August 19 Cool With Showers And Tropical Storm Watch For Ocean City From Hurricane Erin

Tuesday, August 19 2025

Morning Report

The clouds and cool winds we have locally today are from an East wind, and the water levels are already high.

Hurricane Erin is still a Category 3 with 115 mph winds and will pass well offshore of the East Coast over the next few days. The strongest winds will be well offshore, but the storm’s growing size will bring tropical storm conditions to the coast. A Tropical Storm Watch has been posted for Ocean City through Virginia and the North Carolina coasts.

This report will include a look at Hurricane Erin and our local weather.

Tropical Storm Watch

Wednesday to Thursday

Tropical Outlook

Hurricane Erin Satellite Loop

Winds were 115 mph, making this a Category 3. It also includes a larger size. Hurricane Force Winds reach 80 miles from the center, Tropical Storm Force Winds and extended 205 miles from the center.

Update From The National Hurricane Center

• LOCATION…24.8N 72.0W
• ABOUT 675 MI…1090 KM SW OF BERMUDA
• ABOUT 750 MI…1205 KM SSE OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA
• MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…115 MPH…185 KM/H
• PRESENT MOVEMENT…NW OR 325 DEGREES AT 7 MPH…11 KM/H
• MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…955 MB…28.20 INCHES

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for…

• Turks and Caicos Islands
• Southeast Bahamas

A Storm Surge Watch is in effect for…

• Cape Lookout to Duck, North Carolina

A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for…

• Central Bahamas

• Beaufort Inlet to Duck, North Carolina including Pamlico Sound
• North To Ocean City Maryland

NHC Forecast Tracks

Still expected to pass NORTH of the Caribbean Islands, East of The Bahamas, AND West of Bermuda.

NHC Forecast Winds

The path is likely to keep the core winds mostly offshore.

This is a reminder that Tropical Storm Force Winds extend 205 miles from the center today. It will grow wider but still pass between the US and Bermuda.

North Carolina Expectations

Tropical Storm Watch

Storm Surge Watch

Maximum Wave Heights

Local Weather Today

Surface Weather

A weak area of Low Pressure has formed off the old cold front. This will be responsible for our East wind and showers. The next weather system will be arriving in time to help curve Hurricane Erin away.

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Radar Simulation

8 AM to 10 PM

Afternoon Wind Forecast

The East wind will keep us cloudy and cool. It will also help to slosh the water higher on the Western Shore of the Bay.

Afternoon Temperatures

CLIMATE DATA: Baltimore

Yesterday: Low 67F; High 76F

TODAY August 19

Sunrise at 6:24 AM

Sunset at 7:56 PM

Normal Low in Baltimore:  66ºF

Record 52ºF in 1958

Normal High in Baltimore: 86ºF

Record 99ºF 2019

Rainfall Deficit at BWI

• Ending 2024 =  -8.00”
• Since Jan 1 =  1.10”
• We are STILL DOWN -9.10” INCLUDING LAST YEAR

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WEDNESDAY

Morning Temperatures

Afternoon Temperatures

Forecast Including Hurricane Erin

ECMWF Model Animation:

Ending 8 PM Fri Aug 22

The typical curve is expected to pass well between the US and Bermuda.

The rain bands will affect the Northeast Caribbean Islands and the Outer Banks (OBX) of North Carolina. A cold front approaching from the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes will bring rain to the Mid Atlantic and keep Erin well offshore.

Snapshot Thursday Afternoon August 21

A cold front heading across the Ohio Valley is expected to help keep Erin off the coast.

Wave Forecast East Coast

Ending 8 PM Fri Aug 22

Waves 10 to 16 Feet across the Mid-Atlantic Coast.

Snapshot Thursday Afternoon

Waves 10 to 16 Feet across the Mid Atlantic Coast.

7 Day Forecast

• Today: Cooler and Breezy
• Clearing Friday And Saturday

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