Tracking Two Storms Impacting the Central and Eastern U.S. Through This Weekend
Two storm systems will track through the central and eastern U.S. through this weekend with areas of gusty winds, rain, and heavy snow. Severe thunderstorms are forecast Friday from the central Gulf Coast into parts of the lower Mississippi, Tennessee and Ohio Valleys. Heavy to excessive rainfall is forecast from the lower Mississippi River Valley to the Tennessee Valley which may bring flooding. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm (ANZ454) Issued by: National Weather Service Philadelphia, PA Last Update: 625 PM EST Thu Jan 8 2026 |  |
| Tonight: Light and variable winds, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft this evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave detail: S 1 foot at 7 seconds, becoming S 1 foot at 6 seconds. Fri: S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds. Fri Night: S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds. Showers likely. Sat: NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: SE 3 ft at 5 seconds. Rain. Sat Night: S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds. Rain. Sun: NW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave detail: SE 5 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 4 seconds. Showers, mainly in the morning. Sun Night: W winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Mon: NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Mon Night: SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Tue: SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Tue Night: SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. | |
| Zone Forecast: Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm (ANZ454) | |
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