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1 day ago · Waves around 3 ft. Saturday. N wind 12 to 15 kt decreasing to 8 to 11 kt in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers after 5pm. Waves 3 ft subsiding to 1 ft. Saturday Night. ESE wind 9 to 12 kt becoming S after midnight. A chance of showers, mainly between 8pm and 2am. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
Part of the broader Chesapeake Bay Environmental Forecast System, this product simulates dissolved-oxygen levels in the bottom waters of the Bay's main stem. It simulates 3 conditions: Nowcast: present-day levels of dissolved oxygen in Chesapeake Bay; 2-Day Forecast: levels of dissolved oxygen in the Bay 2 days from now, and
The Chesapeake Bay Program has a goal of restoring 185,000 acres of SAV throughout the Bay, a goal that is overseen by our SAV Workgroup. Monitoring the distribution, density and diversity of SAV in the Chesapeake Bay, along with several other habitat parameters, is the only way to determine whether management efforts are effective, detect ...
The Chesapeake Bay ( / ˈtʃɛsəpiːk / CHESS-ə-peek) is the largest estuary in the United States. The Bay is located in the Mid-Atlantic region and is primarily separated from the Atlantic Ocean by the Delmarva Peninsula, including parts of the Eastern Shore of Maryland, the Eastern Shore of Virginia, and the state of Delaware.
CBOFS generates water level, current, temperature and salinity nowcast and forecast guidance four times per day. Aerial animations of the whole Chesapeake Bay as well as time series at particular stations or points of interest are available for over 58 locations for the five parameters (water level, currents, temperature, and/or salinity).
This forecast is for a single location. For safety concerns, mariners should be aware of the weather over a larger area. Forecast information for a larger area can be found within the zone forecast and the NDFD graphics. The forecast conditions at a particular point may not exceed the criteria of a Small Craft Advisory, Gale, Storm etc.
Chesapeake Bay he Chesapeake Bay Operational Forecast System (CBOFS) updates the surface wind, water level, current, temperature and salinity nowcast and forecast guidance four times per day (every six hours). The forecasts are provided for 48 hours into the future. Animation maps of Chesapeake Bay (shown on the right) as
