Record Warmth Lingers; Fire Weather Concerns; Unsettled Pacific Northwest

More record warm temperatures are forecast this week from California, Southwest, Plains then into the Mississippi Valley and Southeast. The warmth combining with dry conditions may result in elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions. Meanwhile, another Pacific system will move across the Pacific Northwest with lower elevation rain and mountain snows. For Hawaii, conditions improving. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from March 23, 08:00 AM EDT until March 24, 03:00 AM EDT

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Philadelphia, PA Local Forecast Office

17NM N Lewes DE

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Overnight
Low: 48 °F
SSW 10kt
2ft
Monday
High: 51 °F
NNW 15kt
2-3ft

Small Craft Advisory
Monday Night
Low: 36 °F
NNW 20kt
3ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tuesday
High: 44 °F
N 15kt⇓
1-2ft
Tuesday Night
Low: 39 °F
S 10kt
1ft
Wednesday
High: 51 °F
SSW 10kt
1ft
Wednesday Night
Low: 45 °F
SSW 10kt
1ft
Thursday
High: 56 °F
SSW 15kt
1ft
Thursday Night
Low: 50 °F
⇑SSW 25kt
2-3ft

High and low forecast temperature values represent air temperature.

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 4:09 pm EDT Mar 22, 2026
Forecast Valid: 11pm EDT Mar 22, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 29, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

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

Overnight

SSW wind around 10 kt becoming NNE after midnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Waves around 2 ft.

Monday

NNW wind around 15 kt, with gusts as high as 25 kt. Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11am, then a slight chance of showers between 11am and noon. Waves 2 to 3 ft.

Monday Night

NNW wind around 20 kt, with gusts as high as 30 kt. Mostly clear. Waves around 3 ft.

Tuesday

N wind 10 to 15 kt becoming W 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

Tuesday Night

SSE wind 5 to 10 kt becoming SSW after midnight. Partly cloudy. Waves around 1 ft.

Wednesday

SSW wind around 10 kt. Partly sunny. Waves around 1 ft.

Wednesday Night

SSW wind around 10 kt. Mostly cloudy. Waves around 1 ft.

Thursday

SSW wind 10 to 15 kt. Partly sunny. Waves around 1 ft.

Thursday Night

S wind 15 to 20 kt becoming SSW 20 to 25 kt after midnight. A chance of rain. Waves 2 to 3 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.