchester Beach 6 kn WSW 7 Washington D.C. 4 kn S 5
Cove Point LNG Pier 10 kn SSE 11 Piney Point *** kn *** ***
Lewisetta *** kn *** *** Rapp. Lt Front Range 10 kn SSW 11
----------------------------Air and Water Temperature---------------------------
Air Water Air Water
Reedy Point 76 °F *** °F Chesapeake City 76 °F 68 °F
Baltimore 75 °F 67 °F NE Tower *** °F
Baltimore Key Bridge 73 °F Tolchester Beach 74 °F 66 °F
Annapolis 76 °F Washington D.C. 78 °F 68 °F
Cove Point LNG Pier 69 °F Solomons Island 66 °F
Lewisetta *** °F *** °F
-------------------------------Barometric Pressure------------------------------
Reedy Point 1016 mb Falling Chesapeake City 1016 mb Falling
Baltimore 1016 mb Falling NE Tower *** mb
Baltimore Key Bridge 1016 mb Falling Tolchester Beach 1017 mb Falling
Annapolis 1016 mb Falling Washington D.C. 1016 mb Falling
Cove Point LNG Pier 1017 mb Falling Lewisetta *** mb
Rapp. Lt Front Range 1016 mb Falling
----------------------------Salinity/Specific Gravity---------------------------
Station Salin. S.G. Station Salin. S.G.
Baltimore 4.8 psu 1.003
-----------------Air Gap/Bridge Clearance (above water surface)-----------------
Ches. City Bridge 141.7 ft, Decr. Chesapeake Bay Brdg *** ft,
------------------Currents (F)lood, (S)lack, (E)bb, towards °T------------------
Spd Dir Spd Dir
Reedy Point (pred) 0.9 kn (F), 359.0°T Chesapeake City *** kn ( ), ***°T
Tolch. Front Range *** kn ( ), ***°T Chesapeake Ch LBB 92 *** kn ( ), ***°T
Cove Point LNG Pier *** kn ( ), ***°T Potomac R MCh LWB B *** kn ( ), ***°T
Rapp. Shl Ch LBB 60 *** kn ( ), ***°T
*** Data not displayed as a result of quality control monitoring. For information on
missing data, go to https://corms.nos.noaa.gov/instrument_status.html or call (301) 713-2540.