Severe Weather Across the Center of the Nation; Fire Weather Concerns for Southwest and California; Snow for the Central Rockies

Severe thunderstorms will continue to impact the center of the Nation through today. Very large hail, strong tornadoes, and damaging winds are expected from the Great Lakes into the central/southern Plains; Flash flooding is possible for portions into the mid-Mississippi Valley. Critical fire weather conditions for the Southwest and central valley of California today. Winter hangs on for Rockies. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from May 18, 03:00 PM EDT until May 19, 02:00 AM EDT

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

16NM WSW Salisbury MD

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Today
S 9kt
< 1ft
Tonight
S 12kt
1ft
Tuesday
SSW 12kt
1ft
Tuesday Night
SSW 12kt
1ft
Wednesday
SSW 11kt
1ft
Wednesday Night
SW 7kt⇓
< 1ft
Thursday
NE 10kt
< 1ft
Thursday Night
ENE 6kt⇓
< 1ft
Friday
E 11kt
< 1ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 7:53 am EDT May 18, 2026
Forecast Valid: 10am EDT May 18, 2026-6pm EDT May 24, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON

Today

S wind 5 to 9 kt. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.

Tonight

S wind 9 to 12 kt. Clear. Seas around 1 ft.

Tuesday

SSW wind 9 to 12 kt. Sunny. Seas around 1 ft.

Tuesday Night

SSW wind 10 to 12 kt, with gusts as high as 18 kt. Mostly clear. Seas around 1 ft.

Wednesday

SSW wind 8 to 11 kt. A slight chance of showers after 2pm. Seas around 1 ft.

Wednesday Night

SW wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 8pm and 2am, then a chance of showers after 2am. Seas 1 ft or less.

Thursday

NE wind 8 to 10 kt. Showers likely, mainly after 8am. Seas 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

ENE wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt. Showers likely. Seas 1 ft or less.

Friday

E wind 9 to 11 kt. Showers likely. Seas 1 ft or less.

*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.