🌊 US Weather Warriors MarineCast — Thursday, August 6, 2026
No active marine alerts today, but showers or thunderstorms are in the forecast at times and the roughest conditions build Saturday night.
Today on the Water: Radar is quiet, with no active cells within 50 miles of Delmarva, though showers or thunderstorms remain in the forecast at times. Conditions trend more hazardous later in the period, especially Saturday night offshore. Small Craft Advisories could be needed at times through Saturday, mainly late afternoon into evening.
Atlantic Coastal Waters (Lewes → southern VA coast): Today-specific wind and sea details are limited for the coastal waters. The best available window is Sunday night: southwest winds 5 to 10 kt and seas around 2 ft. Saturday night turns rougher, with southwest winds 15 to 20 kt, gusts to 25 kt, and seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 6 ft.
Delaware Bay: Tonight, south winds 10 to 15 kt and seas around 2 ft are expected. Sunday night is the calmer stretch, with southwest winds around 5 kt and seas 1 foot or less. Showers are possible at times.
Chesapeake Bay & Delmarva-facing Waters: Today-specific Bay wind and wave details are limited. Sunday offers the lighter setup with southwest winds near 5 kt and waves less than 1 ft. Winds build to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt Friday night and again Saturday night; showers are possible.
Wind & Seas Outlook: The peak period is Saturday night, led by the Atlantic coastal waters with southwest winds 15 to 20 kt, gusts to 25 kt, and seas occasionally reaching 6 ft. Conditions ease Sunday, with the lightest winds and lowest waves Sunday into Sunday night.
Marine Alerts: No active marine alerts.
Best Window to be Out: Sunday daytime on the Chesapeake Bay, where southwest winds near 5 kt and waves less than 1 ft offer the most favorable available window.
Worst Window: Saturday night offshore, especially from Lewes southward, with gusty southwest winds and seas occasionally to 6 ft.
Bottom Line: Launching today is workable with radar quiet for now, but plan around showers and thunderstorms and avoid the rougher Saturday-night coastal setup.
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