Heat the Southwest; Fire Weather in the Central U.S.; Kona Low Impacting Hawaii

A rare March heat wave is ongoing with much above-normal temperatures over the Southwest U.S. through this weekend. Periods of critical fire weather will persist from the central Rockies to the central and southern Plains through the weekend as gusty winds and low relative humidity continue. A Kona low will continue to bring several rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall to Hawaii through Sunday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from March 23, 08:00 AM EDT until March 24, 06:00 AM EDT

For More Weather Information:

Philadelphia, PA Local Forecast Office

12NM NNE Ocean City MD

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Today
High: 58 °F
S 10kt
3ft
Tonight
Low: 46 °F
S 10kt
3ft
Monday
High: 49 °F
N 15kt
3-4ft

Small Craft Advisory
Monday Night
Low: 35 °F
N 15kt
3ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tuesday
High: 42 °F
N 10kt
3ft
Tuesday Night
Low: 37 °F
Light Wind
2-3ft
Wednesday
High: 49 °F
SSW 10kt
3ft
Wednesday Night
Low: 44 °F
Light Wind
2ft
Thursday
High: 56 °F
S 10kt
2ft

High and low forecast temperature values represent air temperature.

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 5:07 am EDT Mar 22, 2026
Forecast Valid: 8am EDT Mar 22, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 28, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH

Today

S wind 5 to 10 kt. Patchy fog before 10am. Seas around 3 ft.

Tonight

S wind around 10 kt becoming NNW after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Seas around 3 ft.

Monday

N wind 10 to 15 kt, with gusts as high as 25 kt. A chance of rain and thunderstorms before 8am, then a chance of rain between 8am and 2pm. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Monday Night

N wind around 15 kt, with gusts as high as 25 kt. Mostly clear. Seas around 3 ft.

Tuesday

N wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NE in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas around 3 ft.

Tuesday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Wednesday

SSW wind 5 to 10 kt. Partly sunny. Seas around 3 ft.

Wednesday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly cloudy. Seas around 2 ft.

Thursday

S wind around 10 kt. Partly sunny. Seas around 2 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.