Southern Chesapeake Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS 2013-05-18 16:47 EDT
----------------------------Water Levels (above MLLW)---------------------------
Yorktown USCG Center 2.7 ft, Falling Kiptopeke Beach 2.6 ft, Falling
Bay Bridge Tunnel 2.4 ft, Falling Sewells Point 2.6 ft, Steady
Money Point 3.0 ft, Falling
--------------------------------------Winds-------------------------------------
Spd Dir Gusts Spd Dir Gusts
York Riv E-R Rnge Lt 15 kn ESE 17 Yorktown USCG Center 12 kn E 15
Kiptopeke Beach 11 kn SE 15 Willoughby Degauss. 17 kn SE 19
Bay Bridge Tunnel 11 kn ESE 15 Dom. Term Pier 11 12 kn ESE 15
Cape Henry 11 kn SE 14 South Craney Island 16 kn ESE 19
Money Point 13 kn SE 19
----------------------------Air and Water Temperature---------------------------
Air Water Air Water
York Riv E-R Rnge Lt 65 °F Yorktown USCG Center 65 °F 67 °F
Kiptopeke Beach 64 °F Willoughby Degauss. *** °F
Bay Bridge Tunnel 66 °F 56 °F Dom. Term Pier 11 70 °F
Sewells Point 66 °F Cape Henry 65 °F
Cape Henry Wave 63 °F Money Point 71 °F 72 °F
-------------------------------Barometric Pressure------------------------------
York Riv E-R Rnge Lt 1021 mb Falling Yorktown USCG Center 1022 mb Falling
Willoughby Degauss. 1020 mb Falling Bay Bridge Tunnel 1021 mb Falling
Dom. Term Pier 11 1020 mb Falling Sewells Point 1021 mb Falling
Cape Henry 1020 mb Falling South Craney Island 1020 mb Falling
Money Point 1020 mb Falling
----------------------------Salinity/Specific Gravity---------------------------
Station Salin. S.G. Station Salin. S.G.
Yorktown USCG Center 15.8 psu 1.011 Bay Bridge Tunnel 29.2 psu 1.023
Sewells Point 16.9 psu 1.012 Money Point 15.8 psu 1.011
------------------Currents (F)lood, (S)lack, (E)bb, towards °T------------------
Spd Dir Spd Dir
York Spit LBB 22 *** kn ( ), ***°T Thimble Shoal LB 18 0.1 kn (S), 304.0°T
Naval Sta Norf. LB 7 0.6 kn (E), 352.0°T Dominion Terminal 0.5 kn (F), 306.0°T
Cape Henry LB 2CH 1.1 kn (F), 293.0°T N-port News Ch LB 14 0.6 kn (F), 258.0°T
--------------------------------------Waves-------------------------------------
Station SigHt PkDir PkPer Station SigHt PkDir PkPer
Cape Henry Wave 3.6 ft 103°T 4 s
*** Data not displayed as a result of quality control monitoring. For information on
missing data, go to https://corms.nos.noaa.gov/instrument_status.html or call (301) 713-2540.