[Jake Ace]

Drove through, well almost through, Yorktown around 5p this afternoon, and the water was covering the road from in front of the Post-Office to up under the Coleman bridge. VDOT cars were blocking the road.

The water was coming over the little pier down there, and only about a foot of each of the jetties was visible and no sand walkways connecting the beach to the jetties, they were all under a ton of surf and foam.

It was the roughest and highest I've seen it down there in a long time.

Throw More Back

Jake Ace

 

[Guest]

looks like i wont be trying there tommorrow===real clicker

 

[smokie]

I WAS PLANNING ON TRYING THE PARKWAY ON SATURDAY. WHAT DO THINK??

 

[Digger]

I stopped down at Indian Field at 6:00pm and the water was Twenty feet up from the Reeds and then again at 8:30 no change. The river was rolling.
I think it will be fine by the weekend.

 

[sand flea]

I noticed the same thing coming into town tonight. When I came by Willoughby, the water was hitting the crossbars under the bridge and the jetty was completely submerged--you couldn't see a thing.

Figures that I'd come into town when fishing is shot to you know what...

So who's up for beers tomorrow?

 

[Digger]

Flea I would love a beer or two but the timing will be tight. Also the wind has laded down so the tide will be back to normal in six hours or so. Maybe we can hook up Saturday night.

 

[Surf and Turf]

Today. Cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the lower 50s. North winds 10 to 15 mph. A chance of rain 50 percent.

Tonight. Cloudy with a chance of showers in the evening. Lows in the mid 40s. North winds 15 to 20 mph becoming northwest. Chance of rain 30 percent.

Saturday. Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

Saturday night. Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.

Sunday. Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 60s.

Sunday night. Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s.

Monday. Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.

Chesapeake Bay PORTS, NOAA/NOS at 10:24 am EDT April 11, 2003
--------------------------Tides----------Water Temp.--Salinity----Sp. Gravity--
Baltimore 2.6 ft.,Rising 48°F
Tolchester 2.4 ft.,Rising 42°F
Annapolis 2.8 ft.,Rising
Solomons Island 3.2 ft.,Falling 44°F
Washington D.C. 3.1 ft.,Falling
Lewisetta 3.2 ft.,Falling 47°F
Windmill Point 2.5 ft.,Falling 38°F
Gloucester Point 2.6 ft.,Falling 51°F 14.3 psu 1.012
Money Point 3.0 ft.,Falling 52°F 8.3 psu 1.007
Sewells Point 2.8 ft.,Falling 50°F 14.3 psu 1.012
Bay Bridge Tunnel 2.7 ft. 49°F 19.0 psu 1.015
Kiptopeke Beach 2.3 ft.,Falling 46°F
------------------------Wind Speed/Dir----------------Air Pressure---Air Temp--
Tolchester 5 knots from NE , gusts to 12 1009 mb,Falling 43°F
Solomons Island 15 knots from N , gusts to 18 1008 mb,Falling 44°F
Lewisetta 10 knots from NNE, gusts to 14 1007 mb,Falling 45°F
Money Point 5 knots from N , gusts to 9 48°F
Sewells Point 14 knots from NNE, gusts to 16 1006 mb,Steady 47°F
Bay Bridge Tunnel 20 knots from NNE, gusts to 21 1005 mb,Rising 47°F
Rappahannock Lt 10 knots from N , gusts to 21 1004 mb,Falling
Kiptopeke Beach 13 knots from NNW, gusts to 15
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For more information, go to http://co-ops.nos.noaa.gov/corms_status.html

Water temps still a little low, so maybe fishing won't interfere with the beer drinking! I'm in for one of those days at the Spit.