Hurricane and Storm Surge Watches Issued for the Northern Gulf Coast for Strengthening Tropical Storm Isaias

Tropical Storm Isaias is forecast to track toward the central Gulf Coast while strengthening into a hurricane on Thursday. There is an increasing risk of damaging hurricane-force winds and life-threatening storm surge impacts along portions of the northern Gulf Coast Friday into Saturday. Isaias will bring heavy rainfall to the central Gulf Coast and much of the Southeast Friday into the weekend. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from October 7, 06:00 PM EDT until October 8, 08:00 AM EDT

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Baltimore, MD/Washington, D.C. Local Forecast Office

16NM WSW Salisbury MD

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Tonight
S 9kt
1ft
Thursday
SW 8kt
1ft
Thursday Night
Light Wind
< 1ft
Friday
⇑WNW 6kt
< 1ft
Friday Night
Light Wind
< 1ft
Saturday
⇑E 7kt
< 1ft
Saturday Night
ESE 6kt
< 1ft
Sunday
⇑SE 15kt
< 1ft
Sunday Night
SE 14kt
1ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 5:02 pm EDT Oct 7, 2026
Forecast Valid: 5pm EDT Oct 7, 2026-6pm EDT Oct 14, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

Tonight

S wind around 9 kt. Clear. Seas around 1 ft.

Thursday

SW wind around 8 kt becoming WNW in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas around 1 ft.

Thursday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Increasing clouds. Seas 1 ft or less.

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW around 6 kt in the morning. Mostly sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. Seas 1 ft or less.

Saturday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming E 5 to 7 kt in the morning. Partly sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

ESE wind around 6 kt. Showers, mainly after 2am. Seas 1 ft or less.

Sunday

SE wind 9 to 12 kt increasing to 12 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 kt. Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Seas 1 ft or less.

Sunday Night

SE wind around 14 kt becoming S after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 kt. Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Seas around 1 ft.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

*Notices:

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. These watches/warnings/advisories are issued for the entire zone in which the point resides and mariners should act accordingly.