October Heat Wave in California; Tropical Cyclone Possible in the Gulf

Much higher than typical October temperatures will continue across coastal southern California up through the Bay Area and Central Valley through midweek resulting in result in Major to Extreme HeatRisk. A tropical depression is likely to form over the Gulf of America during the middle part of this week with further strengthening possible as it moves northeastward later this week. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from October 6, 08:13 AM EDT until October 6, 11:00 AM EDT

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

16NM WSW Salisbury MD

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Today
N 10kt
1ft
Tonight
Light Wind
< 1ft
Wednesday
⇑SSW 10kt
1-2ft
Wednesday Night
S 8kt
2ft
Thursday
WSW 7kt
2ft
Thursday Night
⇑NNW 6kt
1ft
Friday
NNW 7kt
1ft
Friday Night
Light Wind
1ft
Saturday
⇑ENE 6kt
1ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 8:18 am EDT Oct 6, 2026
Forecast Valid: 8am EDT Oct 6, 2026-6pm EDT Oct 12, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

Today

N wind 6 to 10 kt becoming NNW in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas around 1 ft.

Tonight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Clear. Seas 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SSW 5 to 10 kt in the morning. Sunny. Seas 1 to 2 ft.

Wednesday Night

S wind around 8 kt. Clear. Seas around 2 ft.

Thursday

WSW wind around 7 kt. Sunny. Seas around 2 ft.

Thursday Night

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming NNW around 6 kt after midnight. Partly cloudy. Seas around 1 ft.

Friday

NNW wind around 7 kt. Mostly sunny. Seas around 1 ft.

Friday Night

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

Saturday

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

*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.