Station Overview Station Location
Station Number MD-PG-49 Latitude 38.726394
Station Name Fort Washington 1.6 WSW Longitude -77.028948
County Prince George's Elevation (ft) 37



Month 30 Yr Avg by PRISM Total Prcp Sum Days Covered By All Observations Daily Prcp Sum Daily Observation Count Multiday Prcp Sum Days Covered by Multiday Observations Multiday Observation Count Days With Prcp Days With Trace Total Snowfall Days With Snowfall Days With Snow On Ground
Oct 14 3.66 3.82 31 3.82 31 0.00 0 0 25 1 0.0 0 0
Nov 14 3.39 2.83 30 2.83 30 0.00 0 0 13 4 0.0 0 0
Dec 14 3.25 3.82 31 3.82 31 0.00 0 0 20 1 0.0 0 0
Jan 15 2.96 3.85 31 3.85 31 0.00 0 0 19 0 1.5 4 1
Feb 15 2.72 2.02 28 2.02 28 0.00 0 0 8 0 0.0 0 0
March 15 3.67 4.15 30 4.15 30 0.00 0 0 16 0 0.0 0 0
April 15 3.32 3.42 30 3.42 30 0.00 0 0 19 0 0.0 0 0
May 15 4.14 3.48 31 3.48 31 0.00 0 0 12 1 0.0 0 0
June 15 3.78 10.51 30 10.51 30 0.00 0 0 21 1 0.0 0 0
July 15 3.91 5.15 31 5.15 31 0.00 0 0 21 1 0.0 0 0
Aug 15 3.21 1.58 31 1.58 31 0.00 0 0 12 2 0.0 0 0
Sept 15 3.72 2.27 30 2.27 30 0.00 0 0 10 0 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 41.73" 46.90" 364 days 46.90" 364 0.00" 0 days 0 196 days 11 days 1.5" 4 days 1 days



Days in Water Year Cell Color Key
        Daily Observation with Prcp         Missing Day
        Multiday Observation         Daily/Multiday Observation Conflict

Day of Year Daily Prcp Multiday Prcp
10/1/2014 0.02
10/2/2014 0.01
10/3/2014 0.01
10/4/2014 0.29
10/5/2014 0.04
10/6/2014 0.01
10/7/2014 0.02
10/8/2014 0.33
10/9/2014 0.01
10/10/2014 0.02
10/11/2014 0.39
10/12/2014 0.10
10/13/2014 0.01
10/14/2014 0.09
10/15/2014 0.02
10/16/2014 1.27
10/17/2014 0.02
10/18/2014 0.01
10/19/2014 0.01
10/20/2014 T
10/21/2014 0.02
10/22/2014 0.40
10/23/2014 0.67
10/24/2014 0.01
10/25/2014 0.00
10/26/2014 0.00
10/27/2014 0.00
10/28/2014 0.00
10/29/2014 0.00
10/30/2014 0.03
10/31/2014 0.01
11/1/2014 0.00
11/2/2014 T
11/3/2014 0.00
11/4/2014 0.00
11/5/2014 0.00
11/6/2014 0.20
11/7/2014 0.36
11/8/2014 0.01
11/9/2014 T
11/10/2014 0.00
11/11/2014 0.00
11/12/2014 0.00
11/13/2014 0.00
11/14/2014 0.05
11/15/2014 0.01
11/16/2014 0.00
11/17/2014 0.11
11/18/2014 0.60
11/19/2014 T
11/20/2014 0.01
11/21/2014 T
11/22/2014 0.00
11/23/2014 0.00
11/24/2014 0.31
11/25/2014 0.01
11/26/2014 0.33
11/27/2014 0.82
11/28/2014 0.01
11/29/2014 0.00
11/30/2014 0.00
12/1/2014 0.00
12/2/2014 0.39
12/3/2014 0.42
12/4/2014 0.01
12/5/2014 0.03
12/6/2014 0.04
12/7/2014 0.52
12/8/2014 0.01
12/9/2014 0.19
12/10/2014 0.18
12/11/2014 0.01
12/12/2014 T
12/13/2014 0.00
12/14/2014 0.00
12/15/2014 0.00
12/16/2014 0.00
12/17/2014 0.38
12/18/2014 0.01
12/19/2014 0.00
12/20/2014 0.00
12/21/2014 0.00
12/22/2014 0.00
12/23/2014 0.29
12/24/2014 0.54
12/25/2014 0.53
12/26/2014 0.01
12/27/2014 0.01
12/28/2014 0.01
12/29/2014 0.23
12/30/2014 0.01
12/31/2014 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2015 0.00
1/2/2015 0.00
1/3/2015 0.03
1/4/2015 0.38
1/5/2015 0.11
1/6/2015 0.04
1/7/2015 0.07
1/8/2015 0.00
1/9/2015 0.00
1/10/2015 0.00
1/11/2015 0.00
1/12/2015 0.21
1/13/2015 0.63
1/14/2015 0.02
1/15/2015 0.00
1/16/2015 0.00
1/17/2015 0.00
1/18/2015 0.01
1/19/2015 0.68
1/20/2015 0.00
1/21/2015 0.02
1/22/2015 0.09
1/23/2015 0.00
1/24/2015 1.19
1/25/2015 0.02
1/26/2015 0.16
1/27/2015 0.12
1/28/2015 0.01
1/29/2015 0.00
1/30/2015 0.04
1/31/2015 0.02
2/1/2015 0.02
2/2/2015 0.05
2/3/2015 0.28
2/4/2015 0.00
2/5/2015 0.00
2/6/2015 0.00
2/7/2015 0.00
2/8/2015 0.00
2/9/2015 0.00
2/10/2015 0.18
2/11/2015 0.00
2/12/2015 0.00
2/13/2015 0.00
2/14/2015 0.00
2/15/2015 0.00
2/16/2015 0.00
2/17/2015 0.35
2/18/2015 0.00
2/19/2015 0.00
2/20/2015 0.00
2/21/2015 0.00
2/22/2015 0.76
2/23/2015 0.00
2/24/2015 0.00
2/25/2015 0.00
2/26/2015 0.27
2/27/2015 0.11
2/28/2015 0.00
3/1/2015 0.00
3/2/2015 0.36
3/3/2015 M
3/4/2015 0.18
3/5/2015 0.56
3/6/2015 0.70
3/7/2015 0.00
3/8/2015 0.00
3/9/2015 0.00
3/10/2015 0.00
3/11/2015 0.26
3/12/2015 0.02
3/13/2015 0.00
3/14/2015 0.32
3/15/2015 0.21
3/16/2015 0.02
3/17/2015 0.01
3/18/2015 0.00
3/19/2015 0.00
3/20/2015 0.21
3/21/2015 0.23
3/22/2015 0.01
3/23/2015 0.00
3/24/2015 0.00
3/25/2015 0.00
3/26/2015 0.02
3/27/2015 0.89
3/28/2015 0.15
3/29/2015 0.00
3/30/2015 0.00
3/31/2015 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2015 0.03
4/2/2015 0.00
4/3/2015 0.00
4/4/2015 0.17
4/5/2015 0.01
4/6/2015 0.00
4/7/2015 0.03
4/8/2015 0.03
4/9/2015 0.12
4/10/2015 0.03
4/11/2015 0.01
4/12/2015 0.00
4/13/2015 0.00
4/14/2015 0.24
4/15/2015 0.78
4/16/2015 0.01
4/17/2015 0.11
4/18/2015 0.01
4/19/2015 0.00
4/20/2015 1.10
4/21/2015 0.35
4/22/2015 0.01
4/23/2015 0.02
4/24/2015 0.00
4/25/2015 0.00
4/26/2015 0.35
4/27/2015 0.01
4/28/2015 0.00
4/29/2015 0.00
4/30/2015 0.00
5/1/2015 0.04
5/2/2015 0.01
5/3/2015 0.00
5/4/2015 0.00
5/5/2015 0.00
5/6/2015 0.18
5/7/2015 0.01
5/8/2015 0.00
5/9/2015 0.01
5/10/2015 T
5/11/2015 0.00
5/12/2015 0.00
5/13/2015 0.00
5/14/2015 0.00
5/15/2015 0.00
5/16/2015 0.00
5/17/2015 1.20
5/18/2015 0.02
5/19/2015 1.51
5/20/2015 0.01
5/21/2015 0.00
5/22/2015 0.39
5/23/2015 0.01
5/24/2015 0.00
5/25/2015 0.00
5/26/2015 0.00
5/27/2015 0.00
5/28/2015 0.00
5/29/2015 0.00
5/30/2015 0.09
5/31/2015 0.00
6/1/2015 T
6/2/2015 1.53
6/3/2015 0.12
6/4/2015 0.11
6/5/2015 0.59
6/6/2015 0.03
6/7/2015 0.01
6/8/2015 0.00
6/9/2015 0.03
6/10/2015 0.01
6/11/2015 0.00
6/12/2015 0.00
6/13/2015 0.00
6/14/2015 0.81
6/15/2015 0.02
6/16/2015 0.00
6/17/2015 0.00
6/18/2015 0.47
6/19/2015 0.30
6/20/2015 0.05
6/21/2015 2.63
6/22/2015 0.01
6/23/2015 0.00
6/24/2015 0.36
6/25/2015 0.01
6/26/2015 1.27
6/27/2015 0.24
6/28/2015 1.89
6/29/2015 0.02
6/30/2015 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2015 0.70
7/2/2015 0.02
7/3/2015 0.02
7/4/2015 0.03
7/5/2015 0.72
7/6/2015 0.02
7/7/2015 0.04
7/8/2015 0.01
7/9/2015 1.28
7/10/2015 0.01
7/11/2015 0.42
7/12/2015 0.29
7/13/2015 0.01
7/14/2015 0.18
7/15/2015 0.01
7/16/2015 T
7/17/2015 0.00
7/18/2015 0.00
7/19/2015 0.02
7/20/2015 0.00
7/21/2015 0.00
7/22/2015 0.00
7/23/2015 0.00
7/24/2015 0.00
7/25/2015 0.00
7/26/2015 0.00
7/27/2015 0.04
7/28/2015 0.03
7/29/2015 0.78
7/30/2015 0.01
7/31/2015 0.51
8/1/2015 0.01
8/2/2015 0.00
8/3/2015 0.00
8/4/2015 0.00
8/5/2015 0.49
8/6/2015 0.01
8/7/2015 0.30
8/8/2015 0.01
8/9/2015 0.00
8/10/2015 0.15
8/11/2015 0.18
8/12/2015 0.02
8/13/2015 T
8/14/2015 0.00
8/15/2015 0.00
8/16/2015 0.00
8/17/2015 0.00
8/18/2015 0.00
8/19/2015 0.00
8/20/2015 0.05
8/21/2015 0.21
8/22/2015 T
8/23/2015 0.00
8/24/2015 0.00
8/25/2015 0.14
8/26/2015 0.01
8/27/2015 0.00
8/28/2015 0.00
8/29/2015 0.00
8/30/2015 0.00
8/31/2015 0.00
9/1/2015 0.00
9/2/2015 0.00
9/3/2015 0.00
9/4/2015 0.11
9/5/2015 0.01
9/6/2015 0.00
9/7/2015 0.00
9/8/2015 0.00
9/9/2015 0.00
9/10/2015 0.01
9/11/2015 0.06
9/12/2015 0.01
9/13/2015 0.45
9/14/2015 0.01
9/15/2015 0.00
9/16/2015 0.00
9/17/2015 0.00
9/18/2015 0.00
9/19/2015 0.00
9/20/2015 0.00
9/21/2015 0.00
9/22/2015 0.20
9/23/2015 0.00
9/24/2015 0.00
9/25/2015 0.00
9/26/2015 0.00
9/27/2015 0.01
9/28/2015 0.00
9/29/2015 0.00
9/30/2015 1.40



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2014 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Light fog. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the NE, the flag south of Hog Island is being blown from the NE, natural debris dots the river, a big swath of Hydrilla, trash and debris along the Virginia shore, lots of fish breaking the surface but no fish jumping, about two and a half feet of visibility into the water. Temperature: 63°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.70 feet. Songbirds, crickets, one red-bellied woodpecker, jays, crows, cormorants, gulls and three great egrets. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 65.3 F 2014-10-01 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.97 inches 2014-10-01 07:00 Chlorophyll A 2.8 ug/L 2014-10-01 07:00 Current Direction 186 degrees 2014-10-01 07:00 Current Velocity 0.28 knots 2014-10-01 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7.2 mg/L 2014-10-01 07:00 Heat Index 65.3 F 2014-10-01 07:00 Latitude 38.78756 degrees 2014-10-01 07:00 Longitude -77.03538 degrees 2014-10-01 07:00 Relative Humidity 87.4 percent 2014-10-01 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2014-10-01 07:00 Turbidity 8.5 NTU 2014-10-01 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2014-10-01 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2014-10-01 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2014-10-01 07:00 Water Temperature 71.1 F 2014-10-01 07:00 Wind Chill 65.3 F 2014-10-01 07:00 Wind Direction 77 degrees 2014-10-01 07:00 Wind Gust 6.2 knots 2014-10-01 07:00 Wind Speed 3.7 knots 2014-10-01 07:00
10/2/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, dark clouds to the west, no wind. Light fog up and down the Potomac River, a few pieces of trash and debris moving slowly downstream, lots of Hydrilla, trash and debris along the Virginia shore, fifteen fish jumping, about two feet of visibility into the water. Temperature: 59°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.67 feet. Songbirds, crickets, one red-bellied woodpecker, one pileated woodpecker, crows, jays, cormorants, gulls, one great blue heron and six great egrets (video record of four). NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 63.5 F 2014-10-02 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.1 inches 2014-10-02 07:00 Chlorophyll A 3.3 ug/L 2014-10-02 07:00 Current Direction 189 degrees 2014-10-02 07:00 Current Velocity 0.4 knots 2014-10-02 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7.4 mg/L 2014-10-02 07:00 Heat Index 63.5 F 2014-10-02 07:00 Latitude 38.78756 degrees 2014-10-02 07:00 Longitude -77.03538 degrees 2014-10-02 07:00 Relative Humidity 89.7 percent 2014-10-02 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2014-10-02 07:00 Turbidity 8.8 NTU 2014-10-02 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2014-10-02 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2014-10-02 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2014-10-02 07:00 Water Temperature 71.1 F 2014-10-02 07:00 Wind Chill 63.5 F 2014-10-02 07:00 Wind Direction 82 degrees 2014-10-02 07:00 Wind Gust 3.7 knots 2014-10-02 07:00 Wind Speed 2.5 knots 2014-10-02 07:00
10/3/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Breeze on the Potomac River from the NE, but wind and squalls also from the NW, the flag south of Hog Island is being blown from the NW, a few large pieces of natural debris on the river, patches of Hydrilla, trash and debris along the Virginia shore although some stretches are now free of Hydrilla, three fish jumping, continued clear water conditions, about two feet of visibility into the water. Temperature: 60°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.66 feet. Canada geese by the flock, songbirds, crickets, spiders, cormorants, gulls and five great egrets (video record). NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 63.7 F 2014-10-03 07:10 Barometric Pressure 30.05 inches 2014-10-03 07:10 Chlorophyll A 4.3 ug/L 2014-10-03 07:00 Current Direction 190 degrees 2014-10-03 07:00 Current Velocity 0.55 knots 2014-10-03 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7.7 mg/L 2014-10-03 07:00 Heat Index 63.7 F 2014-10-03 07:10 Latitude 38.78756 degrees 2014-10-03 07:10 Longitude -77.03538 degrees 2014-10-03 07:10 Relative Humidity 88.6 percent 2014-10-03 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2014-10-03 07:00 Turbidity 7.9 NTU 2014-10-03 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2014-10-03 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2014-10-03 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2014-10-03 07:00 Water Temperature 71.2 F 2014-10-03 07:00 Wind Chill 63.7 F 2014-10-03 07:10 Wind Direction 149 degrees 2014-10-03 07:10 Wind Gust 6.2 knots 2014-10-03 07:10 Wind Speed 4.9 knots 2014-10-03 07:10
10/4/2014 7:00 AM 0.29 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Light rain, heavily overcast with a strange green-grey tinge to the sky and a storm moving in. Wind and squalls on the Potomac River from the WNW, no whitecaps, one big log in mid-channel, one fish jumping, about ten inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 66°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.78 feet with spikes, in both charts, reflecting the rain we received after midnight. Canada geese by the flock, very few songbirds, crickets, crows, cormorants, gulls and six great egrets including two along the Maryland shore below the walls of Fort Washington. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 68 F 2014-10-04 07:10 Barometric Pressure 29.61 inches 2014-10-04 07:10 Chlorophyll A 34 ug/L 2014-10-04 07:00 Current Direction 187 degrees 2014-10-04 07:00 Current Velocity 0.57 knots 2014-10-04 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7.9 mg/L 2014-10-04 07:00 Heat Index 68 F 2014-10-04 07:10 Latitude 38.78756 degrees 2014-10-04 07:10 Longitude -77.03538 degrees 2014-10-04 07:10 Relative Humidity 94.3 percent 2014-10-04 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2014-10-04 07:00 Turbidity 14.8 NTU 2014-10-04 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2014-10-04 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2014-10-04 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2014-10-04 07:00 Water Temperature 70.7 F 2014-10-04 07:00 Wind Chill 68 F 2014-10-04 07:10 Wind Direction 263 degrees 2014-10-04 07:10 Wind Gust 3.9 knots 2014-10-04 07:10 Wind Speed 2.9 knots 2014-10-04 07:10
10/5/2014 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Mist rising and breeze on the Potomac River from the NNE, giant patches of Hydrilla with some trash moving slowly downstream, three fish jumping, about ten inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 41°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.92 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, very few crickets in wooded areas near the house, one red-bellied woodpecker, crows, cormorants on the pilings off Sheridan Point and many great egrets in a flock mixed with gulls, too difficult to count through the mist (video record). NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 48.2 F 2014-10-05 07:10 Barometric Pressure 29.9 inches 2014-10-05 07:10 Chlorophyll A 3.3 ug/L 2014-10-05 07:00 Current Direction 189 degrees 2014-10-05 07:00 Current Velocity 0.4 knots 2014-10-05 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 8.1 mg/L 2014-10-05 07:00 Heat Index 48.2 F 2014-10-05 07:10 Latitude 38.78757 degrees 2014-10-05 07:10 Longitude -77.03536 degrees 2014-10-05 07:10 Relative Humidity 83.2 percent 2014-10-05 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2014-10-05 07:00 Turbidity 6.3 NTU 2014-10-05 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2014-10-05 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2014-10-05 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2014-10-05 07:00 Water Temperature 68.4 F 2014-10-05 07:00 Wind Chill 46.6 F 2014-10-05 07:10 Wind Direction 270 degrees 2014-10-05 07:10 Wind Gust 5.4 knots 2014-10-05 07:10 Wind Speed 3.7 knots 2014-10-05 07:10
10/6/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Wind and waves, with a few whitecaps, on the Potomac River from the SSW, large accumulations of trash, debris and Hydrilla wrapped around piers and channel markers, one fish jumping, no visibility into the water. Temperature: 45°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 2.71 EST: feet. Canada geese, songbirds, few crickets, crows, cormorants, gulls and seven great egrets (video record). NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 51.4 F 2014-10-06 07:10 Barometric Pressure 29.99 inches 2014-10-06 07:10 Chlorophyll A 4.2 ug/L 2014-10-06 07:00 Current Direction 214 degrees 2014-10-06 07:00 Current Velocity 0.07 knots 2014-10-06 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 8.2 mg/L 2014-10-06 07:00 Heat Index 51.4 F 2014-10-06 07:10 Latitude 38.78761 degrees 2014-10-06 07:10 Longitude -77.03536 degrees 2014-10-06 07:10 Relative Humidity 79.3 percent 2014-10-06 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2014-10-06 07:00 Turbidity 8.8 NTU 2014-10-06 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2014-10-06 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2014-10-06 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2014-10-06 07:00 Water Temperature 67.2 F 2014-10-06 07:00 Wind Chill 51.4 F 2014-10-06 07:10 Wind Direction 163 degrees 2014-10-06 07:10 Wind Gust 8.4 knots 2014-10-06 07:10 Wind Speed 6.8 knots 2014-10-06 07:10
10/7/2014 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Wind and waves, with a few whitecaps, on the Potomac River from the SW, one big collection of debris off the Fort Washington lighthouse, pockets of Hydrilla, trash and debris along the Virginia shore, one big fish jumping, no visibility into the water. Temperature: 59°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.65 feet. Songbirds, crickets, cormorants, gulls and six great egrets (video record). NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 61.9 F 2014-10-07 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.01 inches 2014-10-07 07:00 Chlorophyll A 3.8 ug/L 2014-10-07 07:00 Current Direction 9 degrees 2014-10-07 07:00 Current Velocity 0.27 knots 2014-10-07 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 8.7 mg/L 2014-10-07 07:00 Heat Index 61.9 F 2014-10-07 07:00 Latitude 38.78759 degrees 2014-10-07 07:00 Longitude -77.03537 degrees 2014-10-07 07:00 Relative Humidity 75.7 percent 2014-10-07 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2014-10-07 07:00 Turbidity 11.6 NTU 2014-10-07 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2014-10-07 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2014-10-07 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2014-10-07 07:00 Water Temperature 66.4 F 2014-10-07 07:00 Wind Chill 61.9 F 2014-10-07 07:00 Wind Direction 219 degrees 2014-10-07 07:00 Wind Gust 17.1 knots 2014-10-07 07:00 Wind Speed 13.6 knots 2014-10-07 07:00
10/8/2014 7:00 AM 0.33 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the SW, no whitecaps, Hydrilla, trash and debris along both shores, no fish, no visibility into the water. Temperature: 60°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.72 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, crickets, one red-shouldered hawk, crows, cormorants, gulls and many great egrets … too many to count because they keep flying back and forth (video record with as many as ten great egrets on one video clip). NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 60.4 F 2014-10-08 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.89 inches 2014-10-08 07:00 Chlorophyll A 3.7 ug/L 2014-10-08 07:00 Current Direction 351 degrees 2014-10-08 07:00 Current Velocity 0.37 knots 2014-10-08 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 8.7 mg/L 2014-10-08 07:00 Heat Index 60.4 F 2014-10-08 07:00 Latitude 38.78761 degrees 2014-10-08 07:00 Longitude -77.03537 degrees 2014-10-08 07:00 Relative Humidity 91.1 percent 2014-10-08 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2014-10-08 07:00 Turbidity 12.6 NTU 2014-10-08 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2014-10-08 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2014-10-08 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2014-10-08 07:00 Water Temperature 65.9 F 2014-10-08 07:00 Wind Chill 60.4 F 2014-10-08 07:00 Wind Direction 229 degrees 2014-10-08 07:00 Wind Gust 6 knots 2014-10-08 07:00 Wind Speed 4.3 knots 2014-10-08 07:00
10/9/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the ENE, patches of Hydrilla, logs, trash and debris dot the river, four fish jumping, about ten inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 49°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 2.79 EST: feet. Songbirds, few crickets, one red-shouldered hawk, cormorants, gulls and sixteen great egrets (video record). There are some other big white birds up by Dyke marsh, but they are too far away to identify with my binoculars or my video camera. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 57.4 F 2014-10-09 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.1 inches 2014-10-09 07:00 Chlorophyll A 4.3 ug/L 2014-10-09 07:00 Current Direction 355 degrees 2014-10-09 07:00 Current Velocity 0.58 knots 2014-10-09 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 8.9 mg/L 2014-10-09 07:00 Heat Index 57.4 F 2014-10-09 07:00 Latitude 38.78763 degrees 2014-10-09 07:00 Longitude -77.03539 degrees 2014-10-09 07:00 Relative Humidity 78.4 percent 2014-10-09 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2014-10-09 07:00 Turbidity 17.3 NTU 2014-10-09 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2014-10-09 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2014-10-09 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2014-10-09 07:00 Water Temperature 66.3 F 2014-10-09 07:00 Wind Chill 57.4 F 2014-10-09 07:00 Wind Direction 241 degrees 2014-10-09 07:00 Wind Gust 4.9 knots 2014-10-09 07:00 Wind Speed 3.7 knots 2014-10-09 07:00
10/10/2014 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Rain. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the NE, the flag south of Hog Island is being blown from the NE, patches of Hydrilla, trash and debris moving rapidly upstream, large areas of Hydrilla, trash and debris along the Virginia shore, eight fish jumping, about sixteen inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 58°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.67 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, jays, crickets, crows, one belted kingfisher, cormorants by the flock, gulls, one great blue heron and seven great egrets (video record). NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 61.9 F 2014-10-10 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.1 inches 2014-10-10 07:00 Chlorophyll A 3.9 ug/L 2014-10-10 07:00 Current Direction 356 degrees 2014-10-10 07:00 Current Velocity 0.73 knots 2014-10-10 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 8.9 mg/L 2014-10-10 07:00 Heat Index 61.9 F 2014-10-10 07:00 Latitude 38.78765 degrees 2014-10-10 07:00 Longitude -77.03541 degrees 2014-10-10 07:00 Relative Humidity 63.8 percent 2014-10-10 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2014-10-10 07:00 Turbidity 21 NTU 2014-10-10 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2014-10-10 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2014-10-10 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2014-10-10 07:00 Water Temperature 66.7 F 2014-10-10 07:00 Wind Chill 61.9 F 2014-10-10 07:00 Wind Direction 124 degrees 2014-10-10 07:00 Wind Gust 6.8 knots 2014-10-10 07:00 Wind Speed 5.2 knots 2014-10-10 07:00
10/11/2014 7:00 AM 0.39 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Rain, fog, low visibility. Video record of inexplicable conditions on the Potomac River, big three- to five-foot swells from the NE with a few whitecaps, but no wind. Patches of Hydrilla, no fish, about six inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 53°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.75 feet. Nothing, but songbirds and crickets. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 54.9 F 2014-10-11 07:10 Barometric Pressure 29.99 inches 2014-10-11 07:10 Chlorophyll A 3.3 ug/L 2014-10-11 07:00 Current Direction 0 degrees 2014-10-11 07:00 Current Velocity 0.48 knots 2014-10-11 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 8.8 mg/L 2014-10-11 07:00 Heat Index 54.9 F 2014-10-11 07:10 Latitude 38.78762 degrees 2014-10-11 07:10 Longitude -77.0354 degrees 2014-10-11 07:10 Relative Humidity 91.9 percent 2014-10-11 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2014-10-11 07:00 Turbidity 11.1 NTU 2014-10-11 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2014-10-11 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2014-10-11 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2014-10-11 07:00 Water Temperature 65.3 F 2014-10-11 07:00 Wind Chill 54.9 F 2014-10-11 07:10 Wind Direction 30 degrees 2014-10-11 07:10 Wind Gust 13.8 knots 2014-10-11 07:10 Wind Speed 10.1 knots 2014-10-11 07:10
10/12/2014 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Haze. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the NNW, few whitecaps, the flag south of Hog Island is being blown from the NNE, no Hydrilla, trash or debris except in pockets along the Virginia shore, one fish jumping, about four inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 50°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.11 feet with both charts reflecting the rain we received around midnight. Canada geese, songbirds, few crickets, one red-shouldered hawk, spiders, crows, cormorants, gulls and great egrets (video record). NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 52.3 F 2014-10-12 07:10 Barometric Pressure 30.23 inches 2014-10-12 07:10 Chlorophyll A 1.5 ug/L 2014-10-12 07:00 Current Direction 5 degrees 2014-10-12 07:00 Current Velocity 0.23 knots 2014-10-12 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 8.6 mg/L 2014-10-12 07:00 Heat Index 52.3 F 2014-10-12 07:10 Latitude 38.7876 degrees 2014-10-12 07:10 Longitude -77.03539 degrees 2014-10-12 07:10 Relative Humidity 83.2 percent 2014-10-12 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2014-10-12 07:00 Turbidity 8.2 NTU 2014-10-12 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2014-10-12 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2014-10-12 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2014-10-12 07:00 Water Temperature 64.2 F 2014-10-12 07:00 Wind Chill 52.3 F 2014-10-12 07:10 Wind Direction 37 degrees 2014-10-12 07:10 Wind Gust 8.4 knots 2014-10-12 07:10 Wind Speed 5.8 knots 2014-10-12 07:10
10/13/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast with haze, no wind, fire on the shore at Accokeek. Patches of Hydrilla on the Potomac River, lots of fish jumping, too many to count, about ten inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 58°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.82 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, crickets, one red-tailed hawk, crows, one belted kingfisher, cormorants, gulls and four great egrets. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 60.6 F 2014-10-13 07:10 Barometric Pressure 30.24 inches 2014-10-13 07:10 Chlorophyll A 1.7 ug/L 2014-10-13 07:00 Current Direction 176 degrees 2014-10-13 07:00 Current Velocity 0.08 knots 2014-10-13 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 8.4 mg/L 2014-10-13 07:00 Heat Index 60.6 F 2014-10-13 07:10 Latitude 38.78759 degrees 2014-10-13 07:10 Longitude -77.03539 degrees 2014-10-13 07:10 Relative Humidity 85.3 percent 2014-10-13 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2014-10-13 07:00 Turbidity 7.7 NTU 2014-10-13 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2014-10-13 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2014-10-13 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2014-10-13 07:00 Water Temperature 64 F 2014-10-13 07:00 Wind Chill 60.6 F 2014-10-13 07:10 Wind Direction 167 degrees 2014-10-13 07:10 Wind Gust 4.3 knots 2014-10-13 07:10 Wind Speed 3.1 knots 2014-10-13 07:10
10/14/2014 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the SSE, no whitecaps, some logs, patches of Hydrilla and natural debris dot the river, five fish jumping, about eighteen inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 64°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.92 feet. Songbirds, crickets, one red-bellied woodpecker, mushrooms, squirrels, fish crows, gulls and great egrets. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 68.2 F 2014-10-14 07:10 Barometric Pressure 30.14 inches 2014-10-14 07:10 Chlorophyll A 2.4 ug/L 2014-10-14 07:00 Current Direction 191 degrees 2014-10-14 07:00 Current Velocity 0.23 knots 2014-10-14 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 8.2 mg/L 2014-10-14 07:00 Heat Index 68.2 F 2014-10-14 07:10 Latitude 38.78759 degrees 2014-10-14 07:10 Longitude -77.03539 degrees 2014-10-14 07:10 Relative Humidity 92.5 percent 2014-10-14 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2014-10-14 07:00 Turbidity 8 NTU 2014-10-14 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2014-10-14 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2014-10-14 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2014-10-14 07:00 Water Temperature 64.1 F 2014-10-14 07:00 Wind Chill 68.2 F 2014-10-14 07:10 Wind Direction 178 degrees 2014-10-14 07:10 Wind Gust 5.8 knots 2014-10-14 07:10 Wind Speed 3.9 knots 2014-10-14 07:10
10/15/2014 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Heavily overcast, dark clouds to the west, light intermittent rain. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the SSW, no whitecaps, very little natural debris dots the river, patches of Hydrilla, trash and debris along the Virginia shore, three fish jumping, about a foot of visibility into the water. Temperature: 71°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.83 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, crickets, one red-shouldered hawk, crows, one box turtle on the compost heap (video record), cormorants, gulls and great egrets. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 73.6 F 2014-10-15 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.86 inches 2014-10-15 07:00 Chlorophyll A 1.9 ug/L 2014-10-15 07:00 Current Direction 186 degrees 2014-10-15 07:00 Current Velocity 0.33 knots 2014-10-15 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 8.5 mg/L 2014-10-15 07:00 Heat Index 73.6 F 2014-10-15 07:00 Latitude 38.78759 degrees 2014-10-15 07:00 Longitude -77.0354 degrees 2014-10-15 07:00 Relative Humidity 82.8 percent 2014-10-15 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2014-10-15 07:00 Turbidity 9.9 NTU 2014-10-15 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2014-10-15 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2014-10-15 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2014-10-15 07:00 Water Temperature 66.2 F 2014-10-15 07:00 Wind Chill 73.6 F 2014-10-15 07:00 Wind Direction 164 degrees 2014-10-15 07:00 Wind Gust 18.8 knots 2014-10-15 07:00 Wind Speed 12.4 knots 2014-10-15 07:00
10/16/2014 7:00 AM 1.27 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the WSW, a few whitecaps, big patches of Hydrilla, trash and debris moving slowly upstream along the Maryland shore, one fish jumping, about eight inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 59°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.72 feet with a big spike in both charts reflecting the rain we received. Songbirds, jays, crickets, one cottontail (video record), spiders, crows, lots of brown and yellow mushrooms, one red-bellied woodpecker, squirrels, cormorants, gulls, great egrets (video record) and something I have never seen before in the morning, and something that is far too fast to film, a bat! NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 60.8 F 2014-10-16 07:10 Barometric Pressure 29.73 inches 2014-10-16 07:10 Chlorophyll A 1.4 ug/L 2014-10-16 07:00 Current Direction 190 degrees 2014-10-16 07:00 Current Velocity 0.49 knots 2014-10-16 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 8.3 mg/L 2014-10-16 07:00 Heat Index 60.8 F 2014-10-16 07:10 Latitude 38.78758 degrees 2014-10-16 07:10 Longitude -77.03538 degrees 2014-10-16 07:10 Relative Humidity 90.2 percent 2014-10-16 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2014-10-16 07:00 Turbidity 8.6 NTU 2014-10-16 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2014-10-16 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2014-10-16 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2014-10-16 07:00 Water Temperature 66.6 F 2014-10-16 07:00 Wind Chill 60.8 F 2014-10-16 07:10 Wind Direction 201 degrees 2014-10-16 07:10 Wind Gust 10.5 knots 2014-10-16 07:10 Wind Speed 8.4 knots 2014-10-16 07:10
10/17/2014 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Mist, no wind. Squalls on the Potomac River from the west, patches of Hydrilla, lots of fish activity with thirteen fish jumping, about sixteen inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 53°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.11 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, crickets despite the cold, white, flat-topped mushrooms, spiders, crows, cormorants, gulls and seven great egrets (video record). NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 58.6 F 2014-10-17 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.78 inches 2014-10-17 07:00 Chlorophyll A 1.7 ug/L 2014-10-17 07:00 Current Direction 49 degrees 2014-10-17 07:00 Current Velocity 0.16 knots 2014-10-17 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 8 mg/L 2014-10-17 07:00 Heat Index 58.6 F 2014-10-17 07:00 Latitude 38.78757 degrees 2014-10-17 07:00 Longitude -77.03537 degrees 2014-10-17 07:00 Relative Humidity 83.5 percent 2014-10-17 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2014-10-17 07:00 Turbidity 7.6 NTU 2014-10-17 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2014-10-17 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2014-10-17 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2014-10-17 07:00 Water Temperature 65.3 F 2014-10-17 07:00 Wind Chill 58.6 F 2014-10-17 07:00 Wind Direction 238 degrees 2014-10-17 07:00 Wind Gust 3.7 knots 2014-10-17 07:00 Wind Speed 2.9 knots 2014-10-17 07:00
10/18/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the SSW, no whitecaps, no trash or debris save one snag that has moved off from the shore by the Fort Washington light house to a position farther out into the river, a few patches of Hydrilla, nine fish jumping, about eight inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 54°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.95 feet. Canada geese in large flocks, songbirds, crickets, spiders, mushrooms, crows, lots of cormorants, gulls, one great blue heron and five great egrets. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 59.2 F 2014-10-18 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.63 inches 2014-10-18 07:00 Chlorophyll A 1.2 ug/L 2014-10-18 07:00 Current Direction 190 degrees 2014-10-18 07:00 Current Velocity 0.48 knots 2014-10-18 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 8.4 mg/L 2014-10-18 07:00 Heat Index 59.2 F 2014-10-18 07:00 Latitude 38.78759 degrees 2014-10-18 07:00 Longitude -77.03537 degrees 2014-10-18 07:00 Relative Humidity 87.1 percent 2014-10-18 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2014-10-18 07:00 Turbidity 6.8 NTU 2014-10-18 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2014-10-18 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2014-10-18 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2014-10-18 07:00 Water Temperature 65.3 F 2014-10-18 07:00 Wind Chill 59.2 F 2014-10-18 07:00 Wind Direction 211 degrees 2014-10-18 07:00 Wind Gust 7 knots 2014-10-18 07:00 Wind Speed 5.2 knots 2014-10-18 07:00
10/19/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Significant wind and waves on the Potomac River from the WNW, but surprisingly few whitecaps, a large collection of Hydrilla, trash and debris is covering the alluvial rocks of the Native American fish weir, no fish, no visibility into the water. Temperature: 52°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.84 feet. Songbirds, one single cricket in the bushes by the lane, jays and gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 52.9 F 2014-10-19 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.96 inches 2014-10-19 07:00 Chlorophyll A 1.3 ug/L 2014-10-19 07:00 Current Direction 186 degrees 2014-10-19 07:00 Current Velocity 0.43 knots 2014-10-19 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 9.2 mg/L 2014-10-19 07:00 Heat Index 52.9 F 2014-10-19 07:00 Latitude 38.78757 degrees 2014-10-19 07:00 Longitude -77.03537 degrees 2014-10-19 07:00 Relative Humidity 59.2 percent 2014-10-19 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2014-10-19 07:00 Turbidity 7.5 NTU 2014-10-19 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2014-10-19 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2014-10-19 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2014-10-19 07:00 Water Temperature 64.5 F 2014-10-19 07:00 Wind Chill 52.9 F 2014-10-19 07:00 Wind Direction 350 degrees 2014-10-19 07:00 Wind Gust 19 knots 2014-10-19 07:00 Wind Speed 12.8 knots 2014-10-19 07:00
10/20/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Mist moving off to the WSW. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the ENE, big patches of Hydrilla with trash and debris moving slowly downstream along the Maryland shore, three fish, about eight inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 40°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.79 feet. Songbirds, jays, one red-shouldered hawk, spiders, crows, one red-bellied woodpecker and gulls by the flock. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 47.1 F 2014-10-20 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.11 inches 2014-10-20 07:00 Chlorophyll A 1.8 ug/L 2014-10-20 07:00 Current Direction 174 degrees 2014-10-20 07:00 Current Velocity 0.15 knots 2014-10-20 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 9 mg/L 2014-10-20 07:00 Heat Index 47.1 F 2014-10-20 07:00 Latitude 38.78759 degrees 2014-10-20 07:00 Longitude -77.03535 degrees 2014-10-20 07:00 Relative Humidity 90.5 percent 2014-10-20 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2014-10-20 07:00 Turbidity 8.8 NTU 2014-10-20 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2014-10-20 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2014-10-20 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2014-10-20 07:00 Water Temperature 62.3 F 2014-10-20 07:00 Wind Chill 45.7 F 2014-10-20 07:00 Wind Direction 168 degrees 2014-10-20 07:00 Wind Gust 4.5 knots 2014-10-20 07:00 Wind Speed 3.3 knots 2014-10-20 07:00
10/21/2014 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Haze. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the east, patches of Hydrilla with trash and debris moving downstream, lots of fish activity with nineteen fish jumping, about six inches of visibility into murky, dark water. Temperature: 50°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.79 feet. Songbirds, jays, crickets, crows, one cormorant and gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 56.1 F 2014-10-21 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.85 inches 2014-10-21 07:00 Chlorophyll A 2.1 ug/L 2014-10-21 07:00 Current Direction 198 degrees 2014-10-21 07:00 Current Velocity 0.03 knots 2014-10-21 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 8.7 mg/L 2014-10-21 07:00 Heat Index 56.1 F 2014-10-21 07:00 Latitude 38.78759 degrees 2014-10-21 07:00 Longitude -77.03535 degrees 2014-10-21 07:00 Relative Humidity 80.9 percent 2014-10-21 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2014-10-21 07:00 Turbidity 9.4 NTU 2014-10-21 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2014-10-21 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2014-10-21 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2014-10-21 07:00 Water Temperature 62 F 2014-10-21 07:00 Wind Chill 56.1 F 2014-10-21 07:00 Wind Direction 225 degrees 2014-10-21 07:00 Wind Gust 4.1 knots 2014-10-21 07:00 Wind Speed 2.9 knots 2014-10-21 07:00
10/22/2014 7:00 AM 0.40 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Rain, low visibility. Wind and waves and big swells and whitecaps on the Potomac River from the NNW, patches of Hydrilla with trash and debris moving slowly downstream, no fish, no visibility into brown water. Temperature: 53°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.03 feet. Songbirds, jays and gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 54.7 F 2014-10-22 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.88 inches 2014-10-22 07:00 Chlorophyll A 1.9 ug/L 2014-10-22 07:00 Current Direction 320 degrees 2014-10-22 07:00 Current Velocity 0.07 knots 2014-10-22 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 9.3 mg/L 2014-10-22 07:00 Heat Index 54.7 F 2014-10-22 07:00 Latitude 38.7876 degrees 2014-10-22 07:00 Longitude -77.03537 degrees 2014-10-22 07:00 Relative Humidity 90.6 percent 2014-10-22 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2014-10-22 07:00 Turbidity 11.3 NTU 2014-10-22 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2014-10-22 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2014-10-22 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2014-10-22 07:00 Water Temperature 62.2 F 2014-10-22 07:00 Wind Chill 54.7 F 2014-10-22 07:00 Wind Direction 351 degrees 2014-10-22 07:00 Wind Gust 12.6 knots 2014-10-22 07:00 Wind Speed 8.7 knots 2014-10-22 07:00
10/23/2014 7:00 AM 0.67 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast. Significant wind and waves on the Potomac River from the NNW with relatively few whitecaps, lots of Hydrilla with trash and debris washed up against the Maryland shore, no fish, no visibility into brown water. Temperature: 52°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.41 feet. Songbirds, few crickets, white mushrooms and two adult eagles. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 54.1 F 2014-10-23 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.89 inches 2014-10-23 07:00 Chlorophyll A 1.7 ug/L 2014-10-23 07:00 Current Direction 11 degrees 2014-10-23 07:00 Current Velocity 0.18 knots 2014-10-23 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 9.2 mg/L 2014-10-23 07:00 Heat Index 54.1 F 2014-10-23 07:00 Latitude 38.7876 degrees 2014-10-23 07:00 Longitude -77.03535 degrees 2014-10-23 07:00 Relative Humidity 66.2 percent 2014-10-23 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2014-10-23 07:00 Turbidity 10.8 NTU 2014-10-23 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2014-10-23 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2014-10-23 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2014-10-23 07:00 Water Temperature 60.2 F 2014-10-23 07:00 Wind Chill 54.1 F 2014-10-23 07:00 Wind Direction 333 degrees 2014-10-23 07:00 Wind Gust 15.9 knots 2014-10-23 07:00 Wind Speed 11.5 knots 2014-10-23 07:00
10/24/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Wind, waves and big swells on the Potomac River from the NNW but strangely enough, no whitecaps, trash and debris along the Maryland shore, no Hydrilla in sight, no fish, about four inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 53°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.09 feet. Songbirds, crickets, one cottontail being chased by one cat, brown mushrooms, squirrels, crows, gulls and one juvenile eagle. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 55.4 F 2014-10-24 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.95 inches 2014-10-24 07:00 Chlorophyll A 1.8 ug/L 2014-10-24 07:00 Current Direction 357 degrees 2014-10-24 07:00 Current Velocity 0.21 knots 2014-10-24 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 9.5 mg/L 2014-10-24 07:00 Heat Index 55.4 F 2014-10-24 07:00 Latitude 38.78761 degrees 2014-10-24 07:00 Longitude -77.03536 degrees 2014-10-24 07:00 Relative Humidity 64.1 percent 2014-10-24 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2014-10-24 07:00 Turbidity 12.2 NTU 2014-10-24 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2014-10-24 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2014-10-24 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2014-10-24 07:00 Water Temperature 58.9 F 2014-10-24 07:00 Wind Chill 55.4 F 2014-10-24 07:00 Wind Direction 331 degrees 2014-10-24 07:00 Wind Gust 14.4 knots 2014-10-24 07:00 Wind Speed 7.6 knots 2014-10-24 07:00
10/25/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Unusual breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the east, a few pieces of natural debris and one big log moving slowly upstream, six fish jumping, about eight inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 42°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.93 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, no crickets, jays, one cottontail, spiders, crows, cormorants and gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 50.5 F 2014-10-25 07:10 Barometric Pressure 29.95 inches 2014-10-25 07:10 Chlorophyll A 1.6 ug/L 2014-10-25 07:00 Current Direction 356 degrees 2014-10-25 07:00 Current Velocity 0.53 knots 2014-10-25 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 9.5 mg/L 2014-10-25 07:00 Heat Index 50.5 F 2014-10-25 07:10 Latitude 38.78763 degrees 2014-10-25 07:10 Longitude -77.03537 degrees 2014-10-25 07:10 Relative Humidity 86.5 percent 2014-10-25 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2014-10-25 07:00 Turbidity 13.3 NTU 2014-10-25 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2014-10-25 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2014-10-25 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2014-10-25 07:00 Water Temperature 58.8 F 2014-10-25 07:00 Wind Chill 50.5 F 2014-10-25 07:10 Wind Direction 214 degrees 2014-10-25 07:10 Wind Gust 5.4 knots 2014-10-25 07:10 Wind Speed 4.5 knots 2014-10-25 07:10
10/26/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Wind and wavelets on the Potomac River from the WSW, two snags near the channel off Accokeek, six fish, about five inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 56°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.88 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, four crickets, one squirrel, crows over in Virginia, one cormorant, lots of gulls and one adult eagle. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 60.8 F 2014-10-26 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.75 inches 2014-10-26 07:00 Chlorophyll A 15.1 ug/L 2014-10-26 07:00 Current Direction 2 degrees 2014-10-26 07:00 Current Velocity 0.58 knots 2014-10-26 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 9.4 mg/L 2014-10-26 07:00 Heat Index 60.8 F 2014-10-26 07:00 Latitude 38.78763 degrees 2014-10-26 07:00 Longitude -77.03538 degrees 2014-10-26 07:00 Relative Humidity 42.5 percent 2014-10-26 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2014-10-26 07:00 Turbidity 15.4 NTU 2014-10-26 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2014-10-26 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2014-10-26 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2014-10-26 07:00 Water Temperature 59.2 F 2014-10-26 07:00 Wind Chill 60.8 F 2014-10-26 07:00 Wind Direction 299 degrees 2014-10-26 07:00 Wind Gust 9.3 knots 2014-10-26 07:00 Wind Speed 6.4 knots 2014-10-26 07:00
10/27/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the ENE, almost due east, mist on the river moving off toward the west, ripples from the SW which are probably due to the incoming tide, one patch of Hydrilla moving slowly upstream along the Maryland shore, seven fish jumping, about ten inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 38°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.81 feet. Songbirds, crows, two deer, one cormorant and gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 46.9 F 2014-10-27 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.03 inches 2014-10-27 07:00 Chlorophyll A 1.3 ug/L 2014-10-27 07:00 Current Direction 4 degrees 2014-10-27 07:00 Current Velocity 0.28 knots 2014-10-27 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 9.3 mg/L 2014-10-27 07:00 Heat Index 46.9 F 2014-10-27 07:00 Latitude 38.78761 degrees 2014-10-27 07:00 Longitude -77.03536 degrees 2014-10-27 07:00 Relative Humidity 90.1 percent 2014-10-27 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2014-10-27 07:00 Turbidity 8.2 NTU 2014-10-27 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2014-10-27 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2014-10-27 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2014-10-27 07:00 Water Temperature 58.8 F 2014-10-27 07:00 Wind Chill 46.9 F 2014-10-27 07:00 Wind Direction 254 degrees 2014-10-27 07:00 Wind Gust 3.3 knots 2014-10-27 07:00 Wind Speed 2.1 knots 2014-10-27 07:00
10/28/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the SW, no whitecaps, Hydrilla, trash and debris washed up along the Maryland shore, one fish jumping, no visibility into the water. Temperature: 57°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.79 feet. Songbirds, crickets, spiders, one red-shouldered hawk and gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 58.8 F 2014-10-28 07:10 Barometric Pressure 30.03 inches 2014-10-28 07:10 Chlorophyll A 1.4 ug/L 2014-10-28 07:00 Current Direction 358 degrees 2014-10-28 07:00 Current Velocity 0.07 knots 2014-10-28 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 9.4 mg/L 2014-10-28 07:00 Heat Index 58.8 F 2014-10-28 07:10 Latitude 38.78758 degrees 2014-10-28 05:30 Longitude -77.03536 degrees 2014-10-28 05:30 Relative Humidity 65.1 percent 2014-10-28 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2014-10-28 07:00 Turbidity 8.8 NTU 2014-10-28 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2014-10-28 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2014-10-28 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2014-10-28 07:00 Water Temperature 59 F 2014-10-28 07:00 Wind Chill 58.8 F 2014-10-28 07:10 Wind Direction 203 degrees 2014-10-28 07:10 Wind Gust 11.1 knots 2014-10-28 07:10 Wind Speed 8.9 knots 2014-10-28 07:10
10/29/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Light fog, no wind. Were it not for lots of fish activity and a couple of pieces of trash in mid-channel, the Potomac River would be as smooth as glass, remnants of Hydrilla with trash and debris along the Maryland shore, fifteen fish jumping, an amazing two feet of visibility into murky water, both ends of the alluvial rocks making up the Native American fish weir are visible below the surface but the river bottom is covered in red-brown silt, no submerged aquatic vegetation whatsoever. Temperature: 61°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.80 feet. Songbirds, crickets, jays, crows and one beaver swimming upstream along the Maryland shore (brief video record). NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 61 F 2014-10-29 07:10 Barometric Pressure 29.9 inches 2014-10-29 07:10 Chlorophyll A 1.4 ug/L 2014-10-29 07:00 Current Direction 195 degrees 2014-10-29 07:00 Current Velocity 0.2 knots 2014-10-29 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 9.3 mg/L 2014-10-29 07:00 Heat Index 61 F 2014-10-29 07:10 Latitude 38.78757 degrees 2014-10-29 07:10 Longitude -77.03536 degrees 2014-10-29 07:10 Relative Humidity 92.8 percent 2014-10-29 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2014-10-29 07:00 Turbidity 7.3 NTU 2014-10-29 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2014-10-29 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2014-10-29 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2014-10-29 07:00 Water Temperature 59.9 F 2014-10-29 07:00 Wind Chill 61 F 2014-10-29 07:10 Wind Direction 213 degrees 2014-10-29 07:10 Wind Gust 4.3 knots 2014-10-29 07:10 Wind Speed 3.1 knots 2014-10-29 07:10
10/30/2014 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Haze. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the NNW with a few whitecaps, Hydrilla, trash and debris washed up along the Maryland shore, foam on the Native American fish weir, no fish, about four inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 45°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.78 feet. Songbirds, a few crickets, crows, one squirrel and gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 51.4 F 2014-10-30 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.03 inches 2014-10-30 07:00 Chlorophyll A 1.8 ug/L 2014-10-30 07:00 Current Direction 184 degrees 2014-10-30 07:00 Current Velocity 0.26 knots 2014-10-30 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 9.4 mg/L 2014-10-30 07:00 Heat Index 51.4 F 2014-10-30 07:00 Latitude 38.78759 degrees 2014-10-30 07:00 Longitude -77.03537 degrees 2014-10-30 07:00 Relative Humidity 66.7 percent 2014-10-30 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2014-10-30 07:00 Turbidity 8.3 NTU 2014-10-30 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2014-10-30 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2014-10-30 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2014-10-30 07:00 Water Temperature 59.5 F 2014-10-30 07:00 Wind Chill 51.4 F 2014-10-30 07:00 Wind Direction 7 degrees 2014-10-30 07:00 Wind Gust 9.3 knots 2014-10-30 07:00 Wind Speed 6 knots 2014-10-30 07:00
10/31/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, mist. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the ENE, a few pieces of trash in the channel, small patches of Hydrilla along the Maryland shore, lots of fish activity with nineteen fish jumping, about one and a half feet of visibility into the water. Temperature: 40°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.76 feet. Songbirds, no crickets, jays, spiders, crows, cormorants, no gulls, but one great blue heron. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 48 F 2014-10-31 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.99 inches 2014-10-31 07:00 Chlorophyll A 2 ug/L 2014-10-31 07:00 Current Direction 188 degrees 2014-10-31 07:00 Current Velocity 0.38 knots 2014-10-31 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 9.3 mg/L 2014-10-31 07:00 Heat Index 48 F 2014-10-31 07:00 Latitude 38.7876 degrees 2014-10-31 07:00 Longitude -77.03532 degrees 2014-10-31 07:00 Relative Humidity 69.5 percent 2014-10-31 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2014-10-31 07:00 Turbidity 8.4 NTU 2014-10-31 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2014-10-31 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2014-10-31 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2014-10-31 07:00 Water Temperature 59.1 F 2014-10-31 07:00 Wind Chill 48 F 2014-10-31 07:00 Wind Direction 110 degrees 2014-10-31 07:00 Wind Gust 3.5 knots 2014-10-31 07:00 Wind Speed 2.3 knots 2014-10-31 07:00
11/1/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, haze. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the NNW, few whitecaps, one old basketball moving downstream, no fish, about four inches of visibility into brownish water. Temperature: 49°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.77 feet. Songbirds, three crickets, crows, gulls and one adult eagle. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 50.5 F 2014-11-01 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.76 inches 2014-11-01 07:00 Chlorophyll A 2.5 ug/L 2014-11-01 07:00 Current Direction 189 degrees 2014-11-01 07:00 Current Velocity 0.52 knots 2014-11-01 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 9.4 mg/L 2014-11-01 07:00 Heat Index 50.5 F 2014-11-01 07:00 Latitude 38.7876 degrees 2014-11-01 07:00 Longitude -77.03537 degrees 2014-11-01 07:00 Relative Humidity 74.4 percent 2014-11-01 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2014-11-01 07:00 Turbidity 9.2 NTU 2014-11-01 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2014-11-01 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2014-11-01 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2014-11-01 07:00 Water Temperature 58.1 F 2014-11-01 07:00 Wind Chill 50.5 F 2014-11-01 07:00 Wind Direction 5 degrees 2014-11-01 07:00 Wind Gust 14.4 knots 2014-11-01 07:00 Wind Speed 10.1 knots 2014-11-01 07:00
11/2/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast. Significant wind and waves with whitecaps on the Potomac River from the NW, no trash or debris, lots of Hydrilla being blown and washed from Virginia up against the Maryland shore, no fish, no visibility into brown, murky water. Very low tide, blowout conditions. Temperature: 44°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 2.77 feet. Songbirds and crows. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 44.2 F 2014-11-02 07:10 Barometric Pressure 30.01 inches 2014-11-02 07:10 Chlorophyll A 2.1 ug/L 2014-11-02 07:00 Current Direction 191 degrees 2014-11-02 07:00 Current Velocity 0.4 knots 2014-11-02 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 10.1 mg/L 2014-11-02 07:00 Heat Index 44.2 F 2014-11-02 07:10 Latitude 38.7876 degrees 2014-11-01 06:40 Longitude -77.03537 degrees 2014-11-01 06:40 Relative Humidity 58 percent 2014-11-02 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2014-11-02 07:00 Turbidity 8.8 NTU 2014-11-02 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2014-11-02 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2014-11-02 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2014-11-02 07:00 Water Temperature 55.6 F 2014-11-02 07:00 Wind Chill 37.5 F 2014-11-02 07:10 Wind Direction 344 degrees 2014-11-02 07:10 Wind Gust 20.2 knots 2014-11-02 07:10 Wind Speed 12.4 knots 2014-11-02 07:10
11/3/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the WNW, no trash or debris, no fish, about eight inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 43°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 2.75 feet. Canada geese by the flock in mid-channel and along the Virginia shore, songbirds, jays, two mourning doves, squirrels, three deer, crows, cormorants and gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 46.6 F 2014-11-03 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.28 inches 2014-11-03 07:00 Chlorophyll A 2.5 ug/L 2014-11-03 07:00 Current Direction 188 degrees 2014-11-03 07:00 Current Velocity 0.46 knots 2014-11-03 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 10.7 mg/L 2014-11-03 07:00 Heat Index 46.6 F 2014-11-03 07:00 Latitude 38.7876 degrees 2014-11-01 06:40 Longitude -77.03537 degrees 2014-11-01 06:40 Relative Humidity 40.5 percent 2014-11-03 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2014-11-03 07:00 Turbidity 11.8 NTU 2014-11-03 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2014-11-03 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2014-11-03 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2014-11-03 07:00 Water Temperature 52.2 F 2014-11-03 07:00 Wind Chill 44.6 F 2014-11-03 07:00 Wind Direction 322 degrees 2014-11-03 07:00 Wind Gust 7.4 knots 2014-11-03 07:00 Wind Speed 3.9 knots 2014-11-03 07:00
11/4/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Ripples and squalls on the Potomac River from the WNW, a few patches of Hydrilla dot the river, four fish jumping, about ten inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 42°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 2.74 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, crows and gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 48 F 2014-11-04 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.21 inches 2014-11-04 07:00 Chlorophyll A 2.8 ug/L 2014-11-04 07:00 Current Direction 188 degrees 2014-11-04 07:00 Current Velocity 0.48 knots 2014-11-04 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 10.6 mg/L 2014-11-04 07:00 Heat Index 48 F 2014-11-04 07:00 Latitude 38.78761 degrees 2014-11-04 07:00 Longitude -77.03536 degrees 2014-11-04 07:00 Relative Humidity 81.3 percent 2014-11-04 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2014-11-04 07:00 Turbidity 11.2 NTU 2014-11-04 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2014-11-04 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2014-11-04 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2014-11-04 07:00 Water Temperature 52.6 F 2014-11-04 07:00 Wind Chill 48 F 2014-11-04 07:00 Wind Direction 201 degrees 2014-11-04 07:00 Wind Gust 2.1 knots 2014-11-04 07:00 Wind Speed 1.6 knots 2014-11-04 07:00
11/5/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the ENE, natural debris dots the entire stretch of river with a large field of trash and debris at the mouth of Swan Creek, patches of Hydrilla washed up along the Maryland shore, two fish jumping, about ten inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 50°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.75 feet. Songbirds, crows, cormorants, gulls and two great egrets off the edge of Dyke Marsh (video record). NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 54.7 F 2014-11-05 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.15 inches 2014-11-05 07:00 Chlorophyll A 2.5 ug/L 2014-11-05 07:00 Current Direction 188 degrees 2014-11-05 07:00 Current Velocity 0.25 knots 2014-11-05 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 10.4 mg/L 2014-11-05 07:00 Heat Index 54.7 F 2014-11-05 07:00 Latitude 38.78761 degrees 2014-11-05 07:00 Longitude -77.03536 degrees 2014-11-05 07:00 Relative Humidity 64.4 percent 2014-11-05 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2014-11-05 07:00 Turbidity 9.3 NTU 2014-11-05 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2014-11-05 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2014-11-05 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2014-11-05 07:00 Water Temperature 53.3 F 2014-11-05 07:00 Wind Chill 54.7 F 2014-11-05 07:00 Wind Direction 0 degrees 2014-11-05 07:00 Wind Gust 0 knots 2014-11-05 07:00 Wind Speed 0 knots 2014-11-05 07:00
11/6/2014 7:00 AM 0.20 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Light rain, fog. Ripples and squalls moving across the Potomac River from the WSW, patches of Hydrilla, trash and debris dot the entire stretch river, mainly on that half toward Maryland, foam moving slowly downstream along the Maryland shore, no fish, about ten inches of visibility into murky water. Temperature: 51°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 2.83 feet, reflecting the rain we are receiving. Canada geese, songbirds, one squirrel, a sum total of two crickets, one red-shouldered hawk, crows, no cormorants and no gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 53.8 F 2014-11-06 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.93 inches 2014-11-06 07:00 Chlorophyll A 3 ug/L 2014-11-06 07:00 Current Direction 336 degrees 2014-11-06 07:00 Current Velocity 0.17 knots 2014-11-06 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 10.1 mg/L 2014-11-06 07:00 Heat Index 53.8 F 2014-11-06 07:00 Latitude 38.78762 degrees 2014-11-06 07:00 Longitude -77.03538 degrees 2014-11-06 07:00 Relative Humidity 92.7 percent 2014-11-06 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2014-11-06 07:00 Turbidity 14.4 NTU 2014-11-06 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2014-11-06 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2014-11-06 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2014-11-06 07:00 Water Temperature 53.6 F 2014-11-06 07:00 Wind Chill 53.8 F 2014-11-06 07:00 Wind Direction 188 degrees 2014-11-06 07:00 Wind Gust 5.8 knots 2014-11-06 07:00 Wind Speed 2.9 knots 2014-11-06 07:00
11/7/2014 7:00 AM 0.36 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the NW, no whitecaps, no trash, debris or Hydrilla except along both shores, no fish, no visibility into the water. Temperature: 49°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.51 feet with a big spike just after midnight. Canada geese, songbirds, jays, one red-shouldered hawk, crows, fish crows, gulls and two adult eagles over in Virginia. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO CURRENT REPORTS.
11/8/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Frost. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the ENE, very little Hydrilla, trash and debris moving slowly upstream, no fish, about five inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 32°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.04 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, crows, fish crows and one cormorant. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Conditions at 44061 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 11/08/2014: Wind Direction (WDIR): W ( 270 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 3.9 kts Wind Gust (GST): 3.9 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.08 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.02 in ( Rising ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 37.9 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 53.1 °F Salinity (SAL): 0.20 psu Wind Chill (CHILL): 34.5 °F Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 3.9 kts Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 3.9 kts
11/9/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Unusual breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the east, a few pieces of trash and debris are dotting the entire stretch of river and are moving upstream, four fish jumping, about ten inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 39°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 2.93 EST: feet. Songbirds, crows, and gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Conditions at 44061 as of (3:20 am EST) 0820 GMT on 11/09/2014: Note: This report is more than two hours old Wind Direction (WDIR): S ( 180 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 3.9 kts Wind Gust (GST): 5.8 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 29.91 in Air Temperature (ATMP): 47.8 °F Wind Chill (CHILL): 46.0 °F Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 3.9 kts Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 3.9 kts
11/10/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Fog. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the NE, patches of Hydrilla moving slowly upstream, no fish, about eight inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 36°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 2.91 feet. Songbirds, crows, gulls and two adult eagles (video record of one). NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO CURRENT REPORTS.
11/11/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Fog. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the ENE, big swells from due west without a ship in sight (ships create swells at an angle to the shore, not parallel to the shore … the only explanation would seem to be some kind of seismic activity), a few pieces of trash and debris dot the river, moving slowly upstream, five fish jumping, all in the same area about 60 feet off the Maryland shore, about sixteen inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 39°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 2.86 feet. Songbirds, crows and gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Conditions at 44061 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 11/11/2014: Wind Direction Wind Direction (WDIR): N ( 350 deg true ) Wind Speed Wind Speed (WSPD): 1.9 kts Wind Gust Wind Gust (GST): 1.9 kts Atmospheric Pressure Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.06 in Pressure Tendency Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.00 in ( Steady ) Air Temperature Air Temperature (ATMP): 45.9 °F Water Temperature Water Temperature (WTMP): 52.3 °F Salinity Salinity (SAL): 0.20 psu Wind Speed at 10 Meters Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 1.9 kts Wind Speed at 10 Meters Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 1.9 kts
11/12/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Fog, overcast. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the WSW changing to WNW, many pieces of trash and debris dot the river including patches of Hydrilla, no fish, almost two feet of visibility into the water … the far end of the alluvial rocks making up the southern arm of the Native American fish weir can be seen. Temperature: 58°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 2.84 feet. Songbirds, seven crickets, one box turtle hiding in the grass next to the compost heap, spiders, crows, gulls and one grebe (video record). NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Conditions at 44061 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 11/12/2014: Wind Direction (WDIR): WSW ( 240 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 3.9 kts Wind Gust (GST): 3.9 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 29.89 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.03 in ( Rising ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 58.8 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 53.6 °F Salinity (SAL): 0.20 psu Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 3.9 kts
11/13/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the NNW, no whitecaps, a few pieces of trash and debris, foam along the Maryland shore, no fish, about six inches of visibility into murky water. Temperature: 42°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 2.84 feet. Songbirds, jays, crows, one red-shouldered hawk, gulls and one cormorant. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Conditions at 44061 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 11/13/2014: Wind Direction (WDIR): N ( 360 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 5.8 kts Wind Gust (GST): 9.7 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.14 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.00 in ( Steady ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 42.1 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 53.2 °F Salinity (SAL): 0.20 psu Wind Chill (CHILL): 37.8 °F Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 7.8 kts Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 7.8 kts
11/14/2014 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Light frost. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the NW, no whitecaps, no trash or debris, even the beach is free of trash, foam and remnants of Hydrilla along the Maryland shore, no fish, no visibility into murky water. Temperature: 34°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 2.82 feet with the discharge gauge far below the 48-year median daily statistic. Canada geese along the Virginia shore, songbirds, crows, cormorants, gulls, two adult bald eagles (video record of one) and a large flock of big white waterbirds along the Accokeek shore, too far away to identify (video record). NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO CURRENT REPORTS.
11/15/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Significant frost on the ground in open areas. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the NW, no whitecaps, two pieces of trash on the beach, foam along the Maryland shore, no fish, no visibility into the water. Temperature: 32°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 2.82 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, crows, fish crows, cormorants off Sheridan Point, gulls and a flock of big, white, unidentified water birds near the shore to the east of Mockley Point. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
11/16/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, no frost, very subdued. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the WSW, no whitecaps, no trash or debris, no Hydrilla, no fish, about sixteen inches of visibility into the water, the bottom is covered with red-brown silt, not a trace of submerged aquatic vegetation. Temperature: 38°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 2.80 feet. Songbirds, one red-tailed hawk, crows, fish crows and one gull. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
11/17/2014 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, fog, light, intermittent rain. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the SSW, no whitecaps, no trash or debris, not even on the landing, no Hydrilla, no fish, about ten inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 42°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 2.84 feet. Songbirds, crows, one cormorant, no gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
11/18/2014 7:00 AM 0.60 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Frost, ice on the puddles, the water in the rain gauge was on the verge of freezing. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the WNW, just shy of whitecaps, no trash or debris, no Hydrilla, no fish, no visibility into the water. Temperature: 28°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.37 feet with a big spike at midnight reflecting the rain we received. Canada geese, songbirds, crows, gulls and one adult eagle. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
11/19/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Unusual wind and waves on the Potomac River from the west, no whitecaps, no trash or debris, no Hydrilla, no fish, about six inches of visibility into the water, ice on puddles and on the Maryland shore. Temperature: 24°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.03 feet. Canada geese and cormorants off Sheridan Point, songbirds, one pair of buffleheads, a flock of unidentified ducks in flight heading south, gulls by the flock in the air as well as on the water and one adult eagle. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
11/20/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Ice on the puddles but no signs of frost, wind and waves on the Potomac River from the SSW, very few whitecaps, two pieces of trash, no Hydrilla, no fish, about six inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 35°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.00 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, cormorants and gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Conditions at 44061 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 11/20/2014: Wind Direction (WDIR): SW ( 220 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 11.7 kts Wind Gust (GST): 17.5 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 29.99 in Air Temperature (ATMP): 37.6 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 42.4 °F Salinity (SAL): 0.21 psu Conditions at 44061 as of (7:10 am EST) 1210 GMT on 11/20/2014: Wind Direction (WDIR): SW ( 220 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 11.7 kts Wind Gust (GST): 15.5 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 29.98 in Air Temperature (ATMP): 37.6 °F Salinity (SAL): 0.21 psu Wind Chill (CHILL): 29.3 °F Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 13.6 kts Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 15.5 kts
11/21/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: The ground is frozen solid. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the NW, no whitecaps, no trash or debris, no fish, no visibility into murky water. Temperature: 30°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 2.93 feet. Canada geese along the Virginia shore, songbirds, fish crows, cormorants on the pilings off Sheridan Point and gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Conditions at 44061 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 11/21/2014: Wind Direction (WDIR): NW ( 310 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 9.7 kts Wind Gust (GST): 13.6 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.34 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.10 in ( Rising Rapidly ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 31.6 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 41.9 °F Salinity (SAL): 0.21 psu Ice Accretion (ICE): 0.00 in per hour Wind Chill (CHILL): 22.6 °F Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 9.7 kts Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 11.7 kts
11/22/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Fog, heavy frost. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the NE, swells from due west, a few pieces of natural debris dot the river along the Maryland shore, no fish, about six inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 20°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 2.87 feet. Songbirds, jays, one red-shouldered hawk, crows, fish crows, cormorants, gulls and one adult eagle. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Conditions at 44061 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 11/22/2014: Wind Direction (WDIR): SSW ( 210 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 3.9 kts Wind Gust (GST): 5.8 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.53 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): -0.02 in ( Falling ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 27.1 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 40.8 °F Salinity (SAL): 0.21 psu Ice Accretion (ICE): 0.00 in per hour Wind Chill (CHILL): 21.9 °F Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 3.9 kts Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 5.8 kts
11/23/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast. Light breeze on the bank 35 feet above the Potomac River from the NE, a couple of pieces of trash and debris dot the river off the Maryland shore, one fish, about ten inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 39°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 2.87 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, one red-shouldered hawk, jays, crows, fish crows, cormorants by the flock and gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Conditions at 44061 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 11/23/2014: Wind Direction (WDIR): SSW ( 200 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 7.8 kts Wind Gust (GST): 9.7 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.23 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.03 in ( Rising ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 41.2 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 41.2 °F Salinity (SAL): 0.22 psu Wind Chill (CHILL): 35.6 °F Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 9.7 kts Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 9.7 kts
11/24/2014 7:00 AM 0.31 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Cloudy and mild. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the SSW, no whitecaps, no trash or debris, no fish, about six inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 63°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.04 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, fish crows, cormorants and gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Conditions at 44061 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 11/24/2014: Wind Direction (WDIR): SSW ( 200 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 9.7 kts Wind Gust (GST): 11.7 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 29.66 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.00 in ( Steady ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 56.7 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 43.3 °F Salinity (SAL): 0.22 psu Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 11.7 kts Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 11.7 kts
11/25/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast. Wind and waves with whitecaps on the Potomac River from the NNW, almost due north, a few pieces of trash and debris dot the river off the Maryland shore, no fish, about ten inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 52°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.13 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, crows, cormorants, gulls and three adult eagles. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Conditions at 44061 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 11/25/2014: Wind Direction (WDIR): N ( 350 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 7.8 kts Wind Gust (GST): 11.7 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 29.97 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.11 in ( Rising Rapidly ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 55.9 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 46.0 °F Salinity (SAL): 0.22 psu Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 7.8 kts Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 9.7 kts
11/26/2014 7:00 AM 0.33 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, steady rain, no wind, the leaves are falling straight down from the trees. Ripples on the Potomac River from the WNW, one piece of natural debris moving slowly upstream, no fish, much improved water conditions, about one and a half feet of visibility into the water, the alluvial rocks of the native American fish weir can be seen below the surface, the river bottom is red-brown with no sign of submerged aquatic vegetation. Temperature: 44°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.05 feet. Songbirds, one buck and one doe. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Conditions at 44061 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 11/26/2014: Wind Direction (WDIR): ENE ( 60 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 5.8 kts Wind Gust (GST): 9.7 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.06 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.01 in ( Rising ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 44.1 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 46.6 °F Salinity (SAL): 0.22 psu Wind Chill (CHILL): 40.1 °F Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 7.8 kts Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 7.8 kts
11/27/2014 7:00 AM 0.82 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast. Breeze and wavelets on the Potomac River from the WSW, no trash or debris except on the beach, no fish, about 18 inches of visibility into remarkably clear water (video record of bottom conditions). Temperature: 36°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 4.13 feet with a spike of about 5.30 feet just before midnight. Canada geese by the flock, songbirds, crows, cormorants, grebes (video record), buffleheads by the flock (video record … for the first time I heard what kind of sounds buffleheads make) and one gull. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Conditions at 44061 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 11/27/2014: Wind Direction (WDIR): N ( 10 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 3.9 kts Wind Gust (GST): 3.9 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.03 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.02 in ( Rising ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 38.8 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 43.3 °F Salinity (SAL): 0.21 psu Wind Chill (CHILL): 35.6 °F Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 3.9 kts Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 3.9 kts
11/28/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Significant wind and waves on the Potomac River from the NW but no whitecaps, two pieces of trash on the beach and one log in the river, foam at the tide line, no fish, about three inches of visibility into the water. Video record of the Maryland shore, by the landing, in near-blowout conditions. Temperature: 34°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.33 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, crows, cormorants, gulls and a small flock of about two dozen Buffleheads. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Conditions at 44061 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 11/28/2014: Wind Direction (WDIR): NW ( 310 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 13.6 kts Wind Gust (GST): 19.4 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.27 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.05 in ( Rising ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 35.1 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 43.2 °F Salinity (SAL): 0.19 psu Wind Chill (CHILL): 25.3 °F Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 15.5 kts Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 17.5 kts
11/29/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, frost. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the NW, the flag south of Hog Island is being blown from the NW (video record), no trash on the landing, a few pieces of natural debris dot the river along the Maryland shore, no fish, about two feet of visibility into the water, the alluvial rocks of the Native American fish weir can be seen both above and far below the surface (video record). Temperature: 31°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.22 feet. Canada geese and other black and brown wild geese by the flock, songbirds, one red-bellied woodpecker, crows, two cormorants, gulls and one great blue heron. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Conditions at 44061 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 11/29/2014: Wind Direction (WDIR): ESE ( 110 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 5.8 kts Wind Gust (GST): 7.8 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.32 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.02 in ( Rising ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 33.8 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 43.7 °F Salinity (SAL): 0.19 psu Wind Chill (CHILL): 27.9 °F Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 7.8 kts Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 7.8 kts
11/30/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the SSW, no whitecaps, one plastic bottle on the landing and one log in the river, no fish, about eight inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 40°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.14 feet. Canada geese by the pair, songbirds, one jay, one buck with big antlers, one red-shouldered hawk, crows, thirteen buffleheads, cormorants and gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Conditions at 44061 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 11/30/2014: Wind Direction (WDIR): S ( 190 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 7.8 kts Wind Gust (GST): 11.7 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.14 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.00 in ( Steady ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 41.9 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 43.9 °F Salinity (SAL): 0.19 psu Wind Chill (CHILL): 36.5 °F Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 9.7 kts Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 9.7 kts
12/1/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: No wind. Ripples on the Potomac River from the SW, a few pieces of trash and debris dot the river, one fish, about twenty inches of visibility into the water with the ripples in the water reflected in the shape of the sand on the river bottom. Temperature: 47°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.11 feet. Songbirds, lots of noisy fish crows, buffleheads, one grebe, one cormorant, gulls and three adult eagles in the trees above our house. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Conditions at 44061 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 12/01/2014: Wind Direction (WDIR): SSW ( 200 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 3.9 kts Wind Gust (GST): 5.8 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.17 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.02 in ( Rising ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 51.6 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 43.9 °F Salinity (SAL): 0.19 psu Wind Chill (CHILL): 50.4 °F Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 3.9 kts Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 3.9 kts
12/2/2014 7:00 AM 0.39 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, fog, wet, light rain. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the WNW but the flag south of Hog Island is being blown straight out from the ENE (convincing video record), no whitecaps, no trash or debris, no fish, about three inches of visibility into brown water. Temperature: 39°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.87 feet. Songbirds, crows, fish crows and a small flock of buffleheads. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Conditions at 44061 as of (7:00 am EST) 1200 GMT on 12/02/2014: Wind Direction (WDIR): NE ( 40 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 9.7 kts Wind Gust (GST): 13.6 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.55 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.04 in ( Rising ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 38.5 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 45.0 °F Salinity (SAL): 0.20 psu Wind Chill (CHILL): 31.3 °F Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 11.7 kts Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 11.7 kts
12/3/2014 7:00 AM 0.42 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, wet. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the SSW, no whitecaps, no trash or debris, traces of foam along the Maryland shore, no fish, about ten inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 40°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.67 feet. Songbirds, jays, one squirrel, fish crows, cormorants, gulls, one grebe and two dozen buffleheads just below the landing. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data in the last eight hours.
12/4/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Frost. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the NNE, a few pieces of trash and debris dot the entire stretch of river, six fish, about eight inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 30°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.34 feet. Songbirds, crows, one American kestrel, buffleheads in small flocks, one grebe, gulls, one juvenile eagle, two great blue herons and four great egrets (video record). NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data in the last 8 hours.
12/5/2014 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Light rain, fog to the south, no wind. Were it not for a few ripples on the Potomac River from the NW, the river would be smooth as glass. One log in mid-channel, nineteen fish breaking the surface toward Virginia, about fifteen inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 39°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.23 feet. Songbirds, crows, eight buffleheads, one gull. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: no data in the last 8 hours.
12/6/2014 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, light fog, lowered visibility, very subdued. No wind, squalls on the Potomac River along the Virginia shore, a few pieces of natural debris in mid-channel, two fish, about ten inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 43°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 5:30 EST: 3.20 feet … data is two hours behind. Songbirds, crows, fish crows, one American kestrel, one red-shouldered hawk, eight buffleheads, one gull. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
12/7/2014 7:00 AM 0.52 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Big moon to the west. Significant wind and waves with whitecaps and three-foot swells on the Potomac River from the NNW, almost due north, no trash or debris, no fish, no visibility into murky water. Temperature: 36°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 4.33 feet with a big spike in both charts reflecting the rain we received last night. Canada geese, songbirds and crows. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No Recent Reports.
12/8/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, light frost. Waves and really big five-foot swells, with surprisingly few whitecaps, on the Potomac River from the NNW, wind from the NE, the flag south of Hog Island is being blown from the NE at a significant angle to the swells on the river (video record), pieces of trash and debris dot the river along the Maryland shore, no fish, about eight inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 33°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.35 feet. Songbirds, crows, one bufflehead and gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No recent reports.
12/9/2014 7:00 AM 0.19 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, rain, fog, limited visibility. Wind and waves, with a few whitecaps, on the Potomac River from the NNE, trash moving slowly downstream along the Maryland shore, no fish, no visibility into the water. Temperature: 37°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.31 feet. Songbirds, crows, and a dozen or more buffleheads diving for breakfast right below me. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No recent reports.
12/10/2014 7:00 AM 0.18 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Strong winds and waves on the Potomac River from the NNE with big swells, but almost no whitecaps, no trash or debris, no fish, about seven inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 41°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.46 feet. Songbirds, crows, fish crows and two eagles. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No recent reports.
12/11/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the SW, no whitecaps, no trash or debris, foam along the Maryland shore, no fish, about four inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 34°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.26 feet. Songbirds, fish crows and gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No recent reports.
12/12/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Unusual wind and waves on the Potomac River from due west, no whitecaps, no trash or debris, no fish, about ten inches of visibility into the water, the river bottom is covered with red silt, lots of foam along the Maryland shore. Temperature: 38°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.21 feet. Songbirds, one mourning dove, one red-shouldered hawk circling overhead while riding the updrafts, crows, fish crows, gulls and three buffleheads. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No recent reports.
12/13/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Frost, light fog. Unusual squalls on the Potomac River from the SE, no trash or debris, no fish, about one and a half feet of visibility into the water, the end of the alluvial rocks making up the Native American fish weir is in sight. Temperature: 27°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 2.75 feet. Canada geese by the flock, songbirds, two red-shouldered hawks defending their territory quite loudly, crows, fish crows and two small flocks of buffleheads. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No recent reports.
12/14/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Frost. Light breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the ENE, two pieces of trash in the channel and four large pieces of natural debris off Accokeek to the South including one large snag that is moving very slowly, day by day, to the East, five fish, an amazing two feet of visibility into the water … even in low light. Temperature: 29°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.04 feet. Songbirds, jays, one red-shouldered hawk, crows, fish crows, one cormorant, gulls and three buffleheads. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No recent reports.
12/15/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Lightly overcast with stripes of pink clouds, no wind. A few pieces of trash and debris dot the entire stretch of the Potomac River which is, otherwise, smooth as glass. No fish, about eighteen inches of visibility into the water, no sign of submerged aquatic vegetation. Temperature: 40°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.14 feet. Songbirds, jays, crows, one American kestrel, one red-shouldered hawk and one gull. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No recent reports.
12/16/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Frost, light fog. No wind or waves on the Potomac River but squalls toward Virginia from indeterminate direction, several large pieces of trash and debris dot the entire stretch of river, six fish, about two feet of visibility into the water … all the way out to the end of the native American fish weir. Temperature: 36°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.11 feet. Canada geese by the flock, little white mushrooms with a brown edge, songbirds, one red-shouldered hawk, fish crows by the flock coming in from Virginia, two gulls and three buffleheads. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No recent reports.
12/17/2014 7:00 AM 0.38 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Moderately heavy fog, low visibility, wet. Ripples and low swells on the Potomac River from the SW, probably due to the incoming tide, a few pieces of trash on the landing, some natural debris moving slowly upstream along the Maryland shore, no fish, about ten inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 40°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.41 feet with a big spike, just after midnight, reflecting the rain we received. Songbirds, crows and one red-shouldered hawk. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No recent reports.
12/18/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Light frost in open areas. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the WNW, no whitecaps, no trash or debris, foam on the landing, no fish, about nine inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 34°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.20 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, crows, fish crows one cormorant and one gull. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No recent reports.
12/19/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast. Wind and waves without whitecaps on the Potomac River from the WNW, no trash or debris, no fish, about one foot of visibility into the water, foam along the Maryland shore. Temperature: 35°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.16 feet. Songbirds, crows, one gull and six buffleheads. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No recent reports.
12/20/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Heavy frost, no wind. Ripples on the Potomac River from the WNW, no trash or debris, fish activity off the Virginia shore, about eight inches of visibility into the water despite murkiness. The light for viewing the opposite shore is fantastic at that moment when the rising sun lights it up. Temperature: 28°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 2.57 feet although there are some anomalies in the charts that may indicate the gauges are frozen or blocked by ice. Songbirds, crows, gulls, one cormorant, buffleheads and one juvenile eagle. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No recent reports.
12/21/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, no wind. Mostly natural debris on the Potomac River from mid-channel to the Maryland shore, no fish except for something that is difficult to explain at this time of year: it is as if small fry are jumping straight up out of the water and it looks as if someone were dropping pebbles straight down from the sky, maybe it is isolated big raindrops. About fifteen inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 33°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.10 feet. Songbirds, jays, one doe, crows, gulls, one great blue heron and seventeen buffleheads right below me, just off the embankment. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No recent reports.
12/22/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Light frost, light fog. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the NE, the flag south of Hog Island is being blown from the NE, ripples from the NW, probably due to the outgoing tide, one piece of trash and several pieces of natural debris, including two logs, moving slowly down stream, no fish, about eight inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 33°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.08 feet. Songbirds, crows, fish crows and gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No recent reports.
12/23/2014 7:00 AM 0.29 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Fog, low visibility. Waves without whitecaps and low swells on the Potomac River from the NW, but 35 feet above the surface, breeze from the NE, trash and debris moving slowly downstream, no fish, about seven inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 38°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.25 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, jays, crows, gulls, one great blue heron and two adult eagles. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No recent reports.
12/24/2014 7:00 AM 0.54 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, no wind, thick fog, very low visibility, rain alternating between light and heavy. A few pieces of trash and debris on the Potomac River moving at a fair clip upstream, no fish, despite the darkness and rain, about ten inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 44°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.53 feet with a sharp spike in both charts reflecting the rain we are receiving. Not a creature is stirring but songbirds. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No recent reports.
12/25/2014 7:00 AM 0.53 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast with a strip of cloudless sky on the western horizon, wet. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the NNW, no whitecaps, no fish, an alarming amount of trash and debris has been blown over to the Maryland shore, about nine inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 46°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 4.01 feet. Canada geese, one red-shouldered hawk, songbirds, an unusual collection of MOTHS flying about on the lane down to the landing, one mourning dove, one American Kestrel, crows, fish crows and one gull. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No recent reports.
12/26/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Ripples on the Potomac River from the SW, probably due to the incoming tide, unusual breeze and squalls from due east, trash in the channel on the side toward Virginia, two fish, about fourteen inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 30°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.50 feet. Songbirds, one pileated woodpecker, crows, fish crows, gulls and six buffleheads. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No recent reports.
12/27/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Big fire in Alexandria (video record) with a plume of smoke bigger than the Masonic Temple, pink sky (photographic record), frost in the open areas. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the WSW, a few pieces of natural debris moving upstream, lots of fish breaking the surface, far too many to count, two fish jumping including an extremely large one, in spite the darkness, about eight inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 32°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.34 feet. Canada geese by the pair, songbirds, crows, fish crows, one bufflehead, cormorants by the flock and gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No recent reports.
12/28/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, very light breeze from the NE. A few pieces of trash and debris on the Potomac River moving upstream, one fish, about eighteen inches of visibility into the water, the ends of both arms of the Native American fish weir can be seen below the surface, ripples from the SW probably due to the incoming tide. Temperature: 47°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.30 feet. Songbirds, one red-shouldered hawk, crows, fish crows and gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No recent reports.
12/29/2014 7:00 AM 0.23 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, pink sky to the north, dark, wet. Breeze and waves on the Potomac River at about a 90° angle to each other (video record), the waves are form the WNW and the flag south of Hog Island is being blown from the ENE, three pieces of natural debris about twenty yards off the Maryland shore, no fish, despite the darkness and brown murkiness, about ten inches of visibility into the water, the tide is very low revealing both arms of the Native American fish weir and no trace of submerged aquatic vegetation. Temperature: 41°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.35 feet. Songbirds, crows, one red-shouldered hawk, one gull and one great blue heron. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No recent reports.
12/30/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, dark. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the WNW, no whitecaps, no trash or debris, no fish, in spite of the darkness, about six inches of visibility into the murky water. Temperature: 37°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.33 feet. Crows and songbirds including cardinals. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No recent reports.
12/31/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Heavy frost. Significant wind 35 feet above the surface from the NW but only ripples and squalls on the Potomac River, no waves, no whitecaps, the flag south of Hog Island is also flapping in a wind from the NW, one piece of trash and some natural debris moving downstream, no fish, despite the darkness, very good visibility into the water: about sixteen inches. Temperature: 24°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.25 feet. Songbirds, one doe and one buck, crows, lots of gulls heading north, two buffleheads and two adult eagles. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No recent reports.
1/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Heavy frost, very cold. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the NE, waves from indeterminate direction far to the SW, no whitecaps, one large piece of trash or debris to the north, two fish, about ten inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 21°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.20 feet. Songbirds, one woodpecker, something has the local sheep all upset, crows, three buffleheads and five gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
1/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Frost. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the NE, one piece of natural debris, no fish, despite the darkness, about eight inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 32°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.19 feet. Songbirds, one squirrel, crows, cormorants and gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
1/3/2015 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, no wind, rain. Low swells on the Potomac River from the WNW, no trash or debris and no trash on the landing (an amazing sight), no fish, about one foot of visibility into the water. Temperature: 36°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.21 feet. Nothing but songbirds. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
1/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.38 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Fog, rain. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the SSW, almost due south, few whitecaps, no trash or debris, no fish, about seven inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 44°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.52 feet. Songbirds, fish crows and gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
1/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Significant wind and waves on the Potomac River from the NNW, but no whitecaps, a few pieces of trash and debris moving slowly downstream along the Maryland shore, no fish, about six inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 38°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.39 feet. Songbirds, crows and gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
1/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.04 0.3 0.04 M 0.04 Current conditions at 7AM: Light snow, fog, low visibility, no wind. Ripples on the Potomac River from the NW, no trash or debris, no fish, about ten inches of visibility into the water despite the darkness. Temperature: 25°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.13 feet. Songbirds. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
1/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.07 0.4 0.07 1.0 0.07 Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, 0.4 inches of new snow on top of the old. Significant wind and waves on the Potomac River from the NNW with whitecaps and three-foot swells, nothing but two pieces of trash on the landing, no fish, about six inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 24°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek is one hour behind, gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.26 feet. Songbirds, crows, one cormorant, ducks in flight by the flock, gulls and two juvenile eagles. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
1/8/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: The ground is thoroughly frozen. Breeze and wavelets on the Potomac River from the NW, ice covers much of the river with large accumulations stacked up along the Maryland shore (photographic record), no trash or debris, no fish, no visibility into the water due to the ice. Temperature: 12°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height seems to have frozen at 3.20 feet since 17:45 EST on 7 January 2015. Songbirds, crows, fish crows and gulls by the flock sitting on the ice. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
1/9/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the SW, very few whitecaps, lots of foam in stripes moving slowly upstream along the Maryland shore, no trash or debris, no fish, about six inches of visibility into brown, murky water. Temperature: 26°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek: no recent reports, message sent. Songbirds, gulls and about fifty fish crows flying in from Virginia. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
1/10/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Ice covers vast areas of the Potomac River. Significant wind from the NNW, the gaps in the ice have only wavelets in them, no trash, some natural debris and dislodged trees along the Virginia shore, no fish, no visibility into the water due to the ice. Temperature: 19°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge frozen. Songbirds, one squirrel, crows, gulls, one adult eagle and three large flocks of unidentifiable dark-colored ducks in the water over toward Virginia. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
1/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Light breeze on the Potomac River from the NE, ice covers the entire stretch of river with areas of thin ice in the channel, no trash or debris, no fish, no visibility into the water due to the ice. Temperature: 15°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge frozen. Songbirds, one woodpecker, one red-shouldered hawk, crows, fish crows, gulls, a large flock of ducks off Sheridan Point (too far away to identify), one juvenile eagle and two adult eagles. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
1/12/2015 7:00 AM 0.21 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Steady rain, overcast, no wind. In spite of three boats going through in the night, ice covers the Potomac River with a few possible areas of open water in the channel, no trash or debris, no fish, limited visibility through the clear patches of ice to a depth of about six inches. Temperature: 35°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge frozen. Songbirds, crows, the usual invasion of fish crows from Virginia, several collections of ducks and Canada geese on the ice to the south. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
1/13/2015 7:00 AM 0.63 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast. Breeze 35 feet above the Potomac River from the NE, but big swells, waves and a few whitecaps from the NW at a 90° angle, the flag south of Hog Island is being blown out stiff from the NE, one big piece of debris off the Maryland shore, no fish, no visibility into brown water with remnants of ice along both shores. Temperature: 34°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 4.09 feet. Songbirds, one red-shouldered hawk, fish crows, one cormorant, gulls and two adult eagles. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
1/14/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 0.1 0.02 M 0.02 Current conditions at 7AM: Light snow, overcast, very subdued. Breeze and waves on the Potomac River from the NW, no whitecaps, today, the wind direction is in agreement with the direction in which the flag south of Hog Island is being blown, no trash or debris, remnants of ice along both shores, no fish, despite some murkiness, about a foot of visibility into the water. Temperature: 26°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.41 feet. Songbirds, one squirrel, two cormorants, gulls, one bufflehead, one great blue heron and a small flock of ducks, heading north, of a species that I have never seen before. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
1/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, no wind. Ripples on the Potomac River from the NW, three pieces of natural debris dot the river, no fish, an amazing two feet of visibility into the water, both arms of the Native American fish weir are clearly visible beneath the surface. Temperature: 31°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.31 feet. Songbirds, one squirrel, one great blue heron, fish crows, gulls, buffleheads, two eagles and a whole flock of common mergansers diving and spread out over the entire stretch of river before me. The unidentified waterfowl from yesterday were common mergansers in flight. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
1/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Heavy frost, fog along the Virginia shore. Ice on the Potomac River except for two stretches of open water, breeze from the SSW, one big green plastic bottle on the landing, no fish, about eighteen inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 25°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.27 feet. Canada geese by the flock, songbirds, jays, six deer, crows, twenty buffleheads, gulls, ducks by the flock in flight and one great blue Heron standing on a piling to the north. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
1/17/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Frost, but the ground is not frozen rock solid. Patches of very thin ice on the Potomac River, intermittent breeze from the NE, one big piece of plastic trash on the landing, no fish, about two feet of visibility into the water all the way out to the end of the southern arm of the Native American fish weir. Temperature: 24°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.23 feet. Songbirds, one woodpecker, crows, gulls, ducks by the flock in flight and one juvenile eagle in the big old dead oak to the south. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
1/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Heavily overcast, light rain, no wind. Fog and rain squalls on the Potomac River, one piece of natural debris and one piece of ice, no fish, despite the darkness, about fourteen inches of visibility into the water ... the flood of trash and sedimentation has abated to a great extent. Temperature: 33°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.20 feet. Songbirds, crows and gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
1/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.68 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, light frost, ice on standing water. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the WNW, no whitecaps, two pieces of trash on the landing, no fish, about ten inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 38°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 4.05 feet, spiking at over 5.5 feet just before midnight. Songbirds, crows, gulls and two juvenile eagles. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
1/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Frost, pink clouds and sky, no wind. Ripples every which way on the Potomac River, a few pieces of trash and natural debris dot the river, one fish, about eighteen inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 26°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.45 feet. Canada geese by the hundred and by the decibel, songbirds, crows, gulls and four buffleheads. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
1/21/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, light fog, light frost, no wind. Low swells on the Potomac River from the NW, one piece of trash and three pieces of natural debris are all that can be seen, no fish, about ten inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 31°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.38 feet. Songbirds, crows, gulls and one juvenile eagle. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
1/22/2015 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, fog, drizzle. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the WSW, no whitecaps, two pieces of trash and one log, no fish, about six inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 34°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.37 feet. Songbirds, crows, one squirrel, one common merganser and one bufflehead. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
1/23/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Frost, no wind, squalls on the Potomac River over toward Virginia, ripples from the WSW, two plastic bottles moving rapidly upstream, no fish, about eight inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 26°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.03 feet. Songbirds, crows, cormorants, gulls, common mergansers by the flock, buffleheads and one juvenile eagle. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
1/24/2015 7:00 AM 1.19 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Dark, overcast, wet, light fog, no flooding. Wind, waves and big swells on the Potomac River from the NNW, a few whitecaps, one plastic fork and one log being driven toward the landing, no fish, about six inches of visibility into murky water. Temperature: 35°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 6.84 feet with an incredible spike heading toward seven feet. [I sure don't want to go anywhere NEAR Piscataway Creek today.] Songbirds, one cottontail, crows, gulls and a small flock of buffleheads flying north. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
1/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Light frost, no wind. Ripples on the Potomac River from the WSW, a not inconsiderable amount of trash and debris moving slowly upstream along the Maryland shore, no fish, about four inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 36°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 4.07 feet. Songbirds, one squirrel, crows, cormorants in flight, gulls and four buffleheads. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
1/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.16 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Heavily overcast, light rain. Breeze from the NE but waves on the Potomac River from the NW, no whitecaps, two pieces of natural debris, no fish, about eight inches of visibility into murky, brown water. Temperature: 37°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.69 feet. Songbirds, one red-shouldered hawk, crows, one cormorant and five buffleheads. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
1/27/2015 7:00 AM 0.12 0.7 0.12 M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, seven tenths of an inch of new snow. Significant wind and waves on the Potomac River from the NNW, few whitecaps, five pieces of trash on the landing, very low tide, no fish, no visibility into brown water. Temperature: 30°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.68 feet. Songbirds, crows, one cormorant, one gull and one adult bald eagle. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
1/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: The ground is frozen solid. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the NW, very few whitecaps, no trash or debris, no fish, about three inches of visibility into murky water. Temperature: 24°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.50 feet. Songbirds, crows, cormorants and gulls. It is amazing to watch the gulls flying up to an altitude hit by the first rays of the rising sun. They fly along in dawn light and then their undersides light up when the sunshine hits them. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
1/29/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Heavy frost, thoroughly frozen ground. Patches of ice on the Potomac River which is, otherwise, over vast areas, smooth as glass. Thirty five feet above the river surface, light breeze from the NE, no trash or debris, no fish, about eighteen inches of visibility into fairly clear water. Temperature: 20°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height frozen at 1:30 EST: 3.35 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, one red-shouldered hawk, crows, one fish crow, four common mergansers, one bufflehead and gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
1/30/2015 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Significant wind and waves on the Potomac River from the NW with whitecaps, no trash or debris, foam on the water, no fish, no visibility into the water. Temperature: 37°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.42 feet. Songbirds, crows, three red-shouldered hawks, gulls, one juvenile eagle and a flock of thirty to forty swans in the water south of the Fort Washington lighthouse (video record). NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
1/31/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Solidly frozen ground, wind and waves on the Potomac River from the WNW, no whitecaps, large areas of ice broken up by stretches of open water, one tennis ball and one old tire on the landing, no fish, extremely low water level, both arms of the Native American fish weir are completely exposed, about six inches of visibility through the ice to the river bottom. Temperature: 20°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek last available gauge height at 5:45 EST: 10.55 feet with a spike very near the operating limit of 14 feet (possible equipment malfunction due to extreme cold). Canada geese, songbirds, one squirrel, crows, gulls and a very large flock of unidentified waterfowl flying in from the north and landing on the water near the Virginia shore. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
2/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, haze, frozen ground, a dusting of graupel on the river side of the house, breeze, squalls and ripples on the Potomac River from the SSW, ice along both shores and thin ice in areas of the channel, no trash or debris, no fish, about 10 inches of visibility through the ice to the river bottom. Temperature: 36°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge is frozen. Canada geese by the flock in the water to the south, songbirds, one squirrel, crows, one cormorant, gulls, one bufflehead and one great blue heron. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
2/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Heavily overcast, light fog, no frost. Breeze and ripples on the Potomac River from the WNW, trash, debris, including one fallen tree, and remnants of ice moving slowly downstream, mainly along the Maryland shore, no fish, about ten inches of visibility into murky water. Temperature: 37°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.36 feet. Songbirds, two squirrels, crows, fish crows, four buffleheads, gulls, one juvenile eagle and one great blue heron. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
2/3/2015 7:00 AM 0.28 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, rock-solid ground, ice on standing water. Wind, swells, waves and a few whitecaps on the Potomac River from the NNW, no trash or debris, no fish, ice and slush along the Maryland shore, about six inches of visibility into murky water. Temperature: 24°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.44 feet with a spike of just over four feet a couple of hours before midnight reflecting the rain we received last night. Songbirds, six deer, three squirrels, crows, four common mergansers, one bufflehead, gulls and two juvenile eagles. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
2/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Clear sky, frozen ground, breeze, squalls and ripples on the Potomac River from the WSW, no trash or debris, remnants of ice along the Maryland shore, no fish, about ten inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 27°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.26 feet. Songbirds, crows, fish crows, two cormorants and many gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
2/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Frost, half an inch of "give" in the ground which is no longer frozen solid, significant wind and waves with whitecaps on the Potomac River from the NNW, a few pieces of natural debris being driven against the Maryland shore, no fish, about four inches of visibility into cloudy water. Temperature: 36°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.32 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, a whole flock of unidentified birds on the telephone wires despite the strong winds, crows and gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
2/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: No wind, frozen-solid ground, ice on vast areas of the Potomac River, no trash or debris, no fish, about eight inches of visibility through the ice to the river bottom, no submerged aquatic vegetation, whatsoever. Temperature: 15°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.18 feet. Songbirds, three squirrels, crows, buffleheads and gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
2/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Frozen ground, haze, no wind, patches of ice on the Potomac River and along the Maryland shore, one big stick frozen in the ice, no fish, about eight inches of visibility through the ice to the river bottom. Temperature: 26°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.19 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, crows, gulls and three buffleheads. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
2/8/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, frozen ground, no wind, a few patches of ice on the Potomac River moving slowly upstream, the river is, otherwise, smooth as glass, no trash or debris, no fish, about eighteen inches of visibility into the water with the far end of the southern arm of the Native American fish weir clearly visible beneath the surface. Temperature: 31°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.28 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, one deer, one raccoon, crows, fish crows, buffleheads, gulls, common mergansers, one great blue heron and a huge flock of waterfowl in the water down by Sheridan Point, too far away to identify. One National Park Service boundary marker is adrift just to the south (photographic record). NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
2/9/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, light fog, no frost. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the NE, the flag south of Hog Island is also being blown from the NE, no trash or debris, no fish, despite the darkness, about sixteen inches of visibility into the water, the far ends of the Native American fish weir are clearly visible below the surface. Temperature: 39°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.27 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, one mourning dove, jays, crows, gulls, buffleheads, one adult and one juvenile eagle. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
2/10/2015 7:00 AM 0.18 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, light fog, a dusting of snow, wind and two-foot swells with a few whitecaps on the Potomac River from the NW, no trash or debris, no fish, about ten inches of visibility into murky, brownish green water. Temperature: 32°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.30 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, crows, one cormorant, gulls, two adult eagles and two large flocks of unidentified ducks (too small for geese) in the water north and west of Sheridan Point. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
2/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Frost, significant wind and waves on the Potomac River from the NNW but no whitecaps, one big log being driven against the landing, no fish, no visibility into the water. Temperature: 27°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.27 feet. Songbirds, one squirrel, two mourning doves, crows, gulls, one juvenile eagle and a huge flock of ducks in the water south of Sheridan Point. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
2/12/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Haze, no frost, ripples and breeze on the Potomac River from the SW, a few pieces of trash and debris dot the landing, no fish, about fourteen inches of visibility into relatively clear water. Temperature: 32°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.25 feet. Songbirds, crows, fish crows, six buffleheads, gulls and a really huge flock of unidentified ducks, in the water, stretching from Sheridan Point all the way across the river to the north and south of Fort Washington (video record). NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
2/13/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Heavy frost, frozen ground, significant wind and waves on the Potomac River from the NW, surprisingly few whitecaps, one very long old tree has washed up and blocks the entire width of the landing, no fish, no visibility into the water due to ice, snow and slush along the Maryland shore. Temperature: 15°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.15 feet. Songbirds, crows, lots of gulls and two giant flocks of ducks in the water to the south and north of Sheridan Point. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
2/14/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Slightly overcast, rock-solid, frozen ground, breeze and ripples on the Potomac River from the SSW, ice along the Maryland shore, no trash or debris, the National Park Service boundary marker has moved upstream to a position off our landing (photographic record), no fish, about 18 inches of visibility into the water out beyond the ice. Temperature: 25°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.11 feet. Songbirds, crows, gulls, one juvenile and one adult eagle. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
2/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: The frozen ground was covered with snow in the middle of the night, but the snow was all blown away without a trace by 7AM, ferocious winds in gusts on the Potomac River from the NW with shifty direction, no whitecaps due to ice floes which cover most of the surface and are moving downstream at a rapid clip, a few logs and pieces of natural debris on the landing, no fish, no visibility into the water because of the ice which is also covered with snow. Temperature: 11°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 2.89 feet. Songbirds, one mourning dove in a holly bush, jays, crows and lots of gulls down by Sheridan Point to the south. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
2/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: There appears to be a big fire again down in Charles County (photographic record). Rock-solid, frozen ground, breeze on the Potomac River from the NW, the entire stretch of river is frozen with some thin ice along the Virginia shore, one long board has appeared with the pieces of natural debris on the landing, no fish, no visibility into the water due to ice covered with snow. Temperature: 10°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.00 feet. Songbirds, crows, gulls and one juvenile eagle. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
2/17/2015 7:00 AM 0.35 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: No wind, four inches of new fallen snow, ice and snow on the Potomac River except for one small area inhabited by waterfowl, no trash and debris in sight, no fish, about fourteen inches of visibility through the ice to the river bottom. Temperature: 17°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.12 feet. Canada geese, ducks, songbirds, one woodpecker hammering away at a tree which is quite hollow and resonant, crows, no gulls but one juvenile eagle. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
2/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: No wind. Ice and snow on the entire stretch of the Potomac River except for one small area being deliberately kept open by geese, no trash or debris, no fish, about eight inches of visibility into the water through the ice. Temperature: 7°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.16 feet. Canada geese, songbirds and one juvenile eagle. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
2/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Wind and wavelets on the small open area of the Potomac River (kept open by waterfowl) from the WNW, no trash or debris, no fish, no visibility into the water due to snow on the ice. Temperature: 13°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.16 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, crows and five buffleheads. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
2/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Breeze on the Potomac River from the WNW, the flag south of Hog Island is also being blown from the WNW, no trash or debris, no fish, no visibility into the water due to the ice which is covered with snow. Temperature: 6°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.11 feet. Canada geese, four swans, songbirds, crows and fish crows. One small area of the river is being kept free of ice by the geese and swans. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
2/21/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: No wind, ice and snow on the entire stretch of the Potomac River except for a heart-shaped area being kept open by the waterfowl as a warming pond, no trash or debris, no fish, no visibility into the water. Temperature: 14°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.10 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, including a cardinal with a song I have never heard before, crows, fish crows, common mergansers, swans and buffleheads. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
2/22/2015 7:00 AM 0.76 M 0.76 M M Current conditions at 7AM: Fog, snow and ice on the Potomac River, no wind, no trash or debris, no fish, no visibility into the water. Temperature: 33°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.39 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, jays, squirrels, lots of fresh deer tracks in the snow, trails of rodents tunneling under the snow, one red-bellied woodpecker, crows, fish crows, common mergansers, buffleheads, swans and one juvenile eagle. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
2/23/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Significant wind on the Potomac River from the NW, no trash or debris, no fish, no visibility into the water due to ice and snow covering virtually all of the river except for one warming pond being kept open by waterfowl. Temperature: 34°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 4.31 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, one mourning dove, jays, crows, gulls, buffleheads, common mergansers, swans and two juvenile eagles. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
2/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: No wind, ice and snow on the Potomac River except for the warming pond kept open by the waterfowl, no trash or debris, no fish, no visibility into the water due to the snow on top of the ice. Temperature: 12°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.34 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, one mourning dove, jays, one squirrel, one woodpecker, crows, gulls, swans and one juvenile eagle. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
2/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Light breeze on the Potomac River from the East, no trash or debris, ice and snow covers the river with a few open areas in the channel, no fish, no visibility into the water. Temperature: 16°F. A big plume of white smoke is rising over Alexandria. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.23 feet. Canada geese, swans, songbirds, one red-bellied woodpecker, jays, crows and one gull. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
2/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.27 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Two inches of new snow, no wind, very limited visibility. Ice and snow on the Potomac River with loud sounds of the ice cracking, no trash or debris, no fish, no visibility into the water. Temperature: 30°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.33 feet. Canada geese, songbirds and one squirrel. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
2/27/2015 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Snow flurries. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the WNW, no whitecaps, no trash or debris, no fish, about six inches of visibility into the water, about one third of the river is now free of ice and snow. Temperature: 31°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.36 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, crows, unidentifiable ducks in the distance and gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
2/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Unusual breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from due north, the flag south of Hog Island is also being blown from the North, no trash or debris, no fish, about four inches of visibility, through the ice, into the water, ice still covers most of the river. Temperature: 19°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.19 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, one pileated woodpecker, jays, one mourning dove, crows, six common mergansers and gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
3/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Snow flurries mixed with sleet, very light breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the ESE, no trash but lots of droppings from the geese on the ice, no fish, about nine inches of visibility into the water through the ice, big noises from the ice breaking up to the South. Temperature: 26°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.23 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, crows, fish crows, black ducks, gulls and one juvenile eagle. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
3/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.36 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: No wind, an ice glaze covers everything, thick fog on the Potomac River, very limited visibility, no trash or debris, no fish, no visibility into the water, thick ice along the Maryland shore to about a hundred feet out. Temperature: 32°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.83 feet. Songbirds, one woodpecker, squirrels, six deer, crows, fish crows, common mergansers and gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
3/3/2015 7:00 AM M M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: No wind, ice floes on the Potomac River, ripples every which way, no trash or debris, no fish, an incredible two feet of visibility into the water. Temperature: 27°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.76 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, crows, eight common mergansers, one cormorant, gulls and one juvenile eagle who watched me refill the bird feeder, from the big old oak tree by the landing, before flying off when I shut the lid. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS. (Edit: Observer initially recorded 0.25" of precipitation. This is anomalously high for the region. Changed precip to NA. Observer will be contacted. M.W.)
3/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.18 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Light fog, no wind, very wet. Remnants of ice on the Potomac River moving slowly downstream, a few pieces of natural debris on top of the ice, no fish, about eighteen inches of visibility into the water. A National Park Service boundary marker has resurfaced in mid-channel (photographic record). Temperature: 37°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.57 feet. Songbirds, one red-shouldered hawk, one woodpecker, jays, crows, one cormorant, gulls, one great blue heron and one adult eagle. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
3/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.56 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Rain. Wind, waves, big swells and whitecaps on the Potomac River from the NNW, almost due north, trash and debris moving slowly downstream along the Maryland shore, no fish, about eight inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 35°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 5.48 feet. Songbirds and cormorants. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
3/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.70 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Five inches of new snow, unusual wind and waves, with a few whitecaps, on the Potomac River from due north, no trash or debris but the errant National Park Service boundary marker, that flashes all night, has moved farther upriver, no fish, no visibility into the water due to ice which covers about half of the surface. Temperature: 15°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 4.28 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, jays, crows, gulls and a giant flock of buffleheads in the water of mid-channel. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
3/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: No new snow, frost on the outside of the rain gauge, no wind, ice on about half the surface of the Potomac River with areas of open water in the channel, no trash or debris, no fish, no visibility into the water. Temperature: 11°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 7:30 EST: 3.90 feet. Songbirds, crows, jays, one pileated woodpecker, gulls and two adult eagles. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
3/8/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: No wind, ice floes and some natural debris moving slowly upstream on the Potomac River which is, otherwise, smooth as glass, no fish, about ten inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 30°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.99 feet. Songbirds, jays, one woodpecker, crows, gulls and lots of noisy fish crows. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
3/9/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: No wind. Ice floes moving slowly upstream on an otherwise smooth Potomac River, one big old log is stuck on the Native American fish weir, no fish, about eighteen inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 32°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 4.42 feet. Songbirds, fish crows, two cormorants and gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
3/10/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: The ospreys are back from the South. Almost imperceptible breeze on the Potomac River from the NNE, ice floes, trash and debris dot the river including a large blue metal drum longer than an oil drum (hazardous to navigation), no fish, about fifteen inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 35°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 4.08 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, crows, fish crows, ospreys and gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
3/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.26 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: No wind, heavy fog. Massive amounts of trash and debris on the Potomac River, one fish, about one foot of visibility into murky water. Temperature: 44°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 4.56 feet. Songbirds, fish crows, gulls, ospreys, one pair of common mergansers and one pair of buffleheads. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
3/12/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Light frost, wind and waves on the Potomac River from the NW, no whitecaps, very little trash and debris, no fish, about eight inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 40°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.91 feet. Songbirds, jays, crows, one red-bellied woodpecker, cormorants, gulls and ospreys. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
3/13/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Frost, no wind on the Potomac River which is smooth as glass, a few pieces of trash and debris dot the river, no fish, about fourteen inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 30°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.68 feet. Songbirds, one mourning dove, one woodpecker, fish crows, gulls, and the ospreys are building nests. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
3/14/2015 7:00 AM 0.32 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Rain, breeze and ripples on the Potomac River from the WSW almost due west, trash and debris dot the river, especially along the Maryland shore, no fish, about ten inches of visibility into milky, brown water. Temperature: 43°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.87 feet. Songbirds, fish crows, ospreys, gulls and one bufflehead in flight. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
3/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.21 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: No wind, clouds moving across the sky from the NW, ripples on the Potomac River from the WNW, trash and debris dot the river, no fish, water quality is quite good, but, due to the cloud cover, only about eight inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 39°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 4.12 feet. Songbirds, one cottontail, one mourning dove, crows, fish crows, and gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
3/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Light frost, breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the ENE, no trash or debris, three boundary marker buoys in sight, one across the river near Collingwood, one by the Fort Washington light house and one by the Torpedo house below the walls of Fort Washington, two fish, about six inches of visibility into murky, brown water. Temperature: 32°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.70 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, six deer (two does and four yearlings), crows, fish crows, gulls and ospreys. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
3/17/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: No wind, ripples on the Potomac River from the NW, trash and debris dot the river from the channel to the Maryland shore, one big fish jumping, about eight inches of visibility into cloudy water. Temperature: 42°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.62 feet. Canada geese by the flock, lots of songbirds, crows, fish crows, a small flock of ducks heading north, gulls and ospreys. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
3/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the NW, no whitecaps, no trash or debris, no fish, about four inches of visibility into brown, murky water. Temperature: 34°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.52 feet. Songbirds, fish crows, gulls and ospreys. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
3/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the NNE, natural debris dots the river from the far side of the channel to the Maryland shore, no fish, about nine inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 33°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.47 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, one woodpecker, one American kestrel, crows, fish crows, one redhead duck, gulls and ospreys. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
3/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.21 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Rain mixed with snow, no wind, low visibility on the Potomac River, four big old logs in the water along the Maryland shore, no fish, about ten inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 36°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.50 feet. Songbirds, one squirrel, crows, fish crows, ducks in flight, gulls and ospreys. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
3/21/2015 7:00 AM 0.23 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Haze, light frost. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the NW, no whitecaps, one large plastic bottle on the landing, no fish, about eight inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 33°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.79 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, three deer, fish crows, ospreys and gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
3/22/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast. Wind, big swells and waves with whitecaps on the Potomac River from the NNW, a few pieces of trash and debris along the Maryland shore, no fish, about five inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 42°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.55 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, two red-bellied woodpeckers, fish crows, seven cormorants, gulls by the flock and ospreys. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
3/23/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Breeze in gusts from the ENE, the flag south of Hog Island is also being blown from the ENE at a 90 degree angle to the waves and swells on the Potomac River from the NNW (photographic record), a few whitecaps, one large tree trunk moving slowly downstream along the Maryland shore, no fish, about six inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 35°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.47 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, ospreys and lots of gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
3/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the NE, ripples from the NW, a few pieces of natural debris dot the river, no fish, about nine inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 38°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.43 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, two mourning doves, one woodpecker, cormorants, ospreys and lots of gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
3/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, frost. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the NNE, one big piece of white plastic trash in the channel, two fish jumping, an amazing two feet of visibility into the water with the entire area of the Native American fish weir visible, not a trace of submerged aquatic vegetation. Temperature: 29°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.40 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, two red-bellied woodpeckers, fish crows, common mergansers, buffleheads, cormorants, gulls and ospreys. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
3/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the SSW, no trash or debris, two fish, about eighteen inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 49°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.42 feet. Songbirds, red-bellied woodpeckers, two grebes, gulls and ospreys. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
3/27/2015 7:00 AM 0.89 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, rain. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the NW, no whitecaps, no trash or debris, no fish, about three inches of visibility into milky water. Temperature: 42°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 5.22 feet with a big spike in both charts. Canada geese by the pair, songbirds, fish crows, gulls, nesting ospreys and two juvenile eagles. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
3/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.15 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: No frost. Significant wind and waves on the Potomac River from the WNW, relatively few whitecaps, no trash or debris, no fish, no visibility into the water. Temperature: 32°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 4.15 feet. Songbirds, gulls and ospreys. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
3/29/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Frost. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the WNW, no whitecaps, no trash or debris, ice and foam on the landing, no fish, very low water level, no visibility into the water. Temperature: 27°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.67 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, ospreys and large flocks of gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
3/30/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Wind, waves and big swells on the Potomac River from the SW, few whitecaps, trash and debris along the Maryland shore, no fish, about eight inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 42°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.59 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, one red-bellied woodpecker, fish crows, cormorants, gulls and ospreys. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
3/31/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: No frost. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the NNE, natural debris dots the river on the side toward Maryland, lots of fish breaking the surface in the channel, about ten inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 37°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.53 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, six deer, ducks in flight, gulls, ospreys and two adult eagles. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
4/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Light frost. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the WSW, the flag south of Hog Island is also being blown from the WSW (photographic record), no whitecaps, swells from the NW (probably due to the tide or flow), no trash or debris, no fish, about eight inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 35°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.50 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, one raccoon, one red-bellied woodpecker, one grebe, cormorants, gulls and ospreys. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
4/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Light frost on the ground in open areas. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the SW, no whitecaps, breeze, 35 feet above the river, from changing directions, no trash or debris, no fish, about six inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 38°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.44 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, cormorants, gulls, ospreys and one juvenile eagle. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
4/3/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast. Wind and waves, with a few whitecaps, on the Potomac River from the SW, a little foam and natural debris off the Maryland shore, no fish, about nine inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 59°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.44 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, cormorants, gulls, ospreys and ground bee burrows. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
4/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.17 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Significant wind, waves, whitecaps and big swells on the Potomac River from the NW, no trash or debris, no fish, no visibility into the water. Temperature: 52°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.54 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, jays, crows, cormorants, gulls, ospreys and lots of ground bee burrows … more than in previous years. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
4/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Light frost on the ground in open areas (photographic record). Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the WSW, no whitecaps, foam on the landing at the tide line, no trash or debris, no fish, about eight inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 40°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.39 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, crows, fish crows, cormorants, gulls and ospreys. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
4/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: No frost. Unusual breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the SSE, no whitecaps, only one stick moving slowly upstream on the incoming tide, no fish, about fourteen inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 39°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.37 feet. Songbirds, jays, crows, fish crows, lots of cormorants on the pilings off Sheridan Point, gulls, ospreys and one juvenile eagle. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
4/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the WSW, no whitecaps, the flag south of Hog Island is also being blown from the WSW, one plastic bottle on the landing, no fish, about seven inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 58°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.37 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, one mourning dove, one red-bellied woodpecker, jays, crows, cormorants, gulls and ospreys. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
4/8/2015 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, light rain, fog, low visibility. Breeze on the Potomac River from the ENE, ripples and swells from the NW, no whitecaps, no trash or debris, no fish, about twelve inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 46°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.37 feet. Songbirds, one red-bellied woodpecker, cormorants, gulls and ospreys. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
4/9/2015 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, wet. Squalls on the Potomac River from the NE, the flag south of Hog Island is also being blown from the NE, no trash or debris, no fish, about eighteen inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 43°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.42 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, one mourning dove, jays, fish crows, cormorants, gulls and ospreys. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
4/10/2015 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, fog, wet. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the SE, a few pieces of trash and debris moving slowly upstream, no fish, about sixteen inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 43°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.40 feet. Songbirds, jays, mourning doves, fish crows, cormorants, gulls, ospreys, one juvenile and one adult eagle. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
4/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Squalls on the Potomac River from the NW, a few pieces of trash and debris, foam along the Maryland tide line, no fish, about eight inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 55°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.37 feet. Songbirds, mourning doves, common mergansers, lots and lots of cormorants, one juvenile eagle, gulls and ospreys. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
4/12/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Light frost on the ground in open areas. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the ENE, no trash or debris, five fish, about six inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 38°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.30 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, lots of cormorants on the pilings off Sheridan Point, gulls and ospreys. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
4/13/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the SSW, just short of whitecaps, wind 35 feet above the surface of the river almost due South, noticeable odor from the Piscataway Wastewater Treatment Plant, no trash or debris, no fish, about four inches of visibility into murky, brown water. Temperature: 49°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.28 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, jays, fish crows, cormorants, gulls, ospreys, one pair of mallard ducks and two red-shouldered hawks. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
4/14/2015 7:00 AM 0.24 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Rain, no wind, low visibility. Despite raindrops on the surface of the Potomac River, about one foot of visibility into the water, a few pieces of natural debris moving very slowly downstream, no fish. Temperature: 60°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.31 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, mourning doves, one cottontail, cormorants, gulls and ospreys. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
4/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.78 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the NNE, the flag south of Hog Island is also being blown from the NNE, four pieces of natural debris dot the river, two fish, about ten inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 47°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 4.11 feet, with a big peak in both charts just before midnight. Canada geese, songbirds, fish crows, lots and lots of cormorants, gulls by the flock and nesting ospreys. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: NO RECENT REPORTS.
4/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the NNE, a few pieces of natural debris moving slowly downstream along the side of the river toward Maryland, no fish, about eight inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 44°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.52 feet. Songbirds, jays, one red-shouldered hawk, cormorants, gulls and ospreys. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Conditions at 44061 as of (7:00 am EDT) 1100 GMT on 04/16/2015: Wind Direction (WDIR): NE ( 40 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 1.9 kts Wind Gust (GST): 3.9 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.38 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.03 in ( Rising ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 54.7 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 59.4 °F Salinity (SAL): 0.15 psu Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 1.9 kts Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 3.9 kts
4/17/2015 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the SW, a few pieces of trash or debris moving slowly downstream along the Maryland shore, two big fish, one of them jumping clear out of the water in mid-channel, about fourteen inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 56°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.47 feet. Songbirds, mourning doves, fish crows, mallard ducks, cormorants, gulls and ospreys. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 57.7 F 2015-04-17 07:10 Barometric Pressure 30.11 inches 2015-04-17 07:10 Chlorophyll A 2.4 ug/L 2015-04-17 07:00 Current Direction 334 degrees 2015-04-17 07:00 Current Velocity 0.11 knots 2015-04-17 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 9 mg/L 2015-04-17 07:00 Heat Index 57.7 F 2015-04-17 07:10 Latitude 38.78768 degrees 2015-04-17 07:10 Longitude -77.0357 degrees 2015-04-17 07:10 Relative Humidity 91.5 percent 2015-04-17 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-04-17 07:00 Turbidity 11.1 NTU 2015-04-17 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-04-17 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-04-17 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-04-17 07:00 Water Temperature 60.7 F 2015-04-17 07:00 Wind Chill 57.7 F 2015-04-17 07:10 Wind Direction 189 degrees 2015-04-17 07:10 Wind Gust 7.6 knots 2015-04-17 07:10 Wind Speed 6.2 knots 2015-04-17 07:10
4/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: No wind. Trash and debris dot the entire stretch of the Potomac River, five big fish jumping, about ten inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 55°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.41 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, spiders, mosquitos, crows, fish crows, cormorants, gulls and ospreys. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 61 F 2015-04-18 07:10 Barometric Pressure 30.01 inches 2015-04-18 07:10 Chlorophyll A 2.8 ug/L 2015-04-18 07:00 Current Direction 357 degrees 2015-04-18 07:00 Current Velocity 0.24 knots 2015-04-18 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 9.2 mg/L 2015-04-18 07:00 Heat Index 61 F 2015-04-18 07:10 Latitude 38.78767 degrees 2015-04-18 07:10 Longitude -77.03569 degrees 2015-04-18 07:10 Relative Humidity 91.2 percent 2015-04-18 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-04-18 07:00 Turbidity 8.3 NTU 2015-04-18 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-04-18 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-04-18 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2015-04-18 07:00 Water Temperature 62.4 F 2015-04-18 07:00 Wind Chill 61 F 2015-04-18 07:10 Wind Direction 219 degrees 2015-04-18 07:10 Wind Gust 2.7 knots 2015-04-18 07:10 Wind Speed 1.7 knots 2015-04-18 07:10
4/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the ENE, the flag south of Hog Island is also being blown from the ENE, trash and debris cover the mouth of Swan Creek (drifting out into the river), one fish jumping, about eight inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 56°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.35 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, bullfrogs, gulls, nesting ospreys and lots of cormorants. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 62.2 F 2015-04-19 07:10 Barometric Pressure 30.11 inches 2015-04-19 07:10 Chlorophyll A 3 ug/L 2015-04-19 07:00 Current Direction 359 degrees 2015-04-19 07:00 Current Velocity 0.54 knots 2015-04-19 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 9 mg/L 2015-04-19 07:00 Heat Index 62.2 F 2015-04-19 07:10 Latitude 38.78769 degrees 2015-04-19 07:10 Longitude -77.0357 degrees 2015-04-19 07:10 Relative Humidity 36.2 percent 2015-04-19 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-04-19 07:00 Turbidity 10.3 NTU 2015-04-19 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-04-19 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-04-19 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2015-04-19 07:00 Water Temperature 64.5 F 2015-04-19 07:00 Wind Chill 62.2 F 2015-04-19 07:10 Wind Direction 58 degrees 2015-04-19 07:10 Wind Gust 7.8 knots 2015-04-19 07:10 Wind Speed 4.3 knots 2015-04-19 07:10
4/20/2015 7:00 AM 1.10 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the SW, no whitecaps, a few pieces of trash and debris dot the river, one big fish jumping clear out of the water and smashing down on the surface, no visibility into cloudy water, very high water level but no flooding. Temperature: 63°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 5.75 feet with a big spike in both charts reflecting the rain we received. Songbirds, jays, two red-bellied woodpeckers, bullfrogs, one pair of mallard ducks, cormorants, gulls and ospreys. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 65.7 F 2015-04-20 07:10 Barometric Pressure 29.64 inches 2015-04-20 07:10 Chlorophyll A 3.4 ug/L 2015-04-20 07:00 Current Direction 1 degrees 2015-04-20 07:00 Current Velocity 0.27 knots 2015-04-20 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 8.7 mg/L 2015-04-20 07:00 Heat Index 65.7 F 2015-04-20 07:10 Latitude 38.78768 degrees 2015-04-20 07:10 Longitude -77.03571 degrees 2015-04-20 07:10 Relative Humidity 92.6 percent 2015-04-20 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-04-20 07:00 Turbidity 8 NTU 2015-04-20 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2015-04-20 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-04-20 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2015-04-20 07:00 Water Temperature 63.8 F 2015-04-20 07:00 Wind Chill 65.7 F 2015-04-20 07:10 Wind Direction 206 degrees 2015-04-20 07:10 Wind Gust 10.3 knots 2015-04-20 07:10 Wind Speed 8 knots 2015-04-20 07:10
4/21/2015 7:00 AM 0.35 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the NNW, almost due North, no whitecaps, much trash and debris has been driven onto the Maryland shoreline, no fish, about four inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 56°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 6.43 feet, with a double peak in both charts. Songbirds, mourning doves, one box turtle by the rain gauge (photographic record), lots of noisy crows, one pair of mallard ducks, cormorants and ospreys, but no gulls. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 57.9 F 2015-04-21 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.74 inches 2015-04-21 07:00 Chlorophyll A 2.9 ug/L 2015-04-21 07:00 Current Direction 14 degrees 2015-04-21 07:00 Current Velocity 0.29 knots 2015-04-21 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 8.8 mg/L 2015-04-21 07:00 Heat Index 57.9 F 2015-04-21 07:00 Latitude 38.78766 degrees 2015-04-21 07:00 Longitude -77.03566 degrees 2015-04-21 07:00 Relative Humidity 48.7 percent 2015-04-21 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-04-21 07:00 Turbidity 9.9 NTU 2015-04-21 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2015-04-21 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-04-21 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2015-04-21 07:00 Water Temperature 62.6 F 2015-04-21 07:00 Wind Chill 57.9 F 2015-04-21 07:00 Wind Direction 319 degrees 2015-04-21 07:00 Wind Gust 14.4 knots 2015-04-21 07:00 Wind Speed 9.7 knots 2015-04-21 07:00
4/22/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the SSE, trash and debris dot the river, one fish racing along the surface, about eight inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 48°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 4.05 feet. Songbirds, one cottontail, one red-bellied woodpecker, one pileated woodpecker, jays, crows, one red-shouldered hawk, cormorants and ospreys. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 54.9 F 2015-04-22 07:10 Barometric Pressure 29.77 inches 2015-04-22 07:10 Chlorophyll A 3.4 ug/L 2015-04-22 07:00 Current Direction 187 degrees 2015-04-22 07:00 Current Velocity 0.8 knots 2015-04-22 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 9.3 mg/L 2015-04-22 07:00 Heat Index 54.9 F 2015-04-22 07:10 Latitude 38.78764 degrees 2015-04-22 07:10 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-04-22 07:10 Relative Humidity 55.6 percent 2015-04-22 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-04-22 07:00 Turbidity 22.8 NTU 2015-04-22 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2015-04-22 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-04-22 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2015-04-22 07:00 Water Temperature 62.2 F 2015-04-22 07:00 Wind Chill 54.9 F 2015-04-22 07:10 Wind Direction 178 degrees 2015-04-22 07:10 Wind Gust 7 knots 2015-04-22 07:10 Wind Speed 4.9 knots 2015-04-22 07:10
4/23/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Very dark clouds to the NW over Alexandria, cold but no frost. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the SSW, no trash or debris, The entire stretch of river is teeming with fish, too many to count, about fourteen inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 41°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.74 feet. Songbirds, cormorants, gulls and ospreys. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 45.7 F 2015-04-23 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.86 inches 2015-04-23 07:00 Chlorophyll A 2.8 ug/L 2015-04-23 07:00 Current Direction 187 degrees 2015-04-23 07:00 Current Velocity 1.02 knots 2015-04-23 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 10 mg/L 2015-04-23 07:00 Heat Index 45.7 F 2015-04-23 07:00 Latitude 38.78763 degrees 2015-04-23 07:00 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-04-23 07:00 Relative Humidity 47.8 percent 2015-04-23 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-04-23 07:00 Turbidity 49.2 NTU 2015-04-23 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2015-04-23 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-04-23 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2015-04-23 07:00 Water Temperature 58.4 F 2015-04-23 07:00 Wind Chill 42.5 F 2015-04-23 07:00 Wind Direction 229 degrees 2015-04-23 07:00 Wind Gust 6.8 knots 2015-04-23 07:00 Wind Speed 5.2 knots 2015-04-23 07:00 The Turbidity, at 49.2 NTU, is rather unusual.
4/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Wind and waves with a few whitecaps on the Potomac River from the NW, lots of big items of trash on the Virginia shore, one big limb from a tree is snagged on the rocks of the Native American fish weir, no fish, no visibility into brown, murky water. Temperature: 40°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.57 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, jays, one red-bellied woodpecker, canker worms, fish crows, cormorants, gulls and ospreys. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 41.7 F 2015-04-24 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.02 inches 2015-04-24 07:00 Chlorophyll A 2.5 ug/L 2015-04-24 07:00 Current Direction 188 degrees 2015-04-24 07:00 Current Velocity 0.78 knots 2015-04-24 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 10.3 mg/L 2015-04-24 07:00 Heat Index 41.7 F 2015-04-24 07:00 Latitude 38.78763 degrees 2015-04-24 07:00 Longitude -77.03567 degrees 2015-04-24 07:00 Relative Humidity 48.1 percent 2015-04-24 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-04-24 07:00 Turbidity 34.3 NTU 2015-04-24 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2015-04-24 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-04-24 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2015-04-24 07:00 Water Temperature 56.2 F 2015-04-24 07:00 Wind Chill 36.8 F 2015-04-24 07:00 Wind Direction 336 degrees 2015-04-24 07:00 Wind Gust 15.5 knots 2015-04-24 07:00 Wind Speed 6.8 knots 2015-04-24 07:00
4/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the NNE, the flag south of Hog Island is being blown from the NNE, four pieces of natural debris off the Maryland shore, no fish, about sixteen inches of visibility into the water, no trace of submerged aquatic vegetation. Temperature: 44°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.51 feet. Songbirds, one squirrel, crows, cormorants, gulls, ospreys and one pair of mallard ducks. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: The turbidity (suspended solids) of 29.2 NTU stands in remarkable contrast to the clarity of the river water at this site. Air Temperature 46.4 F 2015-04-25 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.97 inches 2015-04-25 07:00 Chlorophyll A 2.2 ug/L 2015-04-25 07:00 Current Direction 190 degrees 2015-04-25 07:00 Current Velocity 0.76 knots 2015-04-25 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 10.6 mg/L 2015-04-25 07:00 Heat Index 46.4 F 2015-04-25 07:00 Latitude 38.78764 degrees 2015-04-25 07:00 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-04-25 07:00 Relative Humidity 47.8 percent 2015-04-25 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-04-25 07:00 Turbidity 29.2 NTU 2015-04-25 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2015-04-25 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-04-25 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2015-04-25 07:00 Water Temperature 55.3 F 2015-04-25 07:00 Wind Chill 42.9 F 2015-04-25 07:00 Wind Direction 44 degrees 2015-04-25 07:00 Wind Gust 7.8 knots 2015-04-25 07:00 Wind Speed 6 knots 2015-04-25 07:00
4/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.35 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, light fog. Breeze, squalls and ripples on the Potomac River from the NW, a few pieces of natural debris dot the river, lots of foam along the Maryland shore, one fish, about ten inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 44°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.91 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, two red-bellied woodpeckers, martins by the flock, cormorants, one mallard duck and ospreys. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 44.4 F 2015-04-26 07:10 Barometric Pressure 29.68 inches 2015-04-26 07:10 Chlorophyll A 1.9 ug/L 2015-04-26 07:00 Current Direction 189 degrees 2015-04-26 07:00 Current Velocity 0.72 knots 2015-04-26 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 10.5 mg/L 2015-04-26 07:00 Heat Index 44.4 F 2015-04-26 07:10 Latitude 38.78764 degrees 2015-04-26 07:10 Longitude -77.03567 degrees 2015-04-26 07:10 Relative Humidity 84.5 percent 2015-04-26 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-04-26 07:00 Turbidity 19.8 NTU 2015-04-26 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2015-04-26 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-04-26 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2015-04-26 07:00 Water Temperature 53.9 F 2015-04-26 07:00 Wind Chill 41.9 F 2015-04-26 07:10 Wind Direction 319 degrees 2015-04-26 07:10 Wind Gust 5.6 knots 2015-04-26 07:10 Wind Speed 4.1 knots 2015-04-26 07:10
4/27/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from due North, trash or debris in the channel, mainly to the South, lots and lots of fish activity where the sun is already shining, about eight inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 40°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.51 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, martins out over the river, gulls, ospreys and one pair of mallard ducks. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 48.4 F 2015-04-27 07:10 Barometric Pressure 29.76 inches 2015-04-27 07:10 Chlorophyll A 1.7 ug/L 2015-04-27 07:00 Current Direction 188 degrees 2015-04-27 07:00 Current Velocity 0.61 knots 2015-04-27 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 10.4 mg/L 2015-04-27 07:00 Heat Index 48.4 F 2015-04-27 07:10 Latitude 38.78764 degrees 2015-04-27 07:10 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-04-27 07:10 Relative Humidity 51.6 percent 2015-04-27 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-04-27 07:00 Turbidity 12.5 NTU 2015-04-27 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2015-04-27 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-04-27 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2015-04-27 07:00 Water Temperature 54.5 F 2015-04-27 07:00 Wind Chill 48.4 F 2015-04-27 07:10 Wind Direction 354 degrees 2015-04-27 07:10 Wind Gust 4.1 knots 2015-04-27 07:10 Wind Speed 1 knots 2015-04-27 07:10
4/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the NW, no whitecaps, one piece of natural debris is snagged on the rocks of the Native American fish weir, no fish, about five inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 47°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.45 feet. Songbirds, one cottontail (close range photographic record), martins, gulls, ospreys and lots of cormorants on the pilings off Sheridan Point to the SW. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 49.1 F 2015-04-28 07:10 Barometric Pressure 29.9 inches 2015-04-28 07:10 Chlorophyll A 1.7 ug/L 2015-04-28 07:00 Current Direction 190 degrees 2015-04-28 07:00 Current Velocity 0.57 knots 2015-04-28 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 10.2 mg/L 2015-04-28 07:00 Heat Index 49.1 F 2015-04-28 07:10 Latitude 38.78765 degrees 2015-04-28 07:10 Longitude -77.03567 degrees 2015-04-28 07:10 Relative Humidity 62.3 percent 2015-04-28 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-04-28 07:00 Turbidity 9.1 NTU 2015-04-28 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2015-04-28 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-04-28 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2015-04-28 07:00 Water Temperature 54.8 F 2015-04-28 07:00 Wind Chill 45.1 F 2015-04-28 07:10 Wind Direction 321 degrees 2015-04-28 07:10 Wind Gust 12.4 knots 2015-04-28 07:10 Wind Speed 8.4 knots 2015-04-28 07:10
4/29/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: No wind, not a leaf is stirring on the bank of the Potomac River, quite a collection of trash and debris between the channel and the Maryland shore, four big fish jumping, about ten inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 44°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.41 feet. Songbirds, lots of noisy jays, one red-bellied woodpecker, three mallard ducks (one intruder), cormorants off Sheridan Point and ospreys. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 53.6 F 2015-04-29 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.8 inches 2015-04-29 07:00 Chlorophyll A 1.7 ug/L 2015-04-29 07:00 Current Direction 192 degrees 2015-04-29 07:00 Current Velocity 0.43 knots 2015-04-29 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 9.9 mg/L 2015-04-29 07:00 Heat Index 53.6 F 2015-04-29 07:00 Latitude 38.78766 degrees 2015-04-29 07:00 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-04-29 07:00 Relative Humidity 73.3 percent 2015-04-29 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-04-29 07:00 Turbidity 6.9 NTU 2015-04-29 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2015-04-29 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-04-29 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2015-04-29 07:00 Water Temperature 56.8 F 2015-04-29 07:00 Wind Chill 53.6 F 2015-04-29 07:00 Wind Direction 6 degrees 2015-04-29 07:00 Wind Gust 0.2 knots 2015-04-29 07:00 Wind Speed 0 knots 2015-04-29 07:00
4/30/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the NNE, trash and debris litters the entire stretch of river from the channel to the Maryland shore, lots of fish activity … especially in the mouth of Swan Creek below the walls of Fort Washington, about one foot of visibility into the water. Temperature: 51°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.39 feet. Songbirds, jays, three mourning doves, one red-bellied woodpecker, martins, cormorants and ospreys. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 55.8 F 2015-04-30 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.65 inches 2015-04-30 07:00 Chlorophyll A 2.3 ug/L 2015-04-30 07:00 Current Direction 186 degrees 2015-04-30 07:00 Current Velocity 0.26 knots 2015-04-30 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 10 mg/L 2015-04-30 07:00 Heat Index 55.8 F 2015-04-30 07:00 Latitude 38.78767 degrees 2015-04-30 07:00 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-04-30 07:00 Relative Humidity 82.8 percent 2015-04-30 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-04-30 07:00 Turbidity 5.5 NTU 2015-04-30 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2015-04-30 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-04-30 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2015-04-30 07:00 Water Temperature 58.1 F 2015-04-30 07:00 Wind Chill 55.8 F 2015-04-30 07:00 Wind Direction 251 degrees 2015-04-30 07:00 Wind Gust 0.8 knots 2015-04-30 07:00 Wind Speed 0.2 knots 2015-04-30 07:00
5/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, wet. Low swells and waves with a few whitecaps on the Potomac River from the NW but wind from the NE, the flag south of Hog Island is being blown from the NE (photographic record), lots of trash and debris is moving slowly downstream just off the Maryland shore, no fish, about eight inches of visibility into murky water. Temperature: 54°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.37 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, jays, one red-bellied woodpecker, mourning doves, fish crows, cormorants, martins and ospreys. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 53.4 F 2015-05-01 07:10 Barometric Pressure 29.87 inches 2015-05-01 07:10 Chlorophyll A 2.7 ug/L 2015-05-01 07:00 Current Direction 232 degrees 2015-05-01 07:00 Current Velocity 0.16 knots 2015-05-01 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 9.4 mg/L 2015-05-01 07:00 Heat Index 53.4 F 2015-05-01 07:10 Latitude 38.78766 degrees 2015-05-01 07:10 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-05-01 07:10 Relative Humidity 86.9 percent 2015-05-01 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-05-01 07:00 Turbidity 7.2 NTU 2015-05-01 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2015-05-01 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-05-01 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2015-05-01 07:00 Water Temperature 59.2 F 2015-05-01 07:00 Wind Chill 53.4 F 2015-05-01 07:10 Wind Direction 40 degrees 2015-05-01 07:10 Wind Gust 11.8 knots 2015-05-01 07:10 Wind Speed 8.9 knots 2015-05-01 07:10
5/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Slightly overcast, no wind. Trash and debris on the entire stretch of the Potomac River with a long train along the Virginia shore, seven fish, about ten inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 48°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.34 feet. Songbirds, mourning doves, crows, one woodpecker, cormorants and ospreys. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 51.1 F 2015-05-02 07:10 Barometric Pressure 29.99 inches 2015-05-02 07:10 Chlorophyll A 3.5 ug/L 2015-05-02 07:00 Current Direction 3 degrees 2015-05-02 07:00 Current Velocity 0.24 knots 2015-05-02 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 9 mg/L 2015-05-02 07:00 Heat Index 51.1 F 2015-05-02 07:10 Latitude 38.78768 degrees 2015-05-02 07:10 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-05-02 07:10 Relative Humidity 76.8 percent 2015-05-02 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-05-02 07:00 Turbidity 5.9 NTU 2015-05-02 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2015-05-02 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-05-02 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2015-05-02 07:00 Water Temperature 59.9 F 2015-05-02 07:00 Wind Chill 51.1 F 2015-05-02 07:10 Wind Direction 171 degrees 2015-05-02 07:10 Wind Gust 2.7 knots 2015-05-02 07:10 Wind Speed 1.7 knots 2015-05-02 07:10
5/3/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the SSE, lots of trash and debris litter the entire stretch of river, nine fish jumping in areas where the sun is not yet shining along the Maryland shore, about fifteen inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 49°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.31 feet. Songbirds, grackles, mourning doves, red-bellied woodpeckers, martins, cormorants and ospreys. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 58.1 F 2015-05-03 07:10 Barometric Pressure 30.07 inches 2015-05-03 07:10 Chlorophyll A 4.6 ug/L 2015-05-03 07:00 Current Direction 3 degrees 2015-05-03 07:00 Current Velocity 0.38 knots 2015-05-03 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 8.7 mg/L 2015-05-03 07:00 Heat Index 58.1 F 2015-05-03 07:10 Latitude 38.78769 degrees 2015-05-03 07:10 Longitude -77.03567 degrees 2015-05-03 07:10 Relative Humidity 74.4 percent 2015-05-03 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-05-03 07:00 Turbidity 6.4 NTU 2015-05-03 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2015-05-03 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-05-03 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2015-05-03 07:00 Water Temperature 61.5 F 2015-05-03 07:00 Wind Chill 58.1 F 2015-05-03 07:10 Wind Direction 171 degrees 2015-05-03 07:10 Wind Gust 3.7 knots 2015-05-03 07:10 Wind Speed 2.7 knots 2015-05-03 07:10
5/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Light breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from indeterminate direction, trash and debris moving slowly upstream with a slick off the Virginia shore, twenty-two fish, about sixteen inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 51°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.28 feet. Songbirds, jays, mourning doves, one red-bellied woodpecker, one great blue heron, cormorants and ospreys. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 59.7 F 2015-05-04 07:10 Barometric Pressure 30.21 inches 2015-05-04 07:10 Chlorophyll A 4.6 ug/L 2015-05-04 07:00 Current Direction 3 degrees 2015-05-04 07:00 Current Velocity 0.62 knots 2015-05-04 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 8.9 mg/L 2015-05-04 07:00 Heat Index 59.7 F 2015-05-04 07:10 Latitude 38.78769 degrees 2015-05-04 07:10 Longitude -77.03569 degrees 2015-05-04 07:10 Relative Humidity 70.3 percent 2015-05-04 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-05-04 07:00 Turbidity 7.4 NTU 2015-05-04 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2015-05-04 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-05-04 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2015-05-04 07:00 Water Temperature 63.1 F 2015-05-04 07:00 Wind Chill 59.7 F 2015-05-04 07:10 Wind Direction 225 degrees 2015-05-04 07:10 Wind Gust 5.2 knots 2015-05-04 07:10 Wind Speed 4.1 knots 2015-05-04 07:10
5/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Unusual breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from due south, trash and debris dots the entire stretch of river along the Maryland shore, seven fish in areas not yet lit by the sun, about six inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 62°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.24 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, jays, mourning doves, two red-bellied woodpeckers, one pileated woodpecker, martins, fish crows, cormorants, mallard ducks and ospreys. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 65.5 F 2015-05-05 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.22 inches 2015-05-05 07:00 Chlorophyll A 7.2 ug/L 2015-05-05 07:00 Current Direction 7 degrees 2015-05-05 07:00 Current Velocity 0.61 knots 2015-05-05 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 9.1 mg/L 2015-05-05 07:00 Heat Index 65.5 F 2015-05-05 07:00 Latitude 38.78771 degrees 2015-05-05 07:00 Longitude -77.03567 degrees 2015-05-05 07:00 Relative Humidity 71.3 percent 2015-05-05 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-05-05 07:00 Turbidity 9.6 NTU 2015-05-05 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-05-05 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-05-05 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2015-05-05 07:00 Water Temperature 66.2 F 2015-05-05 07:00 Wind Chill 65.5 F 2015-05-05 07:00 Wind Direction 191 degrees 2015-05-05 07:00 Wind Gust 7.6 knots 2015-05-05 07:00 Wind Speed 6.4 knots 2015-05-05 07:00
5/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.18 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Almost no wind, very light breeze with squalls on the Potomac River from the NNE, only three pieces of natural debris on the entire stretch of river, no trash on the landing, nine fish jumping near the Maryland shore with two cormorants fishing the same area, about six inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 60°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.26 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, mourning doves, one squirrel, grackles by the flock, numerous red-bellied woodpeckers, cormorants and ospreys. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 64.2 F 2015-05-06 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.19 inches 2015-05-06 07:00 Chlorophyll A 7.2 ug/L 2015-05-06 07:00 Current Direction 9 degrees 2015-05-06 07:00 Current Velocity 0.62 knots 2015-05-06 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 8.6 mg/L 2015-05-06 07:00 Heat Index 64.2 F 2015-05-06 07:00 Latitude 38.7877 degrees 2015-05-06 07:00 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-05-06 07:00 Relative Humidity 92.1 percent 2015-05-06 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-05-06 07:00 Turbidity 5.4 NTU 2015-05-06 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-05-06 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-05-06 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2015-05-06 07:00 Water Temperature 68.3 F 2015-05-06 07:00 Wind Chill 64.2 F 2015-05-06 07:00 Wind Direction 176 degrees 2015-05-06 07:00 Wind Gust 4.7 knots 2015-05-06 07:00 Wind Speed 3.3 knots 2015-05-06 07:00
5/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the NE, the flag south of Hog Island is also being blown, in gusts, from the NE, a few pieces of trash and debris litter the entire stretch river, five fish jumping near the Maryland shore, about six inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 58°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.21 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, two squirrels, mourning doves, crows, martins, cormorants, one gull and nesting ospreys. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 61.2 F 2015-05-07 07:10 Barometric Pressure 30.18 inches 2015-05-07 07:10 Chlorophyll A 8.4 ug/L 2015-05-07 07:00 Current Direction 4 degrees 2015-05-07 07:00 Current Velocity 0.61 knots 2015-05-07 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 8.7 mg/L 2015-05-07 07:00 Heat Index 61.2 F 2015-05-07 07:10 Latitude 38.7877 degrees 2015-05-07 07:10 Longitude -77.03569 degrees 2015-05-07 07:10 Relative Humidity 76.6 percent 2015-05-07 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-05-07 07:00 Turbidity 5.2 NTU 2015-05-07 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-05-07 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-05-07 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2015-05-07 07:00 Water Temperature 69 F 2015-05-07 07:00 Wind Chill 61.2 F 2015-05-07 07:10 Wind Direction 57 degrees 2015-05-07 07:10 Wind Gust 7.2 knots 2015-05-07 07:10 Wind Speed 4.5 knots 2015-05-07 07:10
5/8/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: No wind, haze. Trash and debris, including a large white object, moving slowly upstream on the Potomac River, six fish jumping near the Maryland shore, about three inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 60°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.19 feet. Songbirds, mourning doves, grackles, martins, cormorants and ospreys. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 64 F 2015-05-08 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.14 inches 2015-05-08 07:00 Chlorophyll A 9.5 ug/L 2015-05-08 07:00 Current Direction 38 degrees 2015-05-08 07:00 Current Velocity 0.05 knots 2015-05-08 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 8.3 mg/L 2015-05-08 07:00 Heat Index 64 F 2015-05-08 07:00 Latitude 38.78769 degrees 2015-05-08 07:00 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-05-08 07:00 Relative Humidity 90.5 percent 2015-05-08 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-05-08 07:00 Turbidity 5.6 NTU 2015-05-08 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-05-08 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-05-08 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2015-05-08 07:00 Water Temperature 70.5 F 2015-05-08 07:00 Wind Chill 64 F 2015-05-08 07:00 Wind Direction 151 degrees 2015-05-08 07:00 Wind Gust 4.5 knots 2015-05-08 07:00 Wind Speed 3.3 knots 2015-05-08 07:00
5/9/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, very light drizzle, heavy fog over Accokeek to the South, no wind. Rain squalls on the Potomac River, along the Virginia shore, from indeterminate direction, a few pieces of trash and debris dot the river, too many fish to count, about fifteen inches of visibility into the water but everything below the surface is covered with the same brown sedimentation, no differences in color and no sign of submerged aquatic vegetation. Temperature: 64°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.16 feet. Songbirds, mourning doves, one woodpecker, grackles, martins, crows, fish crows, one mallard duck, cormorants, one gull and ospreys. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 64.6 F 2015-05-09 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.21 inches 2015-05-09 07:00 Chlorophyll A 10.2 ug/L 2015-05-09 07:00 Current Direction 184 degrees 2015-05-09 07:00 Current Velocity 0.33 knots 2015-05-09 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7.9 mg/L 2015-05-09 07:00 Heat Index 64.6 F 2015-05-09 07:00 Latitude 38.78769 degrees 2015-05-09 07:00 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-05-09 07:00 Relative Humidity 95.2 percent 2015-05-09 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-05-09 07:00 Turbidity 5.1 NTU 2015-05-09 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-05-09 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-05-09 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2015-05-09 07:00 Water Temperature 72.1 F 2015-05-09 07:00 Wind Chill 64.6 F 2015-05-09 07:00 Wind Direction 73 degrees 2015-05-09 07:00 Wind Gust 5.2 knots 2015-05-09 07:00 Wind Speed 3.7 knots 2015-05-09 07:00
5/10/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, fog. No wind on the Potomac River but ripples from the SW and squalls from due South, a few pieces of trash and debris, two fish jumping about 100 feet out from the embankment, about ten inches of visibility into the water. The water is brown and murky but it is possible to see the far ends of both arms of the Native American fish weir, a sight that was not possible ten years ago. Temperature: 67°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.15 feet. Songbirds, mourning doves, grackles, one squirrel, one cricket, one hornet, martins, cormorants and ospreys. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 69.6 F 2015-05-10 07:10 Barometric Pressure 30.2 inches 2015-05-10 07:10 Chlorophyll A 16.7 ug/L 2015-05-10 06:00 Current Direction 189 degrees 2015-05-10 06:00 Current Velocity 0.55 knots 2015-05-10 06:00 Dissolved Oxygen 8.9 mg/L 2015-05-10 06:00 Heat Index 69.6 F 2015-05-10 07:10 Latitude 38.78769 degrees 2015-05-10 07:10 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-05-10 07:10 Relative Humidity 92 percent 2015-05-10 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-05-10 06:00 Turbidity 6.5 NTU 2015-05-10 06:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-05-10 06:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-05-10 06:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-05-10 06:00 Water Temperature 73.2 F 2015-05-10 06:00 Wind Chill 69.6 F 2015-05-10 07:10 Wind Direction 165 degrees 2015-05-10 07:10 Wind Gust 5.6 knots 2015-05-10 07:10 Wind Speed 4.1 knots 2015-05-10 07:10
5/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, haze, no wind. Squalls on the Potomac River off the Virginia shore and to the south, two pieces of white plastic trash and some natural debris, the entire stretch of river is absolutely teeming with fish (mainly in the channel), about eighteen inches of visibility into the water with a full view of both arms to the Native American fish weir. Temperature: 68°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.13 feet. Songbirds, mourning doves, one red-bellied woodpecker, grackles, martins, cormorants and ospreys. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: The data at 7:50 EST are still showing 6:00 EST and 6:30 EST. I can't wait for the next set of data. Air Temperature 69.3 F 2015-05-11 06:30 Barometric Pressure 30.09 inches 2015-05-11 06:30 Chlorophyll A 15.4 ug/L 2015-05-11 06:00 Current Direction 184 degrees 2015-05-11 06:00 Current Velocity 0.61 knots 2015-05-11 06:00 Dissolved Oxygen 9.1 mg/L 2015-05-11 06:00 Heat Index 69.3 F 2015-05-11 06:30 Latitude 38.78769 degrees 2015-05-11 06:30 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-05-11 06:30 Relative Humidity 92.8 percent 2015-05-11 06:30 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2015-05-11 06:00 Turbidity 7.2 NTU 2015-05-11 06:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-05-11 06:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-05-11 06:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2015-05-11 06:00 Water Temperature 73.3 F 2015-05-11 06:00 Wind Chill 69.3 F 2015-05-11 06:30 Wind Direction 129 degrees 2015-05-11 06:30 Wind Gust 7.8 knots 2015-05-11 06:30 Wind Speed 5.4 knots 2015-05-11 06:30
5/12/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Dark sky to the SW. Wind and waves, with a few whitecaps, on the Potomac River from the SW, no trash or debris save a large white object on the Virginia shore, no fish, about four inches of visibility into brown, cloudy water. Temperature: 69°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.12 feet. Songbirds, jays, crows, one squirrel, grackles, martins, one vulture, mallard ducks, cormorants, ospreys and one juvenile eagle. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 71.1 F 2015-05-12 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.94 inches 2015-05-12 07:00 Chlorophyll A 13.2 ug/L 2015-05-12 07:00 Current Direction 187 degrees 2015-05-12 07:00 Current Velocity 0.62 knots 2015-05-12 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 8.7 mg/L 2015-05-12 07:00 Heat Index 71.1 F 2015-05-12 07:00 Latitude 38.78769 degrees 2015-05-12 07:00 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-05-12 07:00 Relative Humidity 85.9 percent 2015-05-12 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2015-05-12 07:00 Turbidity 6.5 NTU 2015-05-12 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-05-12 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-05-12 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-05-12 07:00 Water Temperature 73.7 F 2015-05-12 07:00 Wind Chill 71.1 F 2015-05-12 07:00 Wind Direction 198 degrees 2015-05-12 07:00 Wind Gust 9.5 knots 2015-05-12 07:00 Wind Speed 8.2 knots 2015-05-12 07:00
5/13/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Significant wind, waves and whitecaps on the Potomac River from the WNW, no trash or debris, no fish, no visibility into the water. Temperature: 63°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.09 feet. Songbirds, mourning doves, jays, crows, one red-bellied woodpecker, grackles, martins, cormorants, gulls, ospreys and one juvenile eagle. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 63.7 F 2015-05-13 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.12 inches 2015-05-13 07:00 Chlorophyll A 10.6 ug/L 2015-05-13 07:00 Current Direction 188 degrees 2015-05-13 07:00 Current Velocity 0.58 knots 2015-05-13 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 8.1 mg/L 2015-05-13 07:00 Heat Index 63.7 F 2015-05-13 07:00 Latitude 38.78769 degrees 2015-05-13 07:00 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-05-13 07:00 Relative Humidity 47.6 percent 2015-05-13 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2015-05-13 07:00 Turbidity 8 NTU 2015-05-13 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-05-13 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-05-13 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-05-13 07:00 Water Temperature 73.8 F 2015-05-13 07:00 Wind Chill 63.7 F 2015-05-13 07:00 Wind Direction 334 degrees 2015-05-13 07:00 Wind Gust 14.2 knots 2015-05-13 07:00
5/14/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Wind, waves and whitecaps on the Potomac River from the NW, the flag south of Hog Island is being blown in directions ranging between WNW and NNE, no trash or debris, one fish jumping, no visibility into the water. Temperature: 51°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.06 feet. Songbirds, mourning doves, grackles, martins, one mallard duck, cormorants and ospreys. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 55 F 2015-05-14 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.4 inches 2015-05-14 07:00 Chlorophyll A 7.3 ug/L 2015-05-14 07:00 Current Direction 188 degrees 2015-05-14 07:00 Current Velocity 0.46 knots 2015-05-14 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7.4 mg/L 2015-05-14 07:00 Heat Index 55 F 2015-05-14 07:00 Latitude 38.78769 degrees 2015-05-14 07:00 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-05-14 07:00 Relative Humidity 59.9 percent 2015-05-14 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-05-14 07:00 Turbidity 7.7 NTU 2015-05-14 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-05-14 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-05-14 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2015-05-14 07:00 Water Temperature 70.1 F 2015-05-14 07:00 Wind Chill 55 F 2015-05-14 07:00 Wind Direction 26 degrees 2015-05-14 07:00 Wind Gust 15.5 knots 2015-05-14 07:00
5/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Slightly overcast. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the SW, no whitecaps, a slick with trash and foam is moving slowly downstream (photographic record), seven fish, about four inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 55°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.03 feet. Songbirds, one squirrel, spiders, grackles, one red-bellied woodpecker, martins, one belted kingfisher, cormorants, two black ducks, ospreys and one juvenile eagle. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 58.5 F 2015-05-15 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.31 inches 2015-05-15 07:00 Chlorophyll A 6.9 ug/L 2015-05-15 07:00 Current Direction 193 degrees 2015-05-15 07:00 Current Velocity 0.22 knots 2015-05-15 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7.4 mg/L 2015-05-15 07:00 Heat Index 58.5 F 2015-05-15 07:00 Latitude 38.78769 degrees 2015-05-15 07:00 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-05-15 07:00 Relative Humidity 70.5 percent 2015-05-15 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-05-15 07:00 Turbidity 9.4 NTU 2015-05-15 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-05-15 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-05-15 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-05-15 07:00 Water Temperature 70 F 2015-05-15 07:00 Wind Chill 58.5 F 2015-05-15 07:00 Wind Direction 192 degrees 2015-05-15 07:00 Wind Gust 12.6 knots 2015-05-15 07:00
5/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the SSW, no whitecaps, trash and debris along the Maryland shore, no fish, about six inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 64°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.02 feet. Songbirds, mourning doves, cormorants, ospreys and one eagle. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 66.6 F 2015-05-16 07:10 Barometric Pressure 30.15 inches 2015-05-16 07:10 Chlorophyll A 6.8 ug/L 2015-05-16 07:00 Current Direction 339 degrees 2015-05-16 07:00 Current Velocity 0.21 knots 2015-05-16 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7.3 mg/L 2015-05-16 07:00 Heat Index 66.6 F 2015-05-16 07:10 Latitude 38.78769 degrees 2015-05-16 07:10 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-05-16 07:10 Relative Humidity 84.7 percent 2015-05-16 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-05-16 07:00 Turbidity 9.1 NTU 2015-05-16 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-05-16 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-05-16 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-05-16 07:00 Water Temperature 70.7 F 2015-05-16 07:00 Wind Chill 66.6 F 2015-05-16 07:10 Wind Direction 194 degrees 2015-05-16 07:10 Wind Gust 11.1 knots 2015-05-16 07:10
5/17/2015 7:00 AM 1.20 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: No wind, fog, limited visibility. Lots and lots of fish activity on the Potomac River from the channel to the Virginia shore, trash and debris moving slowly upstream between the channel and the Maryland shore, about eight inches of visibility into brown, murky water. Temperature: 67°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.65 feet with a spike to over four feet at midnight. Songbirds, jays, one cottontail, mourning doves, squirrels, red-bellied woodpeckers, grackles, fish crows, martins, one resident pair of mallard ducks, cormorants, ospreys and eagles. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 69.6 F 2015-05-17 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.16 inches 2015-05-17 07:00 Chlorophyll A 9.2 ug/L 2015-05-17 07:00 Current Direction 0 degrees 2015-05-17 07:00 Current Velocity 0.61 knots 2015-05-17 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7.9 mg/L 2015-05-17 07:00 Heat Index 69.6 F 2015-05-17 07:00 Latitude 38.78769 degrees 2015-05-17 07:00 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-05-17 07:00 Relative Humidity 92.9 percent 2015-05-17 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-05-17 07:00 Turbidity 8.7 NTU 2015-05-17 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-05-17 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-05-17 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-05-17 07:00 Water Temperature 72.6 F 2015-05-17 07:00 Wind Chill 69.6 F 2015-05-17 07:00 Wind Direction 0 degrees 2015-05-17 07:00 Wind Gust 0 knots 2015-05-17 07:00 Wind Speed 0 knots 2015-05-17 07:00 It is a pleasure to be in complete agreement with the Wilson Bridge buoy on the wind measurements, for once.
5/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: No wind, haze. Squalls on the Potomac River far to the south, several big pieces of trash and debris are moving slowly upstream, including one that appears to be a brand new white oil drum, the entire stretch of river is just teeming with big fish, most of them flashing white sides when they jump (carp?), about ten inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 68°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: feet. Songbirds, grackles, one red-bellied woodpecker, crows, martins, cormorants, ospreys and several eagles. The eagles seem to be frequenting the big dead trees next door to the north of us every day now … that might mean they are nesting there. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 72.3 F 2015-05-18 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.1 inches 2015-05-18 07:00 Chlorophyll A 9.1 ug/L 2015-05-18 07:00 Current Direction 1 degrees 2015-05-18 07:00 Current Velocity 0.74 knots 2015-05-18 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7.1 mg/L 2015-05-18 07:00 Heat Index 72.3 F 2015-05-18 07:00 Latitude 38.78769 degrees 2015-05-18 07:00 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-05-18 07:00 Relative Humidity 88.3 percent 2015-05-18 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2015-05-18 07:00 Turbidity 10.2 NTU 2015-05-18 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-05-18 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-05-18 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-05-18 07:00 Water Temperature 74 F 2015-05-18 07:00 Wind Chill 72.3 F 2015-05-18 07:00 Wind Direction 233 degrees 2015-05-18 07:00 Wind Gust 3.3 knots 2015-05-18 07:00 Wind Speed 2.3 knots 2015-05-18 07:00
5/19/2015 7:00 AM 1.51 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: No wind, the clouds high over Accokeek appear to be moving slowly from the WSW. Quite a bit of trash and debris on the Potomac River traveling rapidly upstream, lots of fish activity including nine big fish jumping in front of our embankment, about a foot of visibility into the water. Temperature: 70°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 6.04 feet (if the graphic wasn't flexible, it would look as if the discharge rate was off the charts). Songbirds, grackles, martins, cormorants, ospreys and three eagles. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 72 F 2015-05-19 07:10 Barometric Pressure 29.95 inches 2015-05-19 07:10 Chlorophyll A 9.5 ug/L 2015-05-19 07:00 Current Direction 3 degrees 2015-05-19 07:00 Current Velocity 0.91 knots 2015-05-19 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.3 mg/L 2015-05-19 07:00 Heat Index 72 F 2015-05-19 07:10 Latitude 38.78769 degrees 2015-05-19 07:10 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-05-19 07:10 Relative Humidity 87.9 percent 2015-05-19 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2015-05-19 07:00 Turbidity 9.9 NTU 2015-05-19 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-05-19 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-05-19 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-05-19 07:00 Water Temperature 75.7 F 2015-05-19 07:00 Wind Chill 72 F 2015-05-19 07:10 Wind Direction 326 degrees 2015-05-19 07:10 Wind Gust 2.9 knots 2015-05-19 07:10 Wind Speed 1.6 knots 2015-05-19 07:10
5/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Significant wind, waves and whitecaps on the Potomac River from the NNNNW, extremely hard on due North, trash and debris moving slowly downstream up against the Maryland shore, no fish, no visibility into the water. Temperature: 61°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.48 feet. Songbirds, crows, three cormorants on the pilings off Sheridan Point and a pair of nesting ospreys just to the south. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 61.9 F 2015-05-20 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.96 inches 2015-05-20 07:00 Chlorophyll A 8.6 ug/L 2015-05-20 07:00 Current Direction 1 degrees 2015-05-20 07:00 Current Velocity 0.79 knots 2015-05-20 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.1 mg/L 2015-05-20 07:00 Heat Index 61.9 F 2015-05-20 07:00 Latitude 38.78769 degrees 2015-05-20 07:00 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-05-20 07:00 Relative Humidity 57.1 percent 2015-05-20 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2015-05-20 07:00 Turbidity 13.5 NTU 2015-05-20 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-05-20 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-05-20 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-05-20 07:00 Water Temperature 75.4 F 2015-05-20 07:00 Wind Chill 61.9 F 2015-05-20 07:00 Wind Direction 347 degrees 2015-05-20 07:00 Wind Gust 16.7 knots 2015-05-20 07:00 Wind Speed 10.7 knots 2015-05-20 07:00
5/21/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, almost imperceptible drizzle. Light breeze with squalls the Potomac River from the NE, the flag south of Hog Island is also being blown from the NE, on the entire stretch of river is one stick about a yard long moving rapidly upstream, one fish jumping, about eighteen inches of visibility into the water which is brown and murky, the outward end of the southern arm of the Native American fish weir is visible below the surface, no sign of submerged aquatic vegetation. Temperature: 56°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.23 feet. Songbirds, mourning doves, grackles, one red-bellied woodpecker, a few crickets, mosquitos, martins, cormorants and ospreys. The ospreys seemed to have incorporated a plastic bag into their nest, but it is now gone. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 59.7 F 2015-05-21 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.97 inches 2015-05-21 07:00 Chlorophyll A 9.1 ug/L 2015-05-21 07:00 Current Direction 6 degrees 2015-05-21 07:00 Current Velocity 0.73 knots 2015-05-21 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 5.8 mg/L 2015-05-21 07:00 Heat Index 59.7 F 2015-05-21 07:00 Latitude 38.78769 degrees 2015-05-21 07:00 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-05-21 07:00 Relative Humidity 57.7 percent 2015-05-21 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2015-05-21 07:00 Turbidity 8.3 NTU 2015-05-21 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-05-21 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-05-21 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-05-21 07:00 Water Temperature 74.5 F 2015-05-21 07:00 Wind Chill 59.7 F 2015-05-21 07:00 Wind Direction 110 degrees 2015-05-21 07:00 Wind Gust 9.1 knots 2015-05-21 07:00 Wind Speed 6.8 knots 2015-05-21 07:00
5/22/2015 7:00 AM 0.39 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Wind and choppy little waves on the Potomac River from the WSW, three pieces of trash, five fish jumping, no visibility into the water. Temperature: 50°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.43 feet. Songbirds, mourning doves, grackles, crows, cormorants, one great blue heron and ospreys. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 54 F 2015-05-22 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.04 inches 2015-05-22 07:00 Chlorophyll A 8.5 ug/L 2015-05-22 07:00 Current Direction 195 degrees 2015-05-22 07:00 Current Velocity 0.17 knots 2015-05-22 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 5.3 mg/L 2015-05-22 07:00 Heat Index 54 F 2015-05-22 07:00 Latitude 38.78769 degrees 2015-05-22 07:00 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-05-22 07:00 Relative Humidity 72.3 percent 2015-05-22 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-05-22 07:00 Turbidity 7.3 NTU 2015-05-22 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-05-22 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-05-22 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-05-22 07:00 Water Temperature 72.3 F 2015-05-22 07:00 Wind Chill 54 F 2015-05-22 07:00 Wind Direction 245 degrees 2015-05-22 07:00 Wind Gust 6 knots 2015-05-22 07:00 Wind Speed 3.7 knots 2015-05-22 07:00
5/23/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Wind, waves and a few whitecaps on the Potomac River from the NW, The flag south of Hog Island is also being blown from the NW, no trash or debris, three fish jumping, a line of thirteen, of what appear to be, fishing markers has been set between the channel and the Virginia shore, no visibility into the water. Temperature: 53°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.19 feet. Songbirds, grackles, two cottontails (extensive photographic record at very close range), one wild turkey, two red-bellied woodpeckers, cormorants, ospreys and two great blue herons over in Virginia. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 56.8 F 2015-05-23 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.4 inches 2015-05-23 07:00 Chlorophyll A 13.8 ug/L 2015-05-23 07:00 Current Direction 186 degrees 2015-05-23 07:00 Current Velocity 0.35 knots 2015-05-23 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.8 mg/L 2015-05-23 07:00 Heat Index 56.8 F 2015-05-23 07:00 Latitude 38.78769 degrees 2015-05-23 07:00 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-05-23 07:00 Relative Humidity 39 percent 2015-05-23 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-05-23 07:00 Turbidity 9.2 NTU 2015-05-23 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-05-23 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-05-23 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-05-23 07:00 Water Temperature 71.2 F 2015-05-23 07:00 Wind Chill 56.8 F 2015-05-23 07:00 Wind Direction 11 degrees 2015-05-23 07:00 Wind Gust 9.1 knots 2015-05-23 07:00 Wind Speed 6.2 knots 2015-05-23 07:00
5/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Breeze and wavelets on the Potomac River from due South, low swells from the SW due to the incoming tide, no trash or debris on the river or the landing (a rare sight), seven fish including one big one that jumped clear out of the water, no visibility into the water. Temperature: 54°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.11 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, grackles, mosquitos, one red-bellied woodpecker, one vulture, crows, fish crows, martins, cormorants and ospreys. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 59.7 F 2015-05-24 07:10 Barometric Pressure 30.38 inches 2015-05-24 07:10 Chlorophyll A 20 ug/L 2015-05-24 07:00 Current Direction 189 degrees 2015-05-24 07:00 Current Velocity 0.38 knots 2015-05-24 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 8 mg/L 2015-05-24 07:00 Heat Index 59.7 F 2015-05-24 07:10 Latitude 38.78769 degrees 2015-05-24 07:10 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-05-24 07:10 Relative Humidity 70.5 percent 2015-05-24 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-05-24 07:00 Turbidity 9 NTU 2015-05-24 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-05-24 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-05-24 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-05-24 07:00 Water Temperature 70.3 F 2015-05-24 07:00 Wind Chill 59.7 F 2015-05-24 07:10 Wind Direction 175 degrees 2015-05-24 07:10 Wind Gust 8.7 knots 2015-05-24 07:10 Wind Speed 6.8 knots 2015-05-24 07:10
5/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Wind with choppy waves on the Potomac River from the South, low swells from the SW, no trash or debris, six fish, about five inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 64°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.08 feet. Songbirds, jays, mourning doves, spiders, dragon flies, crows, one pileated woodpecker, cormorants and ospreys. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 67.8 F 2015-05-25 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.25 inches 2015-05-25 07:00 Chlorophyll A 21.2 ug/L 2015-05-25 07:00 Current Direction 189 degrees 2015-05-25 07:00 Current Velocity 0.49 knots 2015-05-25 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 9.1 mg/L 2015-05-25 07:00 Heat Index 67.8 F 2015-05-25 07:00 Latitude 38.78769 degrees 2015-05-25 07:00 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-05-25 07:00 Relative Humidity 72.9 percent 2015-05-25 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-05-25 07:00 Turbidity 8.7 NTU 2015-05-25 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-05-25 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-05-25 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-05-25 07:00 Water Temperature 70.7 F 2015-05-25 07:00 Wind Chill 67.8 F 2015-05-25 07:00 Wind Direction 203 degrees 2015-05-25 07:00 Wind Gust 15 knots 2015-05-25 07:00 Wind Speed 11.7 knots 2015-05-25 07:00
5/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Low swells on the Potomac River from the SW due to the incoming tide, wind, waves and whitecaps from the ESE, the flag south of Hog Island is being blown from the SE, no trash or debris, one fish jumping down below the fort, about four inches of visibility into the water, several slicks in the channel. Temperature: 66°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.04 feet. Songbirds, moths, five squirrels, three deer, martins, ospreys and screaming eagles, but no cormorants. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 68.9 F 2015-05-26 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.21 inches 2015-05-26 07:00 Chlorophyll A 14.8 ug/L 2015-05-26 07:00 Current Direction 188 degrees 2015-05-26 07:00 Current Velocity 0.57 knots 2015-05-26 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 8.4 mg/L 2015-05-26 07:00 Heat Index 68.9 F 2015-05-26 07:00 Latitude 38.78769 degrees 2015-05-26 07:00 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-05-26 07:00 Relative Humidity 77.4 percent 2015-05-26 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-05-26 07:00 Turbidity 7.5 NTU 2015-05-26 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-05-26 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-05-26 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-05-26 07:00 Water Temperature 71.9 F 2015-05-26 07:00 Wind Chill 68.9 F 2015-05-26 07:00 Wind Direction 198 degrees 2015-05-26 07:00 Wind Gust 17.1 knots 2015-05-26 07:00 Wind Speed 14 knots 2015-05-26 07:00
5/27/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast. Wind, waves and whitecaps on the Potomac River from the SW, no trash or debris save a few leaves along the Maryland shore, no fish, about eight inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 72°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.01 feet. Songbirds, jays, crickets, moths, one crow, cormorants and ospreys. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 74.3 F 2015-05-27 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.14 inches 2015-05-27 07:00 Chlorophyll A 9.8 ug/L 2015-05-27 07:00 Current Direction 190 degrees 2015-05-27 07:00 Current Velocity 0.58 knots 2015-05-27 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7.5 mg/L 2015-05-27 07:00 Heat Index 74.3 F 2015-05-27 07:00 Latitude 38.78769 degrees 2015-05-27 07:00 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-05-27 07:00 Relative Humidity 84.6 percent 2015-05-27 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2015-05-27 07:00 Turbidity 6.6 NTU 2015-05-27 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-05-27 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-05-27 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-05-27 07:00 Water Temperature 73.8 F 2015-05-27 07:00 Wind Chill 74.3 F 2015-05-27 07:00 Wind Direction 192 degrees 2015-05-27 07:00 Wind Gust 13.2 knots 2015-05-27 07:00 Wind Speed 10.9 knots 2015-05-27 07:00
5/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Wind, waves and a few whitecaps on the Potomac River from the SW, no trash or debris, no fish, about six inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 70°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.98 feet. Songbirds, crickets, red-bellied woodpeckers, dragon flies, one tree frog, squirrels, grackles, crows, martins, cormorants, ospreys and one adult eagle circling overhead. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 72.5 F 2015-05-28 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.15 inches 2015-05-28 07:00 Chlorophyll A 6.2 ug/L 2015-05-28 07:00 Current Direction 180 degrees 2015-05-28 07:00 Current Velocity 0.47 knots 2015-05-28 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.6 mg/L 2015-05-28 07:00 Heat Index 72.5 F 2015-05-28 07:00 Latitude 38.78769 degrees 2015-05-28 07:00 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-05-28 07:00 Relative Humidity 85.6 percent 2015-05-28 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2015-05-28 07:00 Turbidity 6.5 NTU 2015-05-28 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-05-28 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-05-28 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-05-28 07:00 Water Temperature 75.5 F 2015-05-28 07:00 Wind Chill 72.5 F 2015-05-28 07:00 Wind Direction 202 degrees 2015-05-28 07:00 Wind Gust 9.5 knots 2015-05-28 07:00 Wind Speed 7.8 knots 2015-05-28 07:00
5/29/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the NE, the flag south of Hog Island is also being blown straight out foam the NE, low swells from the NW, no trash or debris, one fish, about eight inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 71°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.95 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, moths, crickets, cormorants, and ospreys. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 72.1 F 2015-05-29 07:10 Barometric Pressure 30.23 inches 2015-05-29 07:10 Chlorophyll A 4.7 ug/L 2015-05-29 07:00 Current Direction 185 degrees 2015-05-29 07:00 Current Velocity 0.35 knots 2015-05-29 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 5.8 mg/L 2015-05-29 07:00 Heat Index 72.1 F 2015-05-29 07:10 Latitude 38.78769 degrees 2015-05-29 07:10 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-05-29 07:10 Relative Humidity 85.7 percent 2015-05-29 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2015-05-29 07:00 Turbidity 5.5 NTU 2015-05-29 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-05-29 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-05-29 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-05-29 07:00 Water Temperature 77.3 F 2015-05-29 07:00 Wind Chill 72.1 F 2015-05-29 07:10 Wind Direction 48 degrees 2015-05-29 07:10 Wind Gust 9.7 knots 2015-05-29 07:10 Wind Speed 7.2 knots 2015-05-29 07:10
5/30/2015 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Light haze. Wind and choppy waves on the Potomac River from the SSE, the flag south of Hog Island is also being blown from the SSE, low swells from the SSW, one plastic baseball in the channel, no fish except a big, dead, white carp floating in the mouth of Swan Creek, about four inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 69°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.99 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, mourning doves, crickets, one red-bellied woodpecker, crows, cormorants, ospreys and a sight I have seen only once before: an owl flying along the Virginia shore. We have lots of owls at night, they can be heard but not seen. The closest description for this owl would be a short eared owl. In flight, its short round head makes it look like a bird flying without any head at all. When it is flying, it has something of an evasive flight pattern. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 72.5 F 2015-05-30 07:10 Barometric Pressure 30.18 inches 2015-05-30 07:10 Chlorophyll A 3.7 ug/L 2015-05-30 07:00 Current Direction 210 degrees 2015-05-30 07:00 Current Velocity 0.15 knots 2015-05-30 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 5 mg/L 2015-05-30 07:00 Heat Index 72.5 F 2015-05-30 07:10 Latitude 38.78769 degrees 2015-05-30 07:10 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-05-30 07:10 Relative Humidity 86.6 percent 2015-05-30 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2015-05-30 07:00 Turbidity 7.3 NTU 2015-05-30 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-05-30 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-05-30 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-05-30 07:00 Water Temperature 77.8 F 2015-05-30 07:00 Wind Chill 72.5 F 2015-05-30 07:10 Wind Direction 190 degrees 2015-05-30 07:10 Wind Gust 12.8 knots 2015-05-30 07:10 Wind Speed 10.3 knots 2015-05-30 07:10
5/31/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Very subdued. Wind in gusts and waves on the Potomac River from the SSW, no whitecaps, one colorful foam rubber ball and a few sticks along the Maryland shore, one big, dead, fish on the landing, one fish jumping clear out of the water down by the Fort Washington light house, about five inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 70°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 2.93 EST: 2.93 feet. Songbirds, jays, crickets, three red-bellied woodpeckers, cormorants and ospreys. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 73.4 F 2015-05-31 07:10 Barometric Pressure 30.04 inches 2015-05-31 07:10 Chlorophyll A 3.9 ug/L 2015-05-31 07:00 Current Direction 304 degrees 2015-05-31 07:00 Current Velocity 0.04 knots 2015-05-31 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 4.8 mg/L 2015-05-31 07:00 Heat Index 73.4 F 2015-05-31 07:10 Latitude 38.78769 degrees 2015-05-31 07:10 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-05-31 07:10 Relative Humidity 79.5 percent 2015-05-31 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2015-05-31 07:00 Turbidity 7.6 NTU 2015-05-31 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-05-31 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-05-31 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-05-31 07:00 Water Temperature 78.9 F 2015-05-31 07:00 Wind Chill 73.4 F 2015-05-31 07:10 Wind Direction 195 degrees 2015-05-31 07:10 Wind Gust 12.2 knots 2015-05-31 07:10 Wind Speed 10.5 knots 2015-05-31 07:10
6/1/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Squalls and almost imperceptible breeze on the Potomac River from the SSE, ripples from the SW, no trash or debris, one fish jumping, about four inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 72°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.89 feet. Songbirds, dragon flies, one cottontail, big ants, one red-bellied woodpecker, crickets, mourning doves, crows, martins, cormorants and ospreys. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 75.2 F 2015-06-01 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30 inches 2015-06-01 07:00 Chlorophyll A 4.3 ug/L 2015-06-01 07:00 Current Direction 349 degrees 2015-06-01 07:00 Current Velocity 0.27 knots 2015-06-01 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 4.7 mg/L 2015-06-01 07:00 Heat Index 75.2 F 2015-06-01 07:00 Latitude 38.78769 degrees 2015-06-01 07:00 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-06-01 07:00 Relative Humidity 78.1 percent 2015-06-01 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.2 percent 2015-06-01 07:00 Turbidity 7.1 NTU 2015-06-01 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-06-01 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-06-01 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-06-01 07:00 Water Temperature 79.7 F 2015-06-01 07:00 Wind Chill 75.2 F 2015-06-01 07:00 Wind Direction 200 degrees 2015-06-01 07:00 Wind Gust 5.6 knots 2015-06-01 07:00 Wind Speed 4.1 knots 2015-06-01 07:00
6/2/2015 7:00 AM 1.53 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, mist rising over Accokeek. No wind on the Potomac River but the flag south of Hog Island is being blown from the North and the clouds on the horizon in Virginia are moving in a southerly direction, two pieces of debris down toward Swan Creek, one fish, about one foot of visibility into the water, no abnormal discoloration, no flooding. Temperature: 68°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 5.27 feet with an almost vertical spike in both charts starting at midnight. Songbirds, two cottontails (not afraid of me rumbling the recycling container up the lane), crickets, grackles, crows, mallard ducks, cormorants and ospreys. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 71.1 F 2015-06-02 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.98 inches 2015-06-02 07:00 Chlorophyll A 5.1 ug/L 2015-06-02 07:00 Current Direction 0 degrees 2015-06-02 07:00 Current Velocity 0.47 knots 2015-06-02 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 5 mg/L 2015-06-02 07:00 Heat Index 71.1 F 2015-06-02 07:00 Latitude 38.78769 degrees 2015-06-02 07:00 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-06-02 07:00 Relative Humidity 87.5 percent 2015-06-02 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.2 percent 2015-06-02 07:00 Turbidity 7.3 NTU 2015-06-02 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-06-02 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-06-02 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-06-02 07:00 Water Temperature 80.2 F 2015-06-02 07:00 Wind Chill 71.1 F 2015-06-02 07:00 Wind Direction 74 degrees 2015-06-02 07:00 Wind Gust 0.2 knots 2015-06-02 07:00 Wind Speed 0 knots 2015-06-02 07:00
6/3/2015 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, light fog. Low swells, waves and a few whitecaps on the Potomac River from the NNW, breeze from the NE, the flag south of Hog Island is being blown, straight out, from the NE, a bit of trash and debris just off the Maryland shore, no fish, about six inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 58°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.43 feet. Songbirds, jays, crickets, starlings, crows, one cottontail, cormorants, ospreys and one eagle. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 57.7 F 2015-06-03 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.13 inches 2015-06-03 07:00 Chlorophyll A 4.3 ug/L 2015-06-03 07:00 Current Direction 359 degrees 2015-06-03 07:00 Current Velocity 0.64 knots 2015-06-03 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 4.1 mg/L 2015-06-03 07:00 Heat Index 57.7 F 2015-06-03 07:00 Latitude 38.78769 degrees 2015-06-03 07:00 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-06-03 07:00 Relative Humidity 91 percent 2015-06-03 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2015-06-03 07:00 Turbidity 11.1 NTU 2015-06-03 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-06-03 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-06-03 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-06-03 07:00 Water Temperature 76.3 F 2015-06-03 07:00 Wind Chill 57.7 F 2015-06-03 07:00 Wind Direction 42 degrees 2015-06-03 07:00 Wind Gust 10.1 knots 2015-06-03 07:00 Wind Speed 7.6 knots 2015-06-03 07:00
6/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, light fog. Swells and waves and a few whitecaps on the Potomac River from the NW, breeze, at 35 feet above the river surface, from the NNE, the flag south of Hog Island is also being blown from the NNE, three pieces of natural debris, no fish, about eight inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 57°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.24 feet. Songbirds, lots of noisy starlings, crickets, mourning doves, slugs, grackles, one red-bellied woodpecker, ospreys and one juvenile eagle. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 57.6 F 2015-06-04 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.16 inches 2015-06-04 07:00 Chlorophyll A 4.8 ug/L 2015-06-04 07:00 Current Direction 0 degrees 2015-06-04 07:00 Current Velocity 0.76 knots 2015-06-04 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 3.6 mg/L 2015-06-04 07:00 Heat Index 57.6 F 2015-06-04 07:00 Latitude 38.78769 degrees 2015-06-04 07:00 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-06-04 07:00 Relative Humidity 89.8 percent 2015-06-04 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2015-06-04 07:00 Turbidity 10.6 NTU 2015-06-04 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-06-04 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-06-04 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-06-04 07:00 Water Temperature 74.4 F 2015-06-04 07:00 Wind Chill 57.6 F 2015-06-04 07:00 Wind Direction 46 degrees 2015-06-04 07:00 Wind Gust 9.5 knots 2015-06-04 07:00 Wind Speed 6.4 knots 2015-06-04 07:00
6/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.59 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, light fog, fine drizzle. Big swells, waves and whitecaps on the Potomac River from the NW, breeze at 35 feet above the surface from the NE, the flag south of Hog Island is also being blown, straight out, from the NE, one big brach in the channel, no fish, about six inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 58°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.98 feet with a spike to 4.50 feet just after midnight. Songbirds, jays, crickets, one red-bellied woodpecker, mosquitos, mourning doves, three cormorants and nesting ospreys. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: The most recent data are from 6:20 AM and I cannot wait for any other results. Air Temperature 59 F 2015-06-05 06:20 Barometric Pressure 30.08 inches 2015-06-05 06:20 Chlorophyll A 7.2 ug/L 2015-06-05 06:00 Current Direction 6 degrees 2015-06-05 06:00 Current Velocity 0.22 knots 2015-06-05 06:00 Dissolved Oxygen 4.8 mg/L 2015-06-05 06:00 Heat Index 59 F 2015-06-05 06:20 Latitude 38.78769 degrees 2015-06-05 06:20 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-06-05 06:20 Relative Humidity 90.3 percent 2015-06-05 06:20 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-06-05 06:00 Turbidity 7.7 NTU 2015-06-05 06:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-06-05 06:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-06-05 06:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-06-05 06:00 Water Temperature 71.8 F 2015-06-05 06:00 Wind Chill 59 F 2015-06-05 06:20 Wind Direction 38 degrees 2015-06-05 06:20 Wind Gust 10.7 knots 2015-06-05 06:20 Wind Speed 8.2 knots 2015-06-05 06:20
6/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from due West, trash and debris dots the entire stretch of river, one fish jumping, about ten inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 62°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.36 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, jays, crickets, moths, spiders, one red-bellied woodpecker, lots of cormorants on the pilings off Sheridan Point to the Southwest, ospreys and one noisy eagle. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 66.7 F 2015-06-06 07:10 Barometric Pressure 29.88 inches 2015-06-06 07:10 Chlorophyll A 5.7 ug/L 2015-06-06 07:00 Current Direction 7 degrees 2015-06-06 07:00 Current Velocity 0.37 knots 2015-06-06 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 5.2 mg/L 2015-06-06 07:00 Heat Index 66.7 F 2015-06-06 07:10 Latitude 38.78769 degrees 2015-06-06 07:10 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-06-06 07:10 Relative Humidity 86.4 percent 2015-06-06 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-06-06 07:00 Turbidity 8.1 NTU 2015-06-06 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-06-06 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-06-06 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-06-06 07:00 Water Temperature 71 F 2015-06-06 07:00 Wind Chill 66.7 F 2015-06-06 07:10 Wind Direction 240 degrees 2015-06-06 07:10 Wind Gust 1.6 knots 2015-06-06 07:10 Wind Speed 0.2 knots 2015-06-06 07:10
6/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: No wind on the Potomac River, little trash or debris, five fish jumping, about six inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 65°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.17 feet. Canada geese by the flock, songbirds, jays, one catbird, mourning doves, one cottontail, crickets, crows, one cormorant, one gull and nesting ospreys. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 67.1 F 2015-06-07 07:10 Barometric Pressure 30.14 inches 2015-06-07 07:10 Chlorophyll A 9.6 ug/L 2015-06-07 07:00 Current Direction 191 degrees 2015-06-07 07:00 Current Velocity 0.31 knots 2015-06-07 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 5.9 mg/L 2015-06-07 07:00 Heat Index 67.1 F 2015-06-07 07:10 Latitude 38.78769 degrees 2015-06-07 07:10 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-06-07 07:10 Relative Humidity 79.7 percent 2015-06-07 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-06-07 07:00 Turbidity 9 NTU 2015-06-07 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-06-07 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-06-07 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-06-07 07:00 Water Temperature 71.2 F 2015-06-07 07:00 Wind Chill 67.1 F 2015-06-07 07:10 Wind Direction 160 degrees 2015-06-07 07:10 Wind Gust 3.3 knots 2015-06-07 07:10 Wind Speed 2.5 knots 2015-06-07 07:10
6/8/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Wind, waves and a few whitecaps on the Potomac River from the SSW, no trash or debris, no fish, about five inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 63°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.09 feet. Songbirds, jays, mourning doves, crickets, crows, cormorants, ospreys and one eagle. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 65.7 F 2015-06-08 07:10 Barometric Pressure 29.99 inches 2015-06-08 07:10 Chlorophyll A 11.4 ug/L 2015-06-08 07:00 Current Direction 186 degrees 2015-06-08 07:00 Current Velocity 0.44 knots 2015-06-08 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.8 mg/L 2015-06-08 07:00 Heat Index 65.7 F 2015-06-08 07:10 Latitude 38.78769 degrees 2015-06-08 07:10 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-06-08 07:10 Relative Humidity 73.4 percent 2015-06-08 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-06-08 07:00 Turbidity 11.2 NTU 2015-06-08 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-06-08 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-06-08 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-06-08 07:00 Water Temperature 71.1 F 2015-06-08 07:00 Wind Chill 65.7 F 2015-06-08 07:10 Wind Direction 199 degrees 2015-06-08 07:10 Wind Gust 15.9 knots 2015-06-08 07:10 Wind Speed 13.6 knots 2015-06-08 07:10
6/9/2015 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Wind, waves and a few whitecaps on the Potomac River from the SSE, low swells from the SW probably due to the incoming tide, one stick on the river, no trash on the landing (a rare sight), no fish, about four inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 68°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.05 feet. Songbirds, jays, mourning doves, crickets, big ants, one pileated woodpecker, crows, one squirrel, cormorants, gulls and ospreys. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 70.3 F 2015-06-09 07:10 Barometric Pressure 29.74 inches 2015-06-09 07:10 Chlorophyll A 12.5 ug/L 2015-06-09 07:00 Current Direction 188 degrees 2015-06-09 07:00 Current Velocity 0.65 knots 2015-06-09 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7.1 mg/L 2015-06-09 07:00 Heat Index 70.3 F 2015-06-09 07:10 Latitude 38.78769 degrees 2015-06-09 07:10 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-06-09 07:10 Relative Humidity 89 percent 2015-06-09 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-06-09 07:00 Turbidity 10.6 NTU 2015-06-09 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-06-09 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-06-09 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-06-09 07:00 Water Temperature 72.8 F 2015-06-09 07:00 Wind Chill 70.3 F 2015-06-09 07:10 Wind Direction 211 degrees 2015-06-09 07:10 Wind Gust 14.4 knots 2015-06-09 07:10 Wind Speed 10.5 knots 2015-06-09 07:10
6/10/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: No wind on the Potomac River, squalls to the South and West from indeterminate direction, trash and debris in the channel to the North and moving slowly downstream, lots of big fish jumping, far too many to count, about 18 inches of visibility into the water with both arms of the Native American fish weir visible beneath the surface. Temperature: 62°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.99 feet. Canada geese by the dozen in single file, songbirds, jays, mourning doves, two squirrels, crickets, one cottontail, crows, one pileated woodpecker hammering away, cormorants, gulls, ospreys and two eagles. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 69.3 F 2015-06-10 07:10 Barometric Pressure 29.89 inches 2015-06-10 07:10 Chlorophyll A 12.8 ug/L 2015-06-10 07:00 Current Direction 187 degrees 2015-06-10 07:00 Current Velocity 0.7 knots 2015-06-10 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7 mg/L 2015-06-10 07:00 Heat Index 69.3 F 2015-06-10 07:10 Latitude 38.78769 degrees 2015-06-10 07:10 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-06-10 07:10 Relative Humidity 76.4 percent 2015-06-10 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2015-06-10 07:00 Turbidity 10.6 NTU 2015-06-10 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-06-10 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-06-10 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-06-10 07:00 Water Temperature 74.3 F 2015-06-10 07:00 Wind Chill 69.3 F 2015-06-10 07:10 Wind Direction 213 degrees 2015-06-10 07:10 Wind Gust 4.7 knots 2015-06-10 07:10 Wind Speed 3.7 knots 2015-06-10 07:10
6/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Haze. No wind on the Potomac River but squalls from the SSE and ripples (tide) from the SW, very little trash or debris, three fish, about six inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 67°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.95 feet. Canada geese swimming in a row, songbirds, jays, crickets, crows, cormorants, ospreys and screaming eagles in the big oak by the landing. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 71.1 F 2015-06-11 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.92 inches 2015-06-11 07:00 Chlorophyll A 12.4 ug/L 2015-06-11 07:00 Current Direction 187 degrees 2015-06-11 07:00 Current Velocity 0.73 knots 2015-06-11 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7 mg/L 2015-06-11 07:00 Heat Index 71.1 F 2015-06-11 07:00 Latitude 38.78769 degrees 2015-06-11 07:00 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-06-11 07:00 Relative Humidity 84.7 percent 2015-06-11 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2015-06-11 07:00 Turbidity 10 NTU 2015-06-11 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-06-11 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-06-11 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-06-11 07:00 Water Temperature 75.3 F 2015-06-11 07:00 Wind Chill 71.1 F 2015-06-11 07:00 Wind Direction 186 degrees 2015-06-11 07:00 Wind Gust 6.6 knots 2015-06-11 07:00 Wind Speed 4.5 knots 2015-06-11 07:00
6/12/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM:Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the SSW, no whitecaps, one piece of trash on the entire stretch of river, one big white fish (carp?) jumping clear out of the water, about four inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 73°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.92 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, jays, crickets, starlings, one butterfly, catbirds, one beige mushroom, crows, cormorants and ospreys. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 76.3 F 2015-06-12 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.94 inches 2015-06-12 07:00 Chlorophyll A 10 ug/L 2015-06-12 07:00 Current Direction 191 degrees 2015-06-12 07:00 Current Velocity 0.64 knots 2015-06-12 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7 mg/L 2015-06-12 07:00 Heat Index 76.3 F 2015-06-12 07:00 Latitude 38.78769 degrees 2015-06-12 07:00 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-06-12 07:00 Relative Humidity 84.6 percent 2015-06-12 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2015-06-12 07:00 Turbidity 7.5 NTU 2015-06-12 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-06-12 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-06-12 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-06-12 07:00 Water Temperature 77.3 F 2015-06-12 07:00 Wind Chill 76.3 F 2015-06-12 07:00 Wind Direction 197 degrees 2015-06-12 07:00 Wind Gust 8.5 knots 2015-06-12 07:00 Wind Speed 7 knots 2015-06-12 07:00
6/13/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: No wind on the Potomac River but low swells and tiny wavelets from due west, the area between the channel and the Virginia shore is smooth as glass indicating a possible, imperceptible breeze from the West, a few pieces of trash and debris dot the river, one fish jumping, about eight inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 72°F. The air is extremely humid, the lens on my camera kept fogging up (something I have never experienced before at this location). USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.89 feet. Canada geese by the flock in the water, songbirds, jays, crickets, fish crows, cormorants, ospreys and one eagle. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 76.3 F 2015-06-13 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.94 inches 2015-06-13 07:00 Chlorophyll A 7.2 ug/L 2015-06-13 07:00 Current Direction 201 degrees 2015-06-13 07:00 Current Velocity 0.44 knots 2015-06-13 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.1 mg/L 2015-06-13 07:00 Heat Index 76.3 F 2015-06-13 07:00 Latitude 38.78769 degrees 2015-06-13 07:00 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-06-13 07:00 Relative Humidity 81.7 percent 2015-06-13 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2015-06-13 07:00 Turbidity 7.3 NTU 2015-06-13 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-06-13 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-06-13 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-06-13 07:00 Water Temperature 79.1 F 2015-06-13 07:00 Wind Chill 76.3 F 2015-06-13 07:00 Wind Direction 261 degrees 2015-06-13 07:00 Wind Gust 0.2 knots 2015-06-13 07:00 Wind Speed 0.2 knots 2015-06-13 07:00
6/14/2015 7:00 AM 0.81 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Haze with limited visibility. No wind on the Potomac River but squalls from the channel to the Virginia shore, a bit of trash and debris moving slowly downstream along the Maryland shore, no fish, about ten inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 74°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.91 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, jays, crickets, one cottontail, one bumble bee, cormorants and ospreys. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 78.8 F 2015-06-14 07:10 Barometric Pressure 30.03 inches 2015-06-14 07:10 Chlorophyll A 6.1 ug/L 2015-06-14 07:00 Current Direction 199 degrees 2015-06-14 07:00 Current Velocity 0.04 knots 2015-06-14 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 5.2 mg/L 2015-06-14 07:00 Heat Index 78.8 F 2015-06-14 07:10 Latitude 38.78769 degrees 2015-06-14 07:10 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-06-14 07:10 Relative Humidity 81.6 percent 2015-06-14 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0.2 percent 2015-06-14 07:00 Turbidity 7.8 NTU 2015-06-14 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-06-14 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-06-14 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-06-14 07:00 Water Temperature 80.5 F 2015-06-14 07:00 Wind Chill 78.8 F 2015-06-14 07:10 Wind Direction 80 degrees 2015-06-14 07:10 Wind Gust 2.9 knots 2015-06-14 07:10 Wind Speed 1 knots 2015-06-14 07:10
6/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Haze, extremely humid and wet. Ripples on the Potomac River from the West, breeze and wavelets from the North, isolated patches of Hydrilla moving slowly downstream, no fish except for a giant dead, gold and white carp at the landing, about six inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 75°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.02 feet. Canada geese by the dozen in the water, songbirds, jays, little mushrooms, crickets, crows, one pileated woodpecker and ospreys. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 77.5 F 2015-06-15 07:10 Barometric Pressure 29.99 inches 2015-06-15 07:10 Chlorophyll A 4.6 ug/L 2015-06-15 07:00 Current Direction 7 degrees 2015-06-15 07:00 Current Velocity 0.37 knots 2015-06-15 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 4.7 mg/L 2015-06-15 07:00 Heat Index 77.5 F 2015-06-15 07:10 Latitude 38.78769 degrees 2015-06-15 07:10 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-06-15 07:10 Relative Humidity 88.7 percent 2015-06-15 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0.3 percent 2015-06-15 07:00 Turbidity 8 NTU 2015-06-15 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-06-15 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-06-15 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-06-15 07:00 Water Temperature 82.1 F 2015-06-15 07:00 Wind Chill 77.5 F 2015-06-15 07:10 Wind Direction 324 degrees 2015-06-15 07:10 Wind Gust 4.9 knots 2015-06-15 07:10 Wind Speed 2.7 knots 2015-06-15 07:10
6/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Very high humidity, binoculars and camera lens fog up making them almost useless (I need a trick from the tropics). Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the SSE, shreds of Hydrilla moving slowly upstream between the channel and the Maryland shore, the vultures have done an excellent job cleaning up the giant, dead carp on the landing, one fish jumping, about six inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 74°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.88 feet. Songbirds, spiders, crickets, thin, flat white mushrooms, fish crows, cormorants and ospreys. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 77.9 F 2015-06-16 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.93 inches 2015-06-16 07:00 Chlorophyll A 3.8 ug/L 2015-06-16 07:00 Current Direction 1 degrees 2015-06-16 07:00 Current Velocity 0.74 knots 2015-06-16 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 5.2 mg/L 2015-06-16 07:00 Heat Index 77.9 F 2015-06-16 07:00 Latitude 38.78769 degrees 2015-06-16 07:00 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-06-16 07:00 Relative Humidity 89.3 percent 2015-06-16 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.3 percent 2015-06-16 07:00 Turbidity 8.8 NTU 2015-06-16 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-06-16 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-06-16 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-06-16 07:00 Water Temperature 82.7 F 2015-06-16 07:00 Wind Chill 77.9 F 2015-06-16 07:00 Wind Direction 185 degrees 2015-06-16 07:00 Wind Gust 6.6 knots 2015-06-16 07:00 Wind Speed 5.1 knots 2015-06-16 07:00
6/17/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Wind and waves with a few whitecaps on the Potomac River from the NNW but the flag south of Hog Island is being blown straight out from the NE (photographic record), no trash or debris, one fish, about four inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 73°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.85 feet. Songbirds, one squirrel, crickets, mushrooms, crows, fish crows, cormorants and ospreys. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 78.1 F 2015-06-17 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.06 inches 2015-06-17 07:00 Chlorophyll A 4.4 ug/L 2015-06-17 07:00 Current Direction 359 degrees 2015-06-17 07:00 Current Velocity 0.72 knots 2015-06-17 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 5.5 mg/L 2015-06-17 07:00 Heat Index 78.1 F 2015-06-17 07:00 Latitude 38.78769 degrees 2015-06-17 07:00 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-06-17 07:00 Relative Humidity 63.8 percent 2015-06-17 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.3 percent 2015-06-17 07:00 Turbidity 11.3 NTU 2015-06-17 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-06-17 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-06-17 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-06-17 07:00 Water Temperature 82.6 F 2015-06-17 07:00 Wind Chill 78.1 F 2015-06-17 07:00 Wind Direction 34 degrees 2015-06-17 07:00 Wind Gust 8.4 knots 2015-06-17 07:00 Wind Speed 6.6 knots 2015-06-17 07:00
6/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.47 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: No wind, but breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the East, a few pieces of trash and debris moving upstream at a rapid clip, four fish jumping, an osprey is trying to take a fish that is really too big for him and keeps struggling with it to gain altitude, dropping it and retrieving it with steep dives from high up, about ten inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 69°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.94 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, jays, crickets, mushrooms, spiders, one vulture, crows, fish crows, cormorants, ospreys one great blue heron and one adult eagle. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 72 F 2015-06-18 07:10 Barometric Pressure 30 inches 2015-06-18 07:10 Chlorophyll A 4.3 ug/L 2015-06-18 07:00 Current Direction 1 degrees 2015-06-18 07:00 Current Velocity 0.76 knots 2015-06-18 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 5 mg/L 2015-06-18 07:00 Heat Index 72 F 2015-06-18 07:10 Latitude 38.78769 degrees 2015-06-18 07:10 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-06-18 07:10 Relative Humidity 86.6 percent 2015-06-18 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0.2 percent 2015-06-18 07:00 Turbidity 8.9 NTU 2015-06-18 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-06-18 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-06-18 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-06-18 07:00 Water Temperature 81.7 F 2015-06-18 07:00 Wind Chill 72 F 2015-06-18 07:10 Wind Direction 254 degrees 2015-06-18 07:10 Wind Gust 4.7 knots 2015-06-18 07:10 Wind Speed 2.7 knots 2015-06-18 07:10
6/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.30 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Breeze and gusts 35 feet above the surface of the Potomac River from the NNE, trash and debris moving slowly upstream along the Maryland shore, four fish jumping, about one foot of visibility into the water. Temperature: 71°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.52 feet. Songbirds, mushrooms, one squirrel, crickets, big ants, mourning doves, cormorants and ospreys. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 74.1 F 2015-06-19 07:10 Barometric Pressure 29.94 inches 2015-06-19 07:10 Chlorophyll A 4.3 ug/L 2015-06-19 07:00 Current Direction 3 degrees 2015-06-19 07:00 Current Velocity 0.46 knots 2015-06-19 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 5 mg/L 2015-06-19 07:00 Heat Index 74.1 F 2015-06-19 07:10 Latitude 38.7877 degrees 2015-06-19 07:10 Longitude -77.03567 degrees 2015-06-19 07:10 Relative Humidity 81.8 percent 2015-06-19 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0.3 percent 2015-06-19 07:00 Turbidity 5.3 NTU 2015-06-19 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-06-19 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-06-19 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-06-19 07:00 Water Temperature 82.7 F 2015-06-19 07:00 Wind Chill 74.1 F 2015-06-19 07:10 Wind Direction 228 degrees 2015-06-19 07:10 Wind Gust 2.5 knots 2015-06-19 07:10 Wind Speed 1.2 knots 2015-06-19 07:10
6/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast. No wind on the Potomac River, a large amount of trash, hydrilla and debris covers the north side of the landing with some of it moving slowly upstream along the Maryland shore, eleven fish jumping and four big ones jumping clear out of the water, about fourteen inches of visibility into somewhat cloudy water. Temperature: 72°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.05 feet. Songbirds, mourning doves, crickets, one squirrel, mushrooms, one fish crow, cormorants, ospreys and one great blue heron on the Virginia shore. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 75.9 F 2015-06-20 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.98 inches 2015-06-20 07:00 Chlorophyll A 5.4 ug/L 2015-06-20 07:00 Current Direction 8 degrees 2015-06-20 07:00 Current Velocity 0.2 knots 2015-06-20 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 5.3 mg/L 2015-06-20 07:00 Heat Index 75.9 F 2015-06-20 07:00 Latitude 38.78767 degrees 2015-06-20 07:00 Longitude -77.03566 degrees 2015-06-20 07:00 Relative Humidity 82.7 percent 2015-06-20 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.3 percent 2015-06-20 07:00 Turbidity 5.4 NTU 2015-06-20 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-06-20 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-06-20 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-06-20 07:00 Water Temperature 82.5 F 2015-06-20 07:00 Wind Chill 75.9 F 2015-06-20 07:00 Wind Direction 148 degrees 2015-06-20 07:00 Wind Gust 3.1 knots 2015-06-20 07:00 Wind Speed 1.7 knots 2015-06-20 07:00
6/21/2015 7:00 AM 2.63 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Low swells on the Potomac River from the SW (incoming tide?), wind and wavelets from the West, the flag south of Hog Island is also being blown from the West, trash and debris covers the landing but very little natural debris on the river, one big dead fish in the channel, no visibility into the water. Temperature: 73°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 7.35 feet. A new record was set for the discharge rate at the Piscataway Creek measuring station. The record in 48 years of measurements was 702 cubic feet per second, set in 1983, the chart reached almost 1000 feet per second just after midnight last night. The median is 12 cubic feet per second for June 21. Songbirds, mushrooms, starlings, crickets, one cottontail, grackles, crows, cormorants, one gull, ospreys and one great blue heron on the Virginia shore. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 76.3 F 2015-06-21 07:10 Barometric Pressure 29.79 inches 2015-06-21 07:10 Chlorophyll A 6 ug/L 2015-06-21 07:00 Current Direction 189 degrees 2015-06-21 07:00 Current Velocity 0.26 knots 2015-06-21 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 5.2 mg/L 2015-06-21 07:00 Heat Index 76.3 F 2015-06-21 07:10 Latitude 38.78766 degrees 2015-06-21 07:10 Longitude -77.03567 degrees 2015-06-21 07:10 Relative Humidity 84.9 percent 2015-06-21 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0.2 percent 2015-06-21 07:00 Turbidity 10.2 NTU 2015-06-21 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-06-21 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-06-21 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-06-21 07:00 Water Temperature 81.6 F 2015-06-21 07:00 Wind Chill 76.3 F 2015-06-21 07:10 Wind Direction 277 degrees 2015-06-21 07:10 Wind Gust 9.3 knots 2015-06-21 07:10 Wind Speed 7 knots 2015-06-21 07:10
6/22/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: No wind. Ripples on the Potomac River from the West, a few pieces of trash and debris dot the river, four fish jumping, no visibility into the water. Temperature: 72°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.61 feet. Canada geese by the dozen in the water, songbirds, crickets, one small praying mantis, crows, cormorants and ospreys with two young ospreys showing in the nest for the first time today. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 79.7 F 2015-06-22 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30 inches 2015-06-22 07:00 Chlorophyll A 5.9 ug/L 2015-06-22 07:00 Current Direction 193 degrees 2015-06-22 07:00 Current Velocity 0.55 knots 2015-06-22 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 5.9 mg/L 2015-06-22 07:00 Heat Index 79.7 F 2015-06-22 07:00 Latitude 38.78764 degrees 2015-06-22 07:00 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-06-22 07:00 Relative Humidity 63.8 percent 2015-06-22 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.2 percent 2015-06-22 07:00 Turbidity 13.9 NTU 2015-06-22 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-06-22 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-06-22 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-06-22 07:00 Water Temperature 81.5 F 2015-06-22 07:00 Wind Chill 79.7 F 2015-06-22 07:00 Wind Direction 320 degrees 2015-06-22 07:00 Wind Gust 5.2 knots 2015-06-22 07:00 Wind Speed 3.5 knots 2015-06-22 07:00
6/23/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the SSW, low swells from the SW, two pieces of trash and one piece of natural debris, no fish, no visibility into the water. Temperature: 75°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.25 feet. Songbirds, spiders, crickets, potato bugs on the compost heap, mushrooms, one cottontail, wasps, crows, fish crows, cormorants, gulls, ospreys and one great blue heron on the Virginia shore just above Sheridan Point. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 78.8 F 2015-06-23 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.95 inches 2015-06-23 07:00 Chlorophyll A 6.3 ug/L 2015-06-23 07:00 Current Direction 184 degrees 2015-06-23 07:00 Current Velocity 0.51 knots 2015-06-23 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.3 mg/L 2015-06-23 07:00 Heat Index 78.8 F 2015-06-23 07:00 Latitude 38.78763 degrees 2015-06-22 18:50 Longitude -77.03569 degrees 2015-06-22 18:50 Relative Humidity 80 percent 2015-06-23 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.3 percent 2015-06-23 07:00 Turbidity 12.5 NTU 2015-06-23 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-06-23 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-06-23 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-06-23 07:00 Water Temperature 82.2 F 2015-06-23 07:00 Wind Chill 78.8 F 2015-06-23 07:00 Wind Direction 194 degrees 2015-06-23 07:00 Wind Gust 6.2 knots 2015-06-23 07:00 Wind Speed 4.1 knots 2015-06-23 07:00
6/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.36 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Wind, waves, and a few whitecaps on the Potomac River from the NW, three pieces of trash in the river, one fish, no visibility into the water. Temperature: 68°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.76 feet. Songbirds, crickets, one vulture perched above the orchard, lots of different kinds of mushrooms, cormorants, gulls and ospreys. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 70.2 F 2015-06-24 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.04 inches 2015-06-24 07:00 Chlorophyll A 4 ug/L 2015-06-24 07:00 Current Direction 186 degrees 2015-06-24 07:00 Current Velocity 0.89 knots 2015-06-24 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 5.5 mg/L 2015-06-24 07:00 Heat Index 70.2 F 2015-06-24 07:00 Latitude 38.78763 degrees 2015-06-22 18:50 Longitude -77.03569 degrees 2015-06-22 18:50 Relative Humidity 74.5 percent 2015-06-24 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.2 percent 2015-06-24 07:00 Turbidity 16.6 NTU 2015-06-24 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-06-24 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-06-24 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-06-24 07:00 Water Temperature 81.7 F 2015-06-24 07:00 Wind Chill 70.2 F 2015-06-24 07:00 Wind Direction 335 degrees 2015-06-24 07:00 Wind Gust 8.2 knots 2015-06-24 07:00 Wind Speed 4.5 knots 2015-06-24 07:00
6/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: No wind, but squalls on the Potomac River from indeterminate direction (possibly from the WSW), trash dots the middle of the channel and the Maryland shore, seven fish, about six inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 65°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.15 feet. Songbirds, one brief concert from cicadas, crickets, mushrooms, spiders, mosquitos, big ants, one squirrel, one crow, cormorants, gulls, ospreys, one juvenile eagle and one adult eagle. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 72.5 F 2015-06-25 07:10 Barometric Pressure 30.08 inches 2015-06-25 07:10 Chlorophyll A 5.5 ug/L 2015-06-25 07:00 Current Direction 187 degrees 2015-06-25 07:00 Current Velocity 0.57 knots 2015-06-25 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 5.7 mg/L 2015-06-25 07:00 Heat Index 72.5 F 2015-06-25 07:10 Latitude 38.78763 degrees 2015-06-22 18:50 Longitude -77.03569 degrees 2015-06-22 18:50 Relative Humidity 66.4 percent 2015-06-25 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0.3 percent 2015-06-25 07:00 Turbidity 13.6 NTU 2015-06-25 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-06-25 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-06-25 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2015-06-25 07:00 Water Temperature 82.6 F 2015-06-25 07:00 Wind Chill 72.5 F 2015-06-25 07:10 Wind Direction 257 degrees 2015-06-25 07:10 Wind Gust 4.9 knots 2015-06-25 07:10 Wind Speed 3.3 knots 2015-06-25 07:10
6/26/2015 7:00 AM 1.27 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the NNE almost due north, no whitecaps, no trash or debris, one fish, about eight inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 67°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 5.34 feet. Songbirds, jays, crickets, mushrooms, mourning doves nesting in the long-needle pine, gulls, cormorants and ospreys. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 68 F 2015-06-26 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.94 inches 2015-06-26 07:00 Chlorophyll A 5.7 ug/L 2015-06-26 07:00 Current Direction 188 degrees 2015-06-26 07:00 Current Velocity 0.63 knots 2015-06-26 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6 mg/L 2015-06-26 07:00 Heat Index 68 F 2015-06-26 07:00 Latitude 38.78763 degrees 2015-06-22 18:50 Longitude -77.03569 degrees 2015-06-22 18:50 Relative Humidity 86.4 percent 2015-06-26 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.2 percent 2015-06-26 07:00 Turbidity 9.7 NTU 2015-06-26 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-06-26 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-06-26 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-06-26 07:00 Water Temperature 81.7 F 2015-06-26 07:00 Wind Chill 68 F 2015-06-26 07:00 Wind Direction 350 degrees 2015-06-26 07:00 Wind Gust 9.5 knots 2015-06-26 07:00 Wind Speed 6.6 knots 2015-06-26 07:00
6/27/2015 7:00 AM 0.24 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Light rain turning to heavy rain, overcast, fog. Ripples on the Potomac River from the WNW, rain squalls and breeze from the NE, the flag south of Hog Island is also being blown straight out from the NE, some trash and debris moving slowly downstream along the Maryland shore, one fish jumping, about nine inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 66°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.44 feet. Songbirds, jays, nesting mourning doves, red mushrooms, crickets, crows, cormorants, gulls and ospreys. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 68.2 F 2015-06-27 07:10 Barometric Pressure 29.97 inches 2015-06-27 07:10 Chlorophyll A 5.2 ug/L 2015-06-27 07:00 Current Direction 199 degrees 2015-06-27 07:00 Current Velocity 0.39 knots 2015-06-27 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.1 mg/L 2015-06-27 07:00 Heat Index 68.2 F 2015-06-27 07:10 Latitude 38.78763 degrees 2015-06-22 18:50 Longitude -77.03569 degrees 2015-06-22 18:50 Relative Humidity 88.2 percent 2015-06-27 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0.2 percent 2015-06-27 07:00 Turbidity 9.4 NTU 2015-06-27 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-06-27 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-06-27 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-06-27 07:00 Water Temperature 80.5 F 2015-06-27 07:00 Wind Chill 68.2 F 2015-06-27 07:10 Wind Direction 99 degrees 2015-06-27 07:10 Wind Gust 14 knots 2015-06-27 07:10 Wind Speed 10.3 knots 2015-06-27 07:10
6/28/2015 7:00 AM 1.89 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the NNE, trash and debris moving downstream at quite a clip, seven fish jumping, about six inches of visibility into the water, high water level but no sign of flooding except further erosion of the gravel lane. Temperature: 65°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 5.87 feet. Songbirds, mourning doves, mushrooms, crickets, mosquitos, cormorants, gulls and ospreys. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 67.1 F 2015-06-28 07:10 Barometric Pressure 29.71 inches 2015-06-28 07:10 Chlorophyll A 2.8 ug/L 2015-06-28 07:00 Current Direction 191 degrees 2015-06-28 07:00 Current Velocity 0.73 knots 2015-06-28 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 5.4 mg/L 2015-06-28 07:00 Heat Index 67.1 F 2015-06-28 07:10 Latitude 38.78763 degrees 2015-06-22 18:50 Longitude -77.03569 degrees 2015-06-22 18:50 Relative Humidity 85.4 percent 2015-06-28 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2015-06-28 07:00 Turbidity 10.6 NTU 2015-06-28 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-06-28 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-06-28 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2015-06-28 07:00 Water Temperature 77 F 2015-06-28 07:00 Wind Chill 67.1 F 2015-06-28 07:10 Wind Direction 300 degrees 2015-06-28 07:10 Wind Gust 5.1 knots 2015-06-28 07:10 Wind Speed 3.7 knots 2015-06-28 07:10
6/29/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Unusual breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from due south, a slick of trash and debris is moving slowly down the Maryland side of the channel (photographic record), one fish, about eight inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 59°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.52 feet. Songbirds, crickets, spiders, cicadas (photographic record), one red-shouldered hawk on the Virginia shore, fish crows, cormorants, gulls and ospreys. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Except for First Landing, all buoys of the system are very late today. The Turbidity reading of 37.8 NTU at 6AM is alarming. Air Temperature 65.3 F 2015-06-29 06:10 Barometric Pressure 29.94 inches 2015-06-29 06:10 Chlorophyll A 2.7 ug/L 2015-06-29 06:00 Current Direction 185 degrees 2015-06-29 06:00 Current Velocity 0.31 knots 2015-06-29 06:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.9 mg/L 2015-06-29 06:00 Heat Index 65.3 F 2015-06-29 06:10 Latitude 38.78763 degrees 2015-06-22 18:50 Longitude -77.03569 degrees 2015-06-22 18:50 Relative Humidity 70.2 percent 2015-06-29 06:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-06-29 06:00 Turbidity 37.8 NTU 2015-06-29 06:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2015-06-29 06:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-06-29 06:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2015-06-29 06:00 Water Temperature 72.7 F 2015-06-29 06:00 Wind Chill 65.3 F 2015-06-29 06:10 Wind Direction 261 degrees 2015-06-29 06:10 Wind Gust 5.4 knots 2015-06-29 06:10 Wind Speed 3.7 knots 2015-06-29 06:10
6/30/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the SSW almost due south, trash and debris litters the entire stretch but mainly on the side toward Maryland, five fish jumping, no visibility into the water. Temperature: 68°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.29 feet. Songbirds, crickets, crows, cormorants, gulls, ospreys, eagles and one great blue heron. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 71.1 F 2015-06-30 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.9 inches 2015-06-30 07:00 Chlorophyll A 2.5 ug/L 2015-06-30 07:00 Current Direction 193 degrees 2015-06-30 07:00 Current Velocity 0.37 knots 2015-06-30 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7.4 mg/L 2015-06-30 07:00 Heat Index 71.1 F 2015-06-30 07:00 Latitude 38.78763 degrees 2015-06-22 18:50 Longitude -77.03569 degrees 2015-06-22 18:50 Relative Humidity 89.4 percent 2015-06-30 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-06-30 07:00 Turbidity 19.1 NTU 2015-06-30 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2015-06-30 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-06-30 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2015-06-30 07:00 Water Temperature 72.6 F 2015-06-30 07:00 Wind Chill 71.1 F 2015-06-30 07:00 Wind Direction 241 degrees 2015-06-30 07:00 Wind Gust 2.5 knots 2015-06-30 07:00 Wind Speed 1.7 knots 2015-06-30 07:00
7/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.70 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Breeze and wavelets on the Potomac River from the WSW, lots of trash and debris moving slowly downstream but mainly between the channel and the Maryland shore, no fish, no visibility into the water. Temperature: 66°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 4.21 feet. Songbirds, crickets, mushrooms, lots of moss, cormorants, gulls and ospreys. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: No data, site under maintenance.
7/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Heavily overcast, haze. Wind, waves and a few whitecaps on the Potomac River from the NNW, massive amounts of trash and debris in clumps and islands, mainly along the Maryland shore, moving slowly downstream, no fish, no visibility into brown water. Temperature: 69°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 4.83 feet. Mourning doves, songbirds, jays, crickets, crows, moths, big ants, gulls, ospreys and two adult eagles. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 72.3 F 2015-07-02 07:10 Barometric Pressure 29.88 inches 2015-07-02 07:10 Chlorophyll A 2.7 ug/L 2015-07-02 07:00 Current Direction 355 degrees 2015-07-02 07:00 Current Velocity 0.43 knots 2015-07-02 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7 mg/L 2015-07-02 07:00 Heat Index 72.3 F 2015-07-02 07:10 Latitude 38.78768 degrees 2015-07-02 07:10 Longitude -77.0357 degrees 2015-07-02 07:10 Relative Humidity 73.7 percent 2015-07-02 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-07-02 07:00 Turbidity 20.3 NTU 2015-07-02 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2015-07-02 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-07-02 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2015-07-02 07:00 Water Temperature 73 F 2015-07-02 07:00 Wind Chill 72.3 F 2015-07-02 07:10 Wind Direction 19 degrees 2015-07-02 07:10 Wind Gust 10.1 knots 2015-07-02 07:10 Wind Speed 8 knots 2015-07-02 07:10
7/3/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: No breeze whatsoever, moderately heavy fog, only the Virginia shore vis à vis can be seen. Ripples on the Potomac River from the WSW almost due west, a few pieces of trash and debris, two fish, about eight inches of visibility into cloudy water. Temperature: 64°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.35 feet. Songbirds, mourning doves, crickets, mosquitos, fresh mushrooms, ospreys and lots of noisy fish crows. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 65.8 F 2015-07-03 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.94 inches 2015-07-03 07:00 Chlorophyll A 47.3 ug/L 2015-07-03 07:00 Current Direction 1 degrees 2015-07-03 07:00 Current Velocity 0.77 knots 2015-07-03 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.8 mg/L 2015-07-03 07:00 Heat Index 65.8 F 2015-07-03 07:00 Latitude 38.7877 degrees 2015-07-03 07:00 Longitude -77.0357 degrees 2015-07-03 07:00 Relative Humidity 98.5 percent 2015-07-03 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-07-03 07:00 Turbidity 34.3 NTU 2015-07-03 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.02 S/m 2015-07-03 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-07-03 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2015-07-03 07:00 Water Temperature 72.8 F 2015-07-03 07:00 Wind Chill 65.8 F 2015-07-03 07:00 Wind Direction 0 degrees 2015-07-03 07:00 Wind Gust 0 knots 2015-07-03 07:00 Wind Speed 0 knots 2015-07-03 07:00
7/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, haze, no wind. Ripples on the Potomac River from the NNW, trash and debris litters the entire stretch of river, especially in the channel and it is moving upstream, one fish, about six inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 69°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.23 feet. Songbirds, mourning doves, one pileated woodpecker, crickets, crows, moths, dragon flies, big ants, mosquitos, mushrooms, two gulls, one great blue heron on the Virginia shore, ospreys and eagles. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 72 F 2015-07-04 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.87 inches 2015-07-04 07:00 Chlorophyll A 1.9 ug/L 2015-07-04 07:00 Current Direction 1 degrees 2015-07-04 07:00 Current Velocity 0.82 knots 2015-07-04 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.8 mg/L 2015-07-04 07:00 Heat Index 72 F 2015-07-04 07:00 Latitude 38.7877 degrees 2015-07-04 07:00 Longitude -77.0357 degrees 2015-07-04 07:00 Relative Humidity 86.4 percent 2015-07-04 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2015-07-04 07:00 Turbidity 12.6 NTU 2015-07-04 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-07-04 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-07-04 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2015-07-04 07:00 Water Temperature 74 F 2015-07-04 07:00 Wind Chill 72 F 2015-07-04 07:00 Wind Direction 43 degrees 2015-07-04 07:00 Wind Gust 5.4 knots 2015-07-04 07:00 Wind Speed 3.7 knots 2015-07-04 07:00
7/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.72 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Breeze and waves on the Potomac River from the NW, no whitecaps, a few pieces of trash and debris dot the entire stretch of river, one fish jumping, about four inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 67°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.95 feet. Songbirds, mourning doves, crickets, mushrooms, spiders, gulls, cormorants, ospreys, one great blue heron over in Virginia along the shore and one adult eagle in the big oak tree above us. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 70 F 2015-07-05 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.1 inches 2015-07-05 07:00 Chlorophyll A 8.6 ug/L 2015-07-05 07:00 Current Direction 13 degrees 2015-07-05 07:00 Current Velocity 0.23 knots 2015-07-05 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.8 mg/L 2015-07-05 07:00 Heat Index 70 F 2015-07-05 07:00 Latitude 38.78764 degrees 2015-07-05 07:00 Longitude -77.03569 degrees 2015-07-05 07:00 Relative Humidity 89.2 percent 2015-07-05 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2015-07-05 07:00 Turbidity 16.6 NTU 2015-07-05 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-07-05 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-07-05 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2015-07-05 07:00 Water Temperature 74.1 F 2015-07-05 07:00 Wind Chill 70 F 2015-07-05 07:00 Wind Direction 43 degrees 2015-07-05 07:00 Wind Gust 6.4 knots 2015-07-05 07:00 Wind Speed 4.9 knots 2015-07-05 07:00
7/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, dark clouds to the WSW, haze, limited visibility. No wind, but squalls on the Potomac River between the channel and the Virginia shore, a few pieces of trash and debris dot the entire stretch of river, no fish, no visibility into brown water. Temperature: 73°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.35 feet. Songbirds, mushrooms, crickets, crows, fish crows, gulls, cormorants, ospreys, one great blue heron and one juvenile eagle. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 75 F 2015-07-06 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.09 inches 2015-07-06 07:00 Chlorophyll A 46.9 ug/L 2015-07-06 07:00 Current Direction 185 degrees 2015-07-06 07:00 Current Velocity 0.18 knots 2015-07-06 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.5 mg/L 2015-07-06 07:00 Heat Index 75 F 2015-07-06 07:00 Latitude 38.78765 degrees 2015-07-06 07:00 Longitude -77.0357 degrees 2015-07-06 07:00 Relative Humidity 90.9 percent 2015-07-06 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2015-07-06 07:00 Turbidity 22 NTU 2015-07-06 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-07-06 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-07-06 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2015-07-06 07:00 Water Temperature 75.5 F 2015-07-06 07:00 Wind Chill 75 F 2015-07-06 07:00 Wind Direction 127 degrees 2015-07-06 07:00 Wind Gust 8 knots 2015-07-06 07:00 Wind Speed 5.6 knots 2015-07-06 07:00 The chlorophyl reading of 46.9 is rather startling.
7/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast and hazy. Wind and waves just short of whitecaps on the Potomac River from the SW, a few pieces of trash and debris mainly in the channel, no fish, no visibility into the water. Temperature: 71°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.42 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, mourning doves, crickets, brown mushrooms, lots of apples, pears, persimmons and peaches, crows, fish crows, ospreys and many cormorants on the pilings off Sheridan Point. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 73.8 F 2015-07-07 07:10 Barometric Pressure 30.03 inches 2015-07-07 07:10 Chlorophyll A 47 ug/L 2015-07-07 07:00 Current Direction 185 degrees 2015-07-07 07:00 Current Velocity 0.48 knots 2015-07-07 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.7 mg/L 2015-07-07 07:00 Heat Index 73.8 F 2015-07-07 07:10 Latitude 38.78763 degrees 2015-07-07 07:10 Longitude -77.03569 degrees 2015-07-07 07:10 Relative Humidity 91.5 percent 2015-07-07 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2015-07-07 07:00 Turbidity 53.9 NTU 2015-07-07 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-07-07 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-07-07 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2015-07-07 07:00 Water Temperature 76.5 F 2015-07-07 07:00 Wind Chill 73.8 F 2015-07-07 07:10 Wind Direction 225 degrees 2015-07-07 07:10 Wind Gust 5.1 knots 2015-07-07 07:10 Wind Speed 4.1 knots 2015-07-07 07:10 A remarkable Turbidity reading of 53.9 NTU.
7/8/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, haze, heavy haze to the NW. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the WSW, no whitecaps, three pieces of trash, no fish, no visibility into the brown water but a large patch of submerged aquatic vegetation is in the Native American fish weir and it could be hydrilla although there is nothing whatsoever showing above the surface, there are no leaves and it is all just below the surface. Temperature: 76°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.17 feet. Songbirds, mourning doves, one red-bellied woodpecker, crickets, spiders, gulls, cormorants and ospreys. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 77.5 F 2015-07-08 07:10 Barometric Pressure 29.97 inches 2015-07-08 07:10 Chlorophyll A 47.3 ug/L 2015-07-08 07:00 Current Direction 187 degrees 2015-07-08 07:00 Current Velocity 0.54 knots 2015-07-08 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.7 mg/L 2015-07-08 07:00 Heat Index 77.5 F 2015-07-08 07:10 Latitude 38.78764 degrees 2015-07-08 07:10 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-07-08 07:10 Relative Humidity 86.5 percent 2015-07-08 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2015-07-08 07:00 Turbidity 61.2 NTU 2015-07-08 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-07-08 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-07-08 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2015-07-08 07:00 Water Temperature 78.3 F 2015-07-08 07:00 Wind Chill 77.5 F 2015-07-08 07:10 Wind Direction 202 degrees 2015-07-08 07:10 Wind Gust 5.6 knots 2015-07-08 07:10 Wind Speed 3.9 knots 2015-07-08 07:10 Noteworthy readings: Chlorophyll A 47.3 ug/L and Turbidity 61.2 NTU.
7/9/2015 7:00 AM 1.28 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the SW, very little trash and debris except in the hydrilla and on the landing, three fish jumping, about six inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 74°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 5.98 feet with a big double spike in both charts. Songbirds, mourning doves, various new mushrooms, crickets, fish crows, gulls, cormorants, ospreys and two great blue herons on the Virginia shore. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 78.3 F 2015-07-09 07:10 Barometric Pressure 30 inches 2015-07-09 07:10 Chlorophyll A 47.3 ug/L 2015-07-09 07:00 Current Direction 186 degrees 2015-07-09 07:00 Current Velocity 0.79 knots 2015-07-09 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.4 mg/L 2015-07-09 07:00 Heat Index 78.3 F 2015-07-09 07:10 Latitude 38.78763 degrees 2015-07-09 07:10 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-07-09 07:10 Relative Humidity 77.5 percent 2015-07-09 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2015-07-09 07:00 Turbidity 68.9 NTU 2015-07-09 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-07-09 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-07-09 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-07-09 07:00 Water Temperature 79.1 F 2015-07-09 07:00 Wind Chill 78.3 F 2015-07-09 07:10 Wind Direction 293 degrees 2015-07-09 07:10 Wind Gust 7.4 knots 2015-07-09 07:10 Wind Speed 5.2 knots 2015-07-09 07:10 Note chlorophyll and turbidity.
7/10/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Wind, waves and a few whitecaps on the Potomac River from the NW, no trash or debris, no fish, about four inches of visibility into murky water. Temperature: 75°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.49 feet. Songbirds, mourning doves, jays, crickets, crows, one butterfly, mushrooms, spiders, wasps, gulls, cormorants, ospreys and one great blue heron on the landing. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 76.5 F 2015-07-10 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.98 inches 2015-07-10 07:00 Chlorophyll A 11.4 ug/L 2015-07-10 07:00 Current Direction 186 degrees 2015-07-10 07:00 Current Velocity 0.7 knots 2015-07-10 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.3 mg/L 2015-07-10 07:00 Heat Index 76.5 F 2015-07-10 07:00 Latitude 38.78764 degrees 2015-07-10 07:00 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-07-10 07:00 Relative Humidity 64.2 percent 2015-07-10 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.2 percent 2015-07-10 07:00 Turbidity 13 NTU 2015-07-10 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-07-10 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-07-10 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-07-10 07:00 Water Temperature 80.8 F 2015-07-10 07:00 Wind Chill 76.5 F 2015-07-10 07:00 Wind Direction 326 degrees 2015-07-10 07:00 Wind Gust 13.6 knots 2015-07-10 07:00 Wind Speed 9.3 knots 2015-07-10 07:00 Chlorophyll and turbidity levels are significantly lower than yesterday.
7/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.42 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: No wind, moderately heavy rain, very low visibility. Low swells on the Potomac River from the West, two pieces of trash and two pieces of natural debris moving downstream at a good clip, no fish, about six inches of visibility into the water, no flood stage. Temperature: 71°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.32 feet. Songbirds and ospreys. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 73 F 2015-07-11 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.05 inches 2015-07-11 07:00 Chlorophyll A 9.3 ug/L 2015-07-11 07:00 Current Direction 189 degrees 2015-07-11 07:00 Current Velocity 0.71 knots 2015-07-11 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.2 mg/L 2015-07-11 07:00 Heat Index 73 F 2015-07-11 07:00 Latitude 38.78763 degrees 2015-07-11 07:00 Longitude -77.03569 degrees 2015-07-11 07:00 Relative Humidity 90.7 percent 2015-07-11 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.2 percent 2015-07-11 07:00 Turbidity 15.7 NTU 2015-07-11 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-07-11 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-07-11 07:00 Water Salinity 0.1 PSU 2015-07-11 07:00 Water Temperature 80.8 F 2015-07-11 07:00 Wind Chill 73 F 2015-07-11 07:00 Wind Direction 214 degrees 2015-07-11 07:00 Wind Gust 4.1 knots 2015-07-11 07:00 Wind Speed 1.7 knots 2015-07-11 07:00
7/12/2015 7:00 AM 0.29 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Fog over Accokeek. Very light breeze on the Potomac River from the NNW, ripples from the WNW, a considerable amount of trash (mostly plastic cups and beverage bottles) litters the entire stretch of river, nine fish, about eight inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 66°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.30 feet. Songbirds, mourning doves, new mushrooms, crickets, one squirrel, gulls, cormorants, ospreys, one great blue heron and two adult eagles. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 71.8 F 2015-07-12 07:10 Barometric Pressure 30.06 inches 2015-07-12 07:10 Chlorophyll A 47.3 ug/L 2015-07-12 07:00 Current Direction 189 degrees 2015-07-12 07:00 Current Velocity 0.53 knots 2015-07-12 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 5.9 mg/L 2015-07-12 07:00 Heat Index 71.8 F 2015-07-12 07:10 Latitude 38.78764 degrees 2015-07-12 07:10 Longitude -77.03569 degrees 2015-07-12 07:10 Relative Humidity 73.9 percent 2015-07-12 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0.2 percent 2015-07-12 07:00 Turbidity 97.7 NTU 2015-07-12 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-07-12 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-07-12 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-07-12 07:00 Water Temperature 81 F 2015-07-12 07:00 Wind Chill 71.8 F 2015-07-12 07:10 Wind Direction 307 degrees 2015-07-12 07:10 Wind Gust 5.2 knots 2015-07-12 07:10 Wind Speed 4.1 knots 2015-07-12 07:10 Some remarkably high values.
7/13/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, subdued, no wind. Ripples on the Potomac River from the SW (tide?), very little trash or debris, much less than yesterday, no fish, about eight inches of visibility into cloudy water. Temperature: 70°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.18 feet. Songbirds, one big yellow box turtle (photographic record), crickets, fish crows, gulls, cormorants and ospreys. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 74.7 F 2015-07-13 07:20 Barometric Pressure 29.9 inches 2015-07-13 07:20 Chlorophyll A 44.6 ug/L 2015-07-13 07:00 Current Direction 197 degrees 2015-07-13 07:00 Current Velocity 0.2 knots 2015-07-13 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 5.9 mg/L 2015-07-13 07:00 Heat Index 74.7 F 2015-07-13 07:20 Latitude 38.78768 degrees 2015-07-13 07:20 Longitude -77.03569 degrees 2015-07-13 07:20 Relative Humidity 78.3 percent 2015-07-13 07:20 Sea Nettle Probability 0.2 percent 2015-07-13 07:00 Turbidity 24.9 NTU 2015-07-13 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-07-13 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-07-13 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-07-13 07:00 Water Temperature 81.6 F 2015-07-13 07:00 Wind Chill 74.7 F 2015-07-13 07:20 Wind Direction 170 degrees 2015-07-13 07:20 Wind Gust 4.5 knots 2015-07-13 07:20 Wind Speed 3.1 knots 2015-07-13 07:20
7/14/2015 7:00 AM 0.18 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, light fog, especially over Alexandria. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the SW, no whitecaps, some trash and debris mainly between the channel and the Virginia shore, no fish, about one foot of visibility into the water, relatively high water level. Temperature: 72°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.20 feet. Songbirds, mourning doves, one cottontail almost as big as a jackrabbit, crickets, gulls, cormorants and ospreys. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 75 F 2015-07-14 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.65 inches 2015-07-14 07:00 Chlorophyll A 30.1 ug/L 2015-07-14 07:00 Current Direction 331 degrees 2015-07-14 07:00 Current Velocity 0.06 knots 2015-07-14 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 5.7 mg/L 2015-07-14 07:00 Heat Index 75 F 2015-07-14 07:00 Latitude 38.78769 degrees 2015-07-14 07:00 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-07-14 07:00 Relative Humidity 91.2 percent 2015-07-14 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.2 percent 2015-07-14 07:00 Turbidity 86.6 NTU 2015-07-14 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-07-14 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-07-14 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-07-14 07:00 Water Temperature 80.9 F 2015-07-14 07:00 Wind Chill 75 F 2015-07-14 07:00 Wind Direction 242 degrees 2015-07-14 07:00 Wind Gust 5.2 knots 2015-07-14 07:00 Wind Speed 4.1 knots 2015-07-14 07:00
7/15/2015 12:01 AM 0.01 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the WSW, no whitecaps, no trash or debris except on the landing, no fish, no visibility into the water. Temperature: 71°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.12 feet. Songbirds, mourning doves, one turkey vulture, crickets, crows, two bumble bees, big ants, gulls, cormorants, ospreys, one juvenile eagle and one adult eagle. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 75.2 F 2015-07-15 07:10 Barometric Pressure 29.6 inches 2015-07-15 07:10 Chlorophyll A 9.8 ug/L 2015-07-15 07:00 Current Direction 352 degrees 2015-07-15 07:00 Current Velocity 0.22 knots 2015-07-15 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 5.9 mg/L 2015-07-15 07:00 Heat Index 75.2 F 2015-07-15 07:10 Latitude 38.78769 degrees 2015-07-15 07:10 Longitude -77.03567 degrees 2015-07-15 07:10 Relative Humidity 72.5 percent 2015-07-15 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0.2 percent 2015-07-15 07:00 Turbidity 10.4 NTU 2015-07-15 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-07-15 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-07-15 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-07-15 07:00 Water Temperature 81.3 F 2015-07-15 07:00 Wind Chill 75.2 F 2015-07-15 07:10 Wind Direction 259 degrees 2015-07-15 07:10 Wind Gust 8.5 knots 2015-07-15 07:10 Wind Speed 6 knots 2015-07-15 07:10
7/16/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Wind, big swells and whitecaps on the Potomac River from the NNW, no trash or debris, no fish, no visibility into the water. Temperature: 65°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.08 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, crickets, crows, gulls, cormorants, ospreys and one great white egret on the edge of Dyke Marsh. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 66.4 F 2015-07-16 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30 inches 2015-07-16 07:00 Chlorophyll A 11.6 ug/L 2015-07-16 07:00 Current Direction 356 degrees 2015-07-16 07:00 Current Velocity 0.53 knots 2015-07-16 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.3 mg/L 2015-07-16 07:00 Heat Index 66.4 F 2015-07-16 07:00 Latitude 38.7877 degrees 2015-07-16 07:00 Longitude -77.03569 degrees 2015-07-16 07:00 Relative Humidity 65 percent 2015-07-16 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.2 percent 2015-07-16 07:00 Turbidity 14.5 NTU 2015-07-16 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-07-16 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-07-16 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-07-16 07:00 Water Temperature 79.7 F 2015-07-16 07:00 Wind Chill 66.4 F 2015-07-16 07:00 Wind Direction 358 degrees 2015-07-16 07:00 Wind Gust 10.7 knots 2015-07-16 07:00 Wind Speed 7.4 knots 2015-07-16 07:00
7/17/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Ominous clouds to the West and North. Unusual breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from due south, ripples from the SW, some trash, debris and hydrilla are dotting the entire stretch of river, three fish jumping, about four inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 66°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.02 feet. Songbirds, mourning doves, one jay, crickets, mushrooms, spiders, gulls, cormorants, ospreys, one great blue heron and one juvenile eagle. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 70.7 F 2015-07-17 07:10 Barometric Pressure 30.07 inches 2015-07-17 07:10 Chlorophyll A 4.7 ug/L 2015-07-17 07:00 Current Direction 5 degrees 2015-07-17 07:00 Current Velocity 0.67 knots 2015-07-17 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.5 mg/L 2015-07-17 07:00 Heat Index 70.7 F 2015-07-17 07:10 Latitude 38.78771 degrees 2015-07-17 07:10 Longitude -77.0357 degrees 2015-07-17 07:10 Relative Humidity 88.7 percent 2015-07-17 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0.2 percent 2015-07-17 07:00 Turbidity 12.7 NTU 2015-07-17 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-07-17 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-07-17 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-07-17 07:00 Water Temperature 79.8 F 2015-07-17 07:00 Wind Chill 70.7 F 2015-07-17 07:10 Wind Direction 246 degrees 2015-07-17 07:10 Wind Gust 5.2 knots 2015-07-17 07:10 Wind Speed 3.3 knots 2015-07-17 07:10
7/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the WSW, no trash or debris, no fish, about six inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 73°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.01 feet. Songbirds, mourning doves, moths, crickets, spiders, big ants, one fish crow, gulls, cormorants, ospreys and one great blue heron. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 75.9 F 2015-07-18 07:10 Barometric Pressure 29.96 inches 2015-07-18 07:10 Chlorophyll A 3.5 ug/L 2015-07-18 07:00 Current Direction 13 degrees 2015-07-18 07:00 Current Velocity 0.53 knots 2015-07-18 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.6 mg/L 2015-07-18 07:00 Heat Index 75.9 F 2015-07-18 07:10 Latitude 38.78771 degrees 2015-07-18 07:10 Longitude -77.03569 degrees 2015-07-18 07:10 Relative Humidity 84.3 percent 2015-07-18 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0.2 percent 2015-07-18 07:00 Turbidity 8.5 NTU 2015-07-18 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-07-18 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-07-18 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-07-18 07:00 Water Temperature 80.1 F 2015-07-18 07:00 Wind Chill 75.9 F 2015-07-18 07:10 Wind Direction 201 degrees 2015-07-18 07:10 Wind Gust 12.8 knots 2015-07-18 07:10 Wind Speed 10.1 knots 2015-07-18 07:10
7/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Haze, very humid, no wind. Ripples on the Potomac River from the SW, trash and debris dots the river with a slick moving slowly upstream in the channel, lots of fish activity including three fish jumping, about eight inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 74°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.01 feet. Songbirds, mourning doves, cicadas, crickets, new beige mushrooms, spiders, gulls, cormorants, ospreys and one great blue heron. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 78.1 F 2015-07-19 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.88 inches 2015-07-19 07:00 Chlorophyll A 3.6 ug/L 2015-07-19 07:00 Current Direction 17 degrees 2015-07-19 07:00 Current Velocity 0.1 knots 2015-07-19 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.1 mg/L 2015-07-19 07:00 Heat Index 78.1 F 2015-07-19 07:00 Latitude 38.78766 degrees 2015-07-19 07:00 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-07-19 07:00 Relative Humidity 90.2 percent 2015-07-19 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.2 percent 2015-07-19 07:00 Turbidity 38.3 NTU 2015-07-19 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-07-19 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-07-19 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-07-19 07:00 Water Temperature 80.6 F 2015-07-19 07:00 Wind Chill 78.1 F 2015-07-19 07:00 Wind Direction 220 degrees 2015-07-19 07:00 Wind Gust 4.9 knots 2015-07-19 07:00 Wind Speed 3.7 knots 2015-07-19 07:00
7/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Ripples on the Potomac River from the SW, an almost imperceptible breeze from the NNE, trash and debris (mostly beverage containers) littering the entire stretch of river, lots of fish jumping, too many to count, about ten inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 76°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.95 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, one cottontail, hickory nuts are falling from the shagbark hickories along the lane, crickets, cicadas, martins, gulls, cormorants, ospreys, one great blue heron on the landing and one juvenile eagle in the big oak above the landing. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 83.5 F 2015-07-20 07:10 Barometric Pressure 29.77 inches 2015-07-20 07:10 Chlorophyll A 4 ug/L 2015-07-20 07:00 Current Direction 312 degrees 2015-07-20 07:00 Current Velocity 0.05 knots 2015-07-20 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.1 mg/L 2015-07-20 07:00 Heat Index 87.1 F 2015-07-20 07:10 Latitude 38.78766 degrees 2015-07-20 07:10 Longitude -77.03569 degrees 2015-07-20 07:10 Relative Humidity 64.7 percent 2015-07-20 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0.2 percent 2015-07-20 07:00 Turbidity 22 NTU 2015-07-20 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.03 S/m 2015-07-20 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-07-20 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-07-20 07:00 Water Temperature 81.9 F 2015-07-20 07:00 Wind Chill 83.5 F 2015-07-20 07:10 Wind Direction 311 degrees 2015-07-20 07:10 Wind Gust 5.8 knots 2015-07-20 07:10 Wind Speed 3.5 knots 2015-07-20 07:10
7/21/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, haze, very humid, no wind. Ripples on the Potomac River from the WNW, trash and debris mainly in the channel, six fish jumping, about fourteen inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 78°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.91 feet. Canada geese by the pair, songbirds, mourning doves, moths, crickets, mushrooms, spiders, big ants, martins, gulls, cormorants and ospreys. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 81.3 F 2015-07-21 07:10 Barometric Pressure 29.68 inches 2015-07-21 07:10 Chlorophyll A 4.6 ug/L 2015-07-21 07:00 Current Direction 183 degrees 2015-07-21 07:00 Current Velocity 0.18 knots 2015-07-21 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.3 mg/L 2015-07-21 07:00 Heat Index 87.8 F 2015-07-21 07:10 Latitude 38.78766 degrees 2015-07-21 07:10 Longitude -77.03569 degrees 2015-07-21 07:10 Relative Humidity 87.5 percent 2015-07-21 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0.3 percent 2015-07-21 07:00 Turbidity 29 NTU 2015-07-21 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-07-21 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-07-21 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-07-21 07:00 Water Temperature 83 F 2015-07-21 07:00 Wind Chill 81.3 F 2015-07-21 07:10 Wind Direction 240 degrees 2015-07-21 07:10 Wind Gust 0.2 knots 2015-07-21 07:10 Wind Speed 0.2 knots 2015-07-21 07:10
7/22/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Wind, waves and a few whitecaps on the Potomac River from NNW, no trash or debris but hydrilla on the landing, no visibility into the water. Temperature: 70°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.90 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, mourning doves, crickets, crows, gulls, cormorants, ospreys, three great blue herons, one adult eagle and one juvenile eagle. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 72.9 F 2015-07-22 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.83 inches 2015-07-22 07:00 Chlorophyll A 3.5 ug/L 2015-07-22 07:00 Current Direction 185 degrees 2015-07-22 07:00 Current Velocity 0.4 knots 2015-07-22 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 5.8 mg/L 2015-07-22 07:00 Heat Index 72.9 F 2015-07-22 07:00 Latitude 38.78765 degrees 2015-07-22 07:00 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-07-22 07:00 Relative Humidity 58.9 percent 2015-07-22 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.3 percent 2015-07-22 07:00 Turbidity 21.1 NTU 2015-07-22 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-07-22 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-07-22 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-07-22 07:00 Water Temperature 82.6 F 2015-07-22 07:00 Wind Chill 72.9 F 2015-07-22 07:00 Wind Direction 324 degrees 2015-07-22 07:00 Wind Gust 6.6 knots 2015-07-22 07:00 Wind Speed 4.5 knots 2015-07-22 07:00
7/23/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the WNW, ripples from the NW, a few pieces of trash in the channel, hydrilla, one fish jumping, about eight inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 66°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.85 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, one doe with one spotted fawn, one cottontail, crickets, martins, fish crows, gulls, cormorants, ospreys, one great blue heron and two eagles in flight. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 73.6 F 2015-07-23 07:40 Barometric Pressure 29.97 inches 2015-07-23 07:40 Chlorophyll A 3.4 ug/L 2015-07-23 07:00 Current Direction 185 degrees 2015-07-23 07:00 Current Velocity 0.33 knots 2015-07-23 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 5.6 mg/L 2015-07-23 07:00 Heat Index 73.6 F 2015-07-23 07:40 Latitude 38.78767 degrees 2015-07-23 07:40 Longitude -77.03569 degrees 2015-07-23 07:40 Relative Humidity 54.5 percent 2015-07-23 07:40 Sea Nettle Probability 0.3 percent 2015-07-23 07:00 Turbidity 28.8 NTU 2015-07-23 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-07-23 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-07-23 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-07-23 07:00 Water Temperature 82.5 F 2015-07-23 07:00 Wind Chill 73.6 F 2015-07-23 07:40 Wind Direction 339 degrees 2015-07-23 07:40 Wind Gust 8.9 knots 2015-07-23 07:40 Wind Speed 5.1 knots 2015-07-23 07:40 The buoy data jumped from 6:50AM to 7:40AM.
7/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the NNW, the flag south of Hog Island is also being blown from the NNW, one plastic bottle and hydrilla off the Maryland shore, eight fish jumping, about six inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 63°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.82 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, mourning doves, one red-shouldered hawk, crickets, martins, gulls, cormorants, ospreys, three great blue herons and one juvenile eagle. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 71.6 F 2015-07-24 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.97 inches 2015-07-24 07:00 Chlorophyll A 3.8 ug/L 2015-07-24 07:00 Current Direction 183 degrees 2015-07-24 07:00 Current Velocity 0.56 knots 2015-07-24 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 5.8 mg/L 2015-07-24 07:00 Heat Index 71.6 F 2015-07-24 07:00 Latitude 38.78765 degrees 2015-07-24 07:00 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-07-24 07:00 Relative Humidity 65.9 percent 2015-07-24 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.3 percent 2015-07-24 07:00 Turbidity 16.2 NTU 2015-07-24 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-07-24 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-07-24 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-07-24 07:00 Water Temperature 82.4 F 2015-07-24 07:00 Wind Chill 71.6 F 2015-07-24 07:00 Wind Direction 334 degrees 2015-07-24 07:00 Wind Gust 6 knots 2015-07-24 07:00 Wind Speed 4.1 knots 2015-07-24 07:00
7/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Light breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the NNE, unusual low swells from due west, a few pieces of trash and debris in the channel, five fish jumping, about six inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 64°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.79 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, mourning doves, one cottontail, two deer, crickets, crows, lots of noisy fish crows, gulls, cormorants, ospreys, one great blue heron, one adult eagle and one juvenile eagle. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 72.1 F 2015-07-25 07:10 Barometric Pressure 29.98 inches 2015-07-25 07:10 Chlorophyll A 3.8 ug/L 2015-07-25 07:00 Current Direction 187 degrees 2015-07-25 07:00 Current Velocity 0.56 knots 2015-07-25 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 5.9 mg/L 2015-07-25 07:00 Heat Index 72.1 F 2015-07-25 07:10 Latitude 38.78765 degrees 2015-07-25 07:10 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-07-25 07:10 Relative Humidity 80.8 percent 2015-07-25 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0.3 percent 2015-07-25 07:00 Turbidity 16.7 NTU 2015-07-25 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-07-25 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-07-25 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-07-25 07:00 Water Temperature 82.5 F 2015-07-25 07:00 Wind Chill 72.1 F 2015-07-25 07:10 Wind Direction 214 degrees 2015-07-25 07:10 Wind Gust 4.3 knots 2015-07-25 07:10 Wind Speed 1.7 knots 2015-07-25 07:10
7/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the SSW, no whitecaps, no trash or debris, one fish jumping, about four inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 70°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.78 feet. Songbirds, mourning doves, one cottontail, crickets, one bumble bee, spiders, big ants, one crow, gulls, cormorants, ospreys, one juvenile eagle and one adult eagle. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 74.1 F 2015-07-26 07:10 Barometric Pressure 29.98 inches 2015-07-26 07:10 Chlorophyll A 3 ug/L 2015-07-26 07:00 Current Direction 189 degrees 2015-07-26 07:00 Current Velocity 0.56 knots 2015-07-26 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 5.6 mg/L 2015-07-26 07:00 Heat Index 74.1 F 2015-07-26 07:10 Latitude 38.78766 degrees 2015-07-26 07:10 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-07-26 07:10 Relative Humidity 70.1 percent 2015-07-26 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0.3 percent 2015-07-26 07:00 Turbidity 10.1 NTU 2015-07-26 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-07-26 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-07-26 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-07-26 07:00 Water Temperature 82 F 2015-07-26 07:00 Wind Chill 74.1 F 2015-07-26 07:10 Wind Direction 197 degrees 2015-07-26 07:10 Wind Gust 12.8 knots 2015-07-26 07:10 Wind Speed 9.7 knots 2015-07-26 07:10
7/27/2015 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, fog, wet, no wind. Ripples on the Potomac River from the SW, three pieces of natural debris off the Maryland shore, hydrilla, one fish jumping, about eight inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 72°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.76 feet. Songbirds, one doe with two fawns, crickets, crows, fish crows, gulls, cormorants, ospreys, one great blue heron, and one juvenile eagle causing trouble for the ospreys. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 74.1 F 2015-07-27 07:10 Barometric Pressure 29.95 inches 2015-07-27 07:10 Chlorophyll A 3 ug/L 2015-07-27 07:00 Current Direction 186 degrees 2015-07-27 07:00 Current Velocity 0.55 knots 2015-07-27 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 5.5 mg/L 2015-07-27 07:00 Heat Index 74.1 F 2015-07-27 07:10 Latitude 38.78766 degrees 2015-07-27 07:10 Longitude -77.0357 degrees 2015-07-27 07:10 Relative Humidity 84 percent 2015-07-27 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0.3 percent 2015-07-27 07:00 Turbidity 12.7 NTU 2015-07-27 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-07-27 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-07-27 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-07-27 07:00 Water Temperature 82 F 2015-07-27 07:00 Wind Chill 74.1 F 2015-07-27 07:10 Wind Direction 185 degrees 2015-07-27 07:10 Wind Gust 8.7 knots 2015-07-27 07:10 Wind Speed 6.8 knots 2015-07-27 07:10
7/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: No wind, but squalls in the channel of the Potomac River from indeterminate direction, a few pieces of trash and debris along the Virginia shore, thirteen big fish jumping and small fry jumping along the Maryland shore, about ten inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 70°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.90 feet. Songbirds, mourning doves, one deer, crickets, spiders, three mallard ducks, gulls, cormorants, ospreys, one adult eagle and one juvenile eagle. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 76.5 F 2015-07-28 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.99 inches 2015-07-28 07:00 Chlorophyll A 2.7 ug/L 2015-07-28 07:00 Current Direction 180 degrees 2015-07-28 07:00 Current Velocity 0.28 knots 2015-07-28 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 5.2 mg/L 2015-07-28 07:00 Heat Index 76.5 F 2015-07-28 07:00 Latitude 38.78769 degrees 2015-07-28 07:00 Longitude -77.03569 degrees 2015-07-28 07:00 Relative Humidity 80.7 percent 2015-07-28 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.3 percent 2015-07-28 07:00 Turbidity 6.2 NTU 2015-07-28 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-07-28 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-07-28 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-07-28 07:00 Water Temperature 82.5 F 2015-07-28 07:00 Wind Chill 76.5 F 2015-07-28 07:00 Wind Direction 134 degrees 2015-07-28 07:00 Wind Gust 3.9 knots 2015-07-28 07:00 Wind Speed 3.1 knots 2015-07-28 07:00
7/29/2015 7:00 AM 0.78 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, haze. No wind on the Potomac River but squalls from the channel to the Virginia shore, very little trash and debris, five fish jumping, countless small fry jumping between the arms of the Native American fish weir, about eight inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 72°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.81 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, bees, jays, moths, one big yellow butterfly, crickets, one fish crow, gulls, cormorants, ospreys, and one eagle in the trees just to the north. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 77.4 F 2015-07-29 07:10 Barometric Pressure 29.97 inches 2015-07-29 07:10 Chlorophyll A 3.5 ug/L 2015-07-29 07:00 Current Direction 208 degrees 2015-07-29 07:00 Current Velocity 0.05 knots 2015-07-29 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 4.4 mg/L 2015-07-29 07:00 Heat Index 77.4 F 2015-07-29 07:10 Latitude 38.78768 degrees 2015-07-29 07:10 Longitude -77.0357 degrees 2015-07-29 07:10 Relative Humidity 90.6 percent 2015-07-29 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0.3 percent 2015-07-29 07:00 Turbidity 9.2 NTU 2015-07-29 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-07-29 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-07-29 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-07-29 07:00 Water Temperature 83.4 F 2015-07-29 07:00 Wind Chill 77.4 F 2015-07-29 07:10 Wind Direction 165 degrees 2015-07-29 07:10 Wind Gust 4.5 knots 2015-07-29 07:10 Wind Speed 3.5 knots 2015-07-29 07:10
7/30/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Low swells on the Potomac River from the SSW, squalls from various directions, mostly SSE, one small snag near the Virginia shore, two fish jumping, no visibility into the water. Temperature: 76°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.77 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, one raccoon raiding the bird feeder, one cottontail, crickets, cicadas, gulls, cormorants, ospreys and two eagles. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 78.4 F 2015-07-30 07:10 Barometric Pressure 29.91 inches 2015-07-30 07:10 Chlorophyll A 4.5 ug/L 2015-07-30 07:00 Current Direction 6 degrees 2015-07-30 07:00 Current Velocity 0.41 knots 2015-07-30 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 5 mg/L 2015-07-30 07:00 Heat Index 78.4 F 2015-07-30 07:10 Latitude 38.7877 degrees 2015-07-30 07:10 Longitude -77.03569 degrees 2015-07-30 07:10 Relative Humidity 83.2 percent 2015-07-30 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0.4 percent 2015-07-30 07:00 Turbidity 18.2 NTU 2015-07-30 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-07-30 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-07-30 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-07-30 07:00 Water Temperature 84.1 F 2015-07-30 07:00 Wind Chill 78.4 F 2015-07-30 07:10 Wind Direction 200 degrees 2015-07-30 07:10 Wind Gust 12.6 knots 2015-07-30 07:10 Wind Speed 9.9 knots 2015-07-30 07:10
7/31/2015 7:00 AM 0.51 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the NNE, no trash or debris, hydrilla along the Maryland shore, two fish jumping, about six inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 69°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.84 feet. Songbirds, big ants, one pileated woodpecker, spiders, one red-bellied woodpecker, mushrooms, crickets, crows, gulls, cormorants, ospreys, and one adult eagle. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 75.9 F 2015-07-31 07:10 Barometric Pressure 29.92 inches 2015-07-31 07:10 Chlorophyll A 5.9 ug/L 2015-07-31 07:00 Current Direction 1 degrees 2015-07-31 07:00 Current Velocity 0.32 knots 2015-07-31 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 4.8 mg/L 2015-07-31 07:00 Heat Index 75.9 F 2015-07-31 07:10 Latitude 38.7877 degrees 2015-07-31 07:10 Longitude -77.03569 degrees 2015-07-31 07:10 Relative Humidity 60.5 percent 2015-07-31 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0.4 percent 2015-07-31 07:00 Turbidity 18.2 NTU 2015-07-31 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-07-31 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-07-31 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-07-31 07:00 Water Temperature 83.8 F 2015-07-31 07:00 Wind Chill 75.9 F 2015-07-31 07:10 Wind Direction 360 degrees 2015-07-31 07:10 Wind Gust 6.4 knots 2015-07-31 07:10 Wind Speed 4.3 knots 2015-07-31 07:10
8/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: No wind, but squalls on the Potomac River in the channel, very few pieces of trash and debris, six fish jumping, about five inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 67°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.82 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, jays, one pileated woodpecker, crickets, crows, gulls, ospreys, and one adult eagle. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 75.9 F 2015-08-01 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.85 inches 2015-08-01 07:00 Chlorophyll A 3.9 ug/L 2015-08-01 07:00 Current Direction 358 degrees 2015-08-01 07:00 Current Velocity 0.84 knots 2015-08-01 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 4.7 mg/L 2015-08-01 07:00 Heat Index 75.9 F 2015-08-01 07:00 Latitude 38.78771 degrees 2015-08-01 07:00 Longitude -77.0357 degrees 2015-08-01 07:00 Relative Humidity 75.1 percent 2015-08-01 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.4 percent 2015-08-01 07:00 Turbidity 21.2 NTU 2015-08-01 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-08-01 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-08-01 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-08-01 07:00 Water Temperature 84 F 2015-08-01 07:00 Wind Chill 75.9 F 2015-08-01 07:00 Wind Direction 204 degrees 2015-08-01 07:00 Wind Gust 5.1 knots 2015-08-01 07:00 Wind Speed 3.5 knots 2015-08-01 07:00
8/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: No wind, but squalls in the middle of the Potomac River, trash and debris dot the entire stretch of river with a slick full of trash and debris over toward Virginia and moving slowly upstream, nine fish jumping including a great big orange fish, about eight inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 66°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.71 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, mourning doves, one cottontail, crickets, spiders, crows, fish crows, martins, gulls, cormorants, ospreys, one great blue heron and one adult eagle. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 75.6 F 2015-08-02 07:10 Barometric Pressure 29.92 inches 2015-08-02 07:10 Chlorophyll A 3.5 ug/L 2015-08-02 07:00 Current Direction 1 degrees 2015-08-02 07:00 Current Velocity 1.05 knots 2015-08-02 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 4.6 mg/L 2015-08-02 07:00 Heat Index 75.6 F 2015-08-02 07:10 Latitude 38.78772 degrees 2015-08-02 07:10 Longitude -77.03569 degrees 2015-08-02 07:10 Relative Humidity 57.9 percent 2015-08-02 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0.3 percent 2015-08-02 07:00 Turbidity 20.6 NTU 2015-08-02 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-08-02 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-08-02 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-08-02 07:00 Water Temperature 83.4 F 2015-08-02 07:00 Wind Chill 75.6 F 2015-08-02 07:10 Wind Direction 300 degrees 2015-08-02 07:10 Wind Gust 3.9 knots 2015-08-02 07:10 Wind Speed 2.7 knots 2015-08-02 07:10
8/3/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Breeze and wavelets on the Potomac River from the SSE, almost due south, a few pieces of trash and debris on the Virginia shore, hydrilla, one fish jumping, about four inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 68°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.66 feet with the discharge graphic below the 48-year median daily statistic. Songbirds, mourning doves, jays, crickets, fish crows, gulls, cormorants, and ospreys. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 73.2 F 2015-08-03 07:10 Barometric Pressure 29.86 inches 2015-08-03 07:10 Chlorophyll A 3.2 ug/L 2015-08-03 07:00 Current Direction 5 degrees 2015-08-03 07:00 Current Velocity 0.85 knots 2015-08-03 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 4.4 mg/L 2015-08-03 07:00 Heat Index 73.2 F 2015-08-03 07:10 Latitude 38.78771 degrees 2015-08-03 07:10 Longitude -77.03569 degrees 2015-08-03 07:10 Relative Humidity 78.1 percent 2015-08-03 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0.3 percent 2015-08-03 07:00 Turbidity 17.4 NTU 2015-08-03 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-08-03 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-08-03 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-08-03 07:00 Water Temperature 83 F 2015-08-03 07:00 Wind Chill 73.2 F 2015-08-03 07:10 Wind Direction 201 degrees 2015-08-03 07:10 Wind Gust 8.9 knots 2015-08-03 07:10 Wind Speed 6.4 knots 2015-08-03 07:10
8/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: No wind. Squalls in the middle of the Potomac River from indeterminate direction, a few pieces of trash and debris are trapped in massive amounts of hydrilla along both shores, seven fish jumping, about fourteen inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 74°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.62 feet. Songbirds, cicadas, one squirrel, new mushrooms, crickets, fish crows, gulls, cormorants, ospreys, one great blue heron on the Virginia shore and one great white egret down by the Fort Washington lighthouse. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 77.4 F 2015-08-04 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.91 inches 2015-08-04 07:00 Chlorophyll A 3.7 ug/L 2015-08-04 07:00 Current Direction 27 degrees 2015-08-04 07:00 Current Velocity 0.08 knots 2015-08-04 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 4.2 mg/L 2015-08-04 07:00 Heat Index 77.4 F 2015-08-04 07:00 Latitude 38.78766 degrees 2015-08-04 07:00 Longitude -77.03567 degrees 2015-08-04 07:00 Relative Humidity 59.2 percent 2015-08-04 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.3 percent 2015-08-04 07:00 Turbidity 7.7 NTU 2015-08-04 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-08-04 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-08-04 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-08-04 07:00 Water Temperature 83 F 2015-08-04 07:00 Wind Chill 77.4 F 2015-08-04 07:00 Wind Direction 240 degrees 2015-08-04 07:00 Wind Gust 4.9 knots 2015-08-04 07:00 Wind Speed 3.9 knots 2015-08-04 07:00
8/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.49 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: No wind. Squalls on the Potomac River west of the channel, no trash or debris, three fish jumping, no visibility into the water due to massive amounts of hydrilla. Temperature: 70°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.60 feet. Songbirds, spiders, one squirrel, crickets, crows, fish crows, gulls, cormorants, ospreys, two great blue herons and one eagle. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 75.6 F 2015-08-05 07:10 Barometric Pressure 29.94 inches 2015-08-05 07:10 Chlorophyll A 3.9 ug/L 2015-08-05 07:00 Current Direction 179 degrees 2015-08-05 07:00 Current Velocity 0.3 knots 2015-08-05 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 5.1 mg/L 2015-08-05 07:00 Heat Index 75.6 F 2015-08-05 07:10 Latitude 38.78766 degrees 2015-08-05 07:10 Longitude -77.03567 degrees 2015-08-05 07:10 Relative Humidity 80.6 percent 2015-08-05 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0.3 percent 2015-08-05 07:00 Turbidity 9.3 NTU 2015-08-05 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-08-05 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-08-05 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-08-05 07:00 Water Temperature 83.3 F 2015-08-05 07:00 Wind Chill 75.6 F 2015-08-05 07:10 Wind Direction 304 degrees 2015-08-05 07:10 Wind Gust 3.9 knots 2015-08-05 07:10 Wind Speed 2.9 knots 2015-08-05 07:10
8/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Slightly overcast. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the NNE, the flag south of Hog Island is also being blown from the NNE (photographic record), no trash or debris but massive amounts of hydrilla along both shores, one fish jumping, about sixteen inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 67°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.64 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, spiders, mourning doves, one butterfly, crickets, crows, fish crows, gulls, cormorants, ospreys, one great blue heron off the Virginia shore, one adult eagle on the Virginia shore and one great white egret down by Sheridan Point (photographic record). NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 75 F 2015-08-06 07:10 Barometric Pressure 29.96 inches 2015-08-06 07:10 Chlorophyll A 6.4 ug/L 2015-08-06 07:00 Current Direction 184 degrees 2015-08-06 07:00 Current Velocity 0.45 knots 2015-08-06 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.1 mg/L 2015-08-06 07:00 Heat Index 75 F 2015-08-06 07:10 Latitude 38.78764 degrees 2015-08-06 07:10 Longitude -77.0357 degrees 2015-08-06 07:10 Relative Humidity 57.6 percent 2015-08-06 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0.3 percent 2015-08-06 07:00 Turbidity 11.7 NTU 2015-08-06 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-08-06 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-08-06 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-08-06 07:00 Water Temperature 83.2 F 2015-08-06 07:00 Wind Chill 75 F 2015-08-06 07:10 Wind Direction 34 degrees 2015-08-06 07:10 Wind Gust 10.3 knots 2015-08-06 07:10 Wind Speed 7.4 knots 2015-08-06 07:10
8/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.30 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, wet, light fog. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the NNE, the flag south of Hog Island is also being blown from the NNE, ripples from the WNW (photographic record), a few pieces of trash and debris trapped in the hydrilla along both shores, no fish jumping, about eight inches of visibility into cloudy water. Temperature: 66°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.70 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, mourning doves, one cottontail, spiders, crickets, crows, fish crows, martins, gulls, cormorants, ospreys, one great blue heron off the Virginia shore and one great white egret off the Virginia shore. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 69.8 F 2015-08-07 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.85 inches 2015-08-07 07:00 Chlorophyll A 7.3 ug/L 2015-08-07 07:00 Current Direction 186 degrees 2015-08-07 07:00 Current Velocity 0.49 knots 2015-08-07 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.4 mg/L 2015-08-07 07:00 Heat Index 69.8 F 2015-08-07 07:00 Latitude 38.78765 degrees 2015-08-07 07:00 Longitude -77.0357 degrees 2015-08-07 07:00 Relative Humidity 86 percent 2015-08-07 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.2 percent 2015-08-07 07:00 Turbidity 13 NTU 2015-08-07 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-08-07 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-08-07 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-08-07 07:00 Water Temperature 81.7 F 2015-08-07 07:00 Wind Chill 69.8 F 2015-08-07 07:00 Wind Direction 24 degrees 2015-08-07 07:00 Wind Gust 9.1 knots 2015-08-07 07:00 Wind Speed 7.4 knots 2015-08-07 07:00
8/8/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the NNE, the flag south of Hog Island is also being blown from the NNE, low swells from the WNW, no trash or debris, hydrilla, four fish jumping, no visibility into the water. Temperature: 68°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.70 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, spiders, one cottontail, crickets, crows, fish crows, gulls, cormorants, ospreys, one great blue heron, one eagle and two great white egrets. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 72.5 F 2015-08-08 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.92 inches 2015-08-08 07:00 Chlorophyll A 6.1 ug/L 2015-08-08 07:00 Current Direction 187 degrees 2015-08-08 07:00 Current Velocity 0.6 knots 2015-08-08 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.1 mg/L 2015-08-08 07:00 Heat Index 72.5 F 2015-08-08 07:00 Latitude 38.78764 degrees 2015-08-08 07:00 Longitude -77.0357 degrees 2015-08-08 07:00 Relative Humidity 68.8 percent 2015-08-08 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.2 percent 2015-08-08 07:00 Turbidity 12.8 NTU 2015-08-08 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-08-08 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-08-08 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-08-08 07:00 Water Temperature 80.2 F 2015-08-08 07:00 Wind Chill 72.5 F 2015-08-08 07:00 Wind Direction 37 degrees 2015-08-08 07:00 Wind Gust 7.4 knots 2015-08-08 07:00 Wind Speed 5.4 knots 2015-08-08 07:00
8/9/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the NE in contrast to the reading from the Wilson Bridge buoy, one big red piece of trash on the Virginia shore, six fish jumping, about eight inches of visibility into cloudy water. Temperature: 66°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.62 feet. Canada geese by the pair, songbirds, jays, spiders, two spotted fawns without any sign of their mother, crickets, crows, fish crows, gulls, cormorants, ospreys, one great blue heron, one eagle and three great white egrets along the Virginia shore (photographic record). NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 72.5 F 2015-08-09 07:10 Barometric Pressure 29.99 inches 2015-08-09 07:10 Chlorophyll A 6.8 ug/L 2015-08-09 07:00 Current Direction 190 degrees 2015-08-09 07:00 Current Velocity 0.73 knots 2015-08-09 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.4 mg/L 2015-08-09 07:00 Heat Index 72.5 F 2015-08-09 07:10 Latitude 38.78764 degrees 2015-08-09 07:10 Longitude -77.03569 degrees 2015-08-09 07:10 Relative Humidity 71.5 percent 2015-08-09 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0.2 percent 2015-08-09 07:00 Turbidity 10 NTU 2015-08-09 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-08-09 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-08-09 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-08-09 07:00 Water Temperature 80.1 F 2015-08-09 07:00 Wind Chill 72.5 F 2015-08-09 07:10 Wind Direction 248 degrees 2015-08-09 07:10 Wind Gust 2.7 knots 2015-08-09 07:10 Wind Speed 0.4 knots 2015-08-09 07:10
8/10/2015 7:00 AM 0.15 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, wet, quite subdued, mist rising over Accokeek. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the NW (photographic record), no whitecaps, a few pieces of trash and debris in a slick east of the channel, no fish jumping, about five inches of visibility into cloudy water. Temperature: 68°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.63 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, mourning doves, two spotted fawns and their mother, crickets, crows, gulls, cormorants and ospreys. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 70.2 F 2015-08-10 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30 inches 2015-08-10 07:00 Chlorophyll A 8.3 ug/L 2015-08-10 07:00 Current Direction 191 degrees 2015-08-10 07:00 Current Velocity 0.54 knots 2015-08-10 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.7 mg/L 2015-08-10 07:00 Heat Index 70.2 F 2015-08-10 07:00 Latitude 38.78766 degrees 2015-08-10 07:00 Longitude -77.0357 degrees 2015-08-10 07:00 Relative Humidity 90.2 percent 2015-08-10 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.2 percent 2015-08-10 07:00 Turbidity 7.8 NTU 2015-08-10 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-08-10 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-08-10 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-08-10 07:00 Water Temperature 80.5 F 2015-08-10 07:00 Wind Chill 70.2 F 2015-08-10 07:00 Wind Direction 183 degrees 2015-08-10 07:00 Wind Gust 7.8 knots 2015-08-10 07:00 Wind Speed 5.4 knots 2015-08-10 07:00
8/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.18 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, haze. Wind, waves and whitecaps on the Potomac River from the SSW, almost due south, a few pieces of trash and debris, one fish jumping, no visibility into the water, even along the shoreline, very high water level but no flood stage. Temperature: 72°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 3.23 feet with a spike in both charts reflecting the rain we received. Canada geese, songbirds, crickets, moths, crows, gulls, ospreys, one adult eagle and three great egrets. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 74.5 F 2015-08-11 07:10 Barometric Pressure 29.8 inches 2015-08-11 07:10 Chlorophyll A 7 ug/L 2015-08-11 07:00 Current Direction 176 degrees 2015-08-11 07:00 Current Velocity 0.14 knots 2015-08-11 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.4 mg/L 2015-08-11 07:00 Heat Index 74.5 F 2015-08-11 07:10 Latitude 38.7877 degrees 2015-08-11 07:10 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-08-11 07:10 Relative Humidity 88.5 percent 2015-08-11 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0.2 percent 2015-08-11 07:00 Turbidity 7.7 NTU 2015-08-11 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-08-11 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-08-11 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-08-11 07:00 Water Temperature 79.2 F 2015-08-11 07:00 Wind Chill 74.5 F 2015-08-11 07:10 Wind Direction 217 degrees 2015-08-11 07:10 Wind Gust 13.4 knots 2015-08-11 07:10 Wind Speed 9.9 knots 2015-08-11 07:10
8/12/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the NW, no whitecaps, no trash or debris, no fish jumping, about three inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 70°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.96 feet. Songbirds, moths, one cottontail, two bumble bees (photographic record), crickets, crows, fish crows, gulls, cormorants, ospreys and great egrets (photographic record). NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 73 F 2015-08-12 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.89 inches 2015-08-12 07:00 Chlorophyll A 6.9 ug/L 2015-08-12 07:00 Current Direction 199 degrees 2015-08-12 07:00 Current Velocity 0.13 knots 2015-08-12 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.4 mg/L 2015-08-12 07:00 Heat Index 73 F 2015-08-12 07:00 Latitude 38.78767 degrees 2015-08-12 07:00 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-08-12 07:00 Relative Humidity 65.6 percent 2015-08-12 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.2 percent 2015-08-12 07:00 Turbidity 8.7 NTU 2015-08-12 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-08-12 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-08-12 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-08-12 07:00 Water Temperature 79.4 F 2015-08-12 07:00 Wind Chill 73 F 2015-08-12 07:00 Wind Direction 325 degrees 2015-08-12 07:00 Wind Gust 9.3 knots 2015-08-12 07:00 Wind Speed 6.6 knots 2015-08-12 07:00
8/13/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Wind, waves, big swells and a few whitecaps on the Potomac River from the NNW, no trash or debris, one fish jumping, no visibility into the water. Temperature: 66°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.75 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, crickets, jays, crows, gulls, cormorants, two great blue heron, one adult eagle and numerous great egrets including three on the landing just below (photographic record of one at close range with a yellow beak and black feet).NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 71.2 F 2015-08-13 07:10 Barometric Pressure 30.05 inches 2015-08-13 07:10 Chlorophyll A 7.4 ug/L 2015-08-13 07:00 Current Direction 354 degrees 2015-08-13 07:00 Current Velocity 0.25 knots 2015-08-13 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.6 mg/L 2015-08-13 07:00 Heat Index 71.2 F 2015-08-13 07:10 Latitude 38.78769 degrees 2015-08-13 07:10 Longitude -77.03569 degrees 2015-08-13 07:10 Relative Humidity 62.4 percent 2015-08-13 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2015-08-13 07:00 Turbidity 10.6 NTU 2015-08-13 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-08-13 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-08-13 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-08-13 07:00 Water Temperature 79.1 F 2015-08-13 07:00 Wind Chill 71.2 F 2015-08-13 07:10 Wind Direction 333 degrees 2015-08-13 07:10 Wind Gust 5.6 knots 2015-08-13 07:10 Wind Speed 3.7 knots 2015-08-13 07:10
8/14/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Unusual breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the east, a few pieces of trash and debris moving slowly upstream, seven fish jumping, about eight inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 58°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.67 feet. Songbirds, mosquitos, one red-bellied woodpecker, crickets, jays, gulls, cormorants, ospreys, great egrets and one great blue heron. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 67.6 F 2015-08-14 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.17 inches 2015-08-14 07:00 Chlorophyll A 8.8 ug/L 2015-08-14 07:00 Current Direction 356 degrees 2015-08-14 07:00 Current Velocity 0.62 knots 2015-08-14 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7.3 mg/L 2015-08-14 07:00 Heat Index 67.6 F 2015-08-14 07:00 Latitude 38.78771 degrees 2015-08-14 07:00 Longitude -77.03569 degrees 2015-08-14 07:00 Relative Humidity 80.6 percent 2015-08-14 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.2 percent 2015-08-14 07:00 Turbidity 11.8 NTU 2015-08-14 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-08-14 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-08-14 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-08-14 07:00 Water Temperature 79.3 F 2015-08-14 07:00 Wind Chill 67.6 F 2015-08-14 07:00 Wind Direction 249 degrees 2015-08-14 07:00 Wind Gust 3.7 knots 2015-08-14 07:00 Wind Speed 2.5 knots 2015-08-14 07:00
8/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the East, a few pieces of natural debris moving slowly upstream, three fish jumping, about six inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 62°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.60 feet. Songbirds, jays, one red-shouldered hawk, one squirrel, crickets, fish crows, gulls, cormorants, ospreys, great egrets and one juvenile eagle. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 69.1 F 2015-08-15 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.14 inches 2015-08-15 07:00 Chlorophyll A 8.5 ug/L 2015-08-15 07:00 Current Direction 10 degrees 2015-08-15 07:00 Current Velocity 0.63 knots 2015-08-15 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7.4 mg/L 2015-08-15 07:00 Heat Index 69.1 F 2015-08-15 07:00 Latitude 38.7877 degrees 2015-08-15 07:00 Longitude -77.0357 degrees 2015-08-15 07:00 Relative Humidity 80.8 percent 2015-08-15 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.2 percent 2015-08-15 07:00 Turbidity 13.8 NTU 2015-08-15 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-08-15 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-08-15 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-08-15 07:00 Water Temperature 79.6 F 2015-08-15 07:00 Wind Chill 69.1 F 2015-08-15 07:00 Wind Direction 154 degrees 2015-08-15 07:00 Wind Gust 4.9 knots 2015-08-15 07:00 Wind Speed 3.9 knots 2015-08-15 07:00
8/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Light breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the ENE, a few pieces of trash and debris caught in the hydrilla, seven fish jumping and small fry jumping in the hydrilla, about eight inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 63°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.56 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, mosquitos, one doe with two spotted fawns, crickets, crows, gulls, cormorants, ospreys, five great egrets and one juvenile eagle. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 71.2 F 2015-08-16 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.14 inches 2015-08-16 07:00 Chlorophyll A 9.6 ug/L 2015-08-16 07:00 Current Direction 0 degrees 2015-08-16 07:00 Current Velocity 0.82 knots 2015-08-16 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7.6 mg/L 2015-08-16 07:00 Heat Index 71.2 F 2015-08-16 07:00 Latitude 38.78771 degrees 2015-08-16 07:00 Longitude -77.0357 degrees 2015-08-16 07:00 Relative Humidity 81.8 percent 2015-08-16 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.2 percent 2015-08-16 07:00 Turbidity 17.3 NTU 2015-08-16 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-08-16 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-08-16 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-08-16 07:00 Water Temperature 80.2 F 2015-08-16 07:00 Wind Chill 71.2 F 2015-08-16 07:00 Wind Direction 187 degrees 2015-08-16 07:00 Wind Gust 4.3 knots 2015-08-16 07:00 Wind Speed 1 knots 2015-08-16 07:00
8/17/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Breeze on the Potomac River from the NE, ripples from the SW, two pieces of natural debris moving upstream at a good clip, hydrilla, three fish jumping, about four inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 68°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.54 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, jays, one cottontail, crickets, crows, fish crows, gulls, cormorants, ospreys and great egrets. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 73 F 2015-08-17 07:10 Barometric Pressure 30.11 inches 2015-08-17 07:10 Chlorophyll A 7.4 ug/L 2015-08-17 07:00 Current Direction 3 degrees 2015-08-17 07:00 Current Velocity 0.71 knots 2015-08-17 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7 mg/L 2015-08-17 07:00 Heat Index 73 F 2015-08-17 07:10 Latitude 38.78771 degrees 2015-08-17 07:10 Longitude -77.0357 degrees 2015-08-17 07:10 Relative Humidity 82.2 percent 2015-08-17 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0.2 percent 2015-08-17 07:00 Turbidity 14.7 NTU 2015-08-17 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-08-17 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-08-17 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-08-17 07:00 Water Temperature 80.6 F 2015-08-17 07:00 Wind Chill 73 F 2015-08-17 07:10 Wind Direction 164 degrees 2015-08-17 07:10 Wind Gust 4.5 knots 2015-08-17 07:10 Wind Speed 3.3 knots 2015-08-17 07:10
8/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Light fog, no wind. Squalls on the Potomac River over toward Virginia from the SSE, one big plastic object trapped in the hydrilla, two fish jumping, despite the fog, about one foot of visibility into cloudy water. Temperature: 70°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.51 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, mosquitos, one box turtle on the compost heap, crickets, martins, crows, fish crows, gulls, cormorants, ospreys, two great blue herons and one great egret. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 73.2 F 2015-08-18 07:10 Barometric Pressure 30.01 inches 2015-08-18 07:10 Chlorophyll A 6.8 ug/L 2015-08-18 07:00 Current Direction 4 degrees 2015-08-18 07:00 Current Velocity 0.47 knots 2015-08-18 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7.1 mg/L 2015-08-18 07:00 Heat Index 73.2 F 2015-08-18 07:10 Latitude 38.7877 degrees 2015-08-18 07:10 Longitude -77.0357 degrees 2015-08-18 07:10 Relative Humidity 90.8 percent 2015-08-18 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0.2 percent 2015-08-18 07:00 Turbidity 10.5 NTU 2015-08-18 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-08-18 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-08-18 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-08-18 07:00 Water Temperature 81.3 F 2015-08-18 07:00 Wind Chill 73.2 F 2015-08-18 07:10 Wind Direction 128 degrees 2015-08-18 07:10 Wind Gust 5.1 knots 2015-08-18 07:10 Wind Speed 3.7 knots 2015-08-18 07:10
8/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Quite humid, overcast. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the NW, the flag south of Hog Island is also being blown from the NW, no trash or debris, but massive amounts of hydrilla along both shores, no fish jumping, about ten inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 74°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.49 feet. Canada geese, songbirds including four mocking birds, one cottontail, crickets, lots of noisy fish crows, gulls, cormorants, ospreys, one great blue heron and one great egret. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 76.8 F 2015-08-19 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.96 inches 2015-08-19 07:00 Chlorophyll A 5.9 ug/L 2015-08-19 07:00 Current Direction 8 degrees 2015-08-19 07:00 Current Velocity 0.05 knots 2015-08-19 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 5.9 mg/L 2015-08-19 07:00 Heat Index 76.8 F 2015-08-19 07:00 Latitude 38.78766 degrees 2015-08-19 07:00 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-08-19 07:00 Relative Humidity 83.8 percent 2015-08-19 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.2 percent 2015-08-19 07:00 Turbidity 8.3 NTU 2015-08-19 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-08-19 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-08-19 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-08-19 07:00 Water Temperature 81.4 F 2015-08-19 07:00 Wind Chill 76.8 F 2015-08-19 07:00 Wind Direction 178 degrees 2015-08-19 07:00 Wind Gust 7 knots 2015-08-19 07:00 Wind Speed 5.1 knots 2015-08-19 07:00
8/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, fog, extremely humid, dark clouds to the West. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the NNW almost due north, the flag south of Hog Island is being blown in shifting directions between N and NNW, one large stick trapped in the hydrilla, three fish jumping, about two feet of visibility into the water. Temperature: 75°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.61 feet. Songbirds, one cottontail, one doe with two fawns whose spots are fading, crickets, two pileated woodpeckers, gulls by the flock, cormorants, ospreys, one juvenile eagle, one great blue heron and one great egret. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 77.2 F 2015-08-20 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.89 inches 2015-08-20 07:00 Chlorophyll A 5.9 ug/L 2015-08-20 07:00 Current Direction 179 degrees 2015-08-20 07:00 Current Velocity 0.09 knots 2015-08-20 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 5.5 mg/L 2015-08-20 07:00 Heat Index 77.2 F 2015-08-20 07:00 Latitude 38.78765 degrees 2015-08-20 07:00 Longitude -77.03571 degrees 2015-08-20 07:00 Relative Humidity 90.7 percent 2015-08-20 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.2 percent 2015-08-20 07:00 Turbidity 11.2 NTU 2015-08-20 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-08-20 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-08-20 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-08-20 07:00 Water Temperature 81.8 F 2015-08-20 07:00 Wind Chill 77.2 F 2015-08-20 07:00 Wind Direction 138 degrees 2015-08-20 07:00 Wind Gust 7.8 knots 2015-08-20 07:00 Wind Speed 5.6 knots 2015-08-20 07:00
8/21/2015 7:00 AM 0.21 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the NNW, no trash or debris, hydrilla, no fish jumping, no visibility into the water. Temperature: 69°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.73 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, crickets, moths, two box turtles, one on the compost heap and one eating a mushroom near the river (photographic record), one fish crow, gulls, cormorants, ospreys, one great blue heron and one great egret, both on the Virginia shore. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 74.7 F 2015-08-21 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.01 inches 2015-08-21 07:00 Chlorophyll A 4.4 ug/L 2015-08-21 07:00 Current Direction 182 degrees 2015-08-21 07:00 Current Velocity 0.31 knots 2015-08-21 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6 mg/L 2015-08-21 07:00 Heat Index 74.7 F 2015-08-21 07:00 Latitude 38.78766 degrees 2015-08-21 07:00 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-08-21 07:00 Relative Humidity 65.6 percent 2015-08-21 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.2 percent 2015-08-21 07:00 Turbidity 8.7 NTU 2015-08-21 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-08-21 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-08-21 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-08-21 07:00 Water Temperature 81.4 F 2015-08-21 07:00 Wind Chill 74.7 F 2015-08-21 07:00 Wind Direction 350 degrees 2015-08-21 07:00 Wind Gust 10.1 knots 2015-08-21 07:00 Wind Speed 7.8 knots 2015-08-21 07:00
8/22/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the NNW almost due north, the flag south of Hog Island is also being blown from the NNW almost due north, ripples from the NW, a few large pieces of trash along the Virginia shore, hydrilla, nine fish jumping, no visibility into the water. Temperature: 60°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.56 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, one squirrel, crickets, fish crows, gulls, cormorants, ospreys, three great blue heron, four great egrets and two eagles. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Server cannot be contacted.
8/23/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the ENE, a few pieces of trash and debris, three fish jumping, about six inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 60°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.52 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, two squirrels, one cottontail, crickets, crows, gulls, cormorants, ospreys and two great egrets (photographic record). NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Server cannot be reached Conditions at 44061 as of (7:00 am EDT) 1100 GMT on 08/23/2015: Wind Direction (WDIR): NW ( 310 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 1.9 kts Wind Gust (GST): 3.9 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.03 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.00 in ( Steady ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 67.8 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 80.8 °F Salinity (SAL): 0.20 psu Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 3.9 kts Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 3.9 kts
8/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: No wind. Ripples on the Potomac River from the WSW, hydrilla, no trash or debris, three fish jumping, about four inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 67°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.51 feet. Songbirds, one squirrel, jays, crickets, one red-bellied woodpecker, crows, gulls, cormorants, ospreys, great egrets and one eagle. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Station 44061 - Upper Potomac, MD August 24, 2015 7:00 am EDT Location: 38.788N 77.036W Wind Direction: S (170°) Wind Speed: 5.8 knots Wind Gust: 5.8 knots Atmospheric Pressure: 29.89 in (1012.1 mb) Pressure Tendency: +0.01 in (+0.3 mb) Air Temperature: 72.1°F (22.3°C) Water Temperature: 80.4°F (26.9°C)
8/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the WNW, no trash or debris, two fish jumping, about eight inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 66°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.48 feet. Songbirds, jays, spiders, one squirrel, crickets, crows, gulls, cormorants, great egrets and one great blue heron flying along the Virginia shore. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 71.4 F 2015-08-25 07:10 Barometric Pressure 29.9 inches 2015-08-25 07:10 Chlorophyll A 7.1 ug/L 2015-08-25 07:00 Current Direction 189 degrees 2015-08-25 07:00 Current Velocity 0.6 knots 2015-08-25 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.6 mg/L 2015-08-25 07:00 Heat Index 71.4 F 2015-08-25 07:10 Latitude 38.78765 degrees 2015-08-25 07:10 Longitude -77.03566 degrees 2015-08-25 07:10 Relative Humidity 66.4 percent 2015-08-25 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0.2 percent 2015-08-25 07:00 Turbidity 14 NTU 2015-08-25 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-08-25 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-08-25 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-08-25 07:00 Water Temperature 80.9 F 2015-08-25 07:00 Wind Chill 71.4 F 2015-08-25 07:10 Wind Direction 345 degrees 2015-08-25 07:10 Wind Gust 6 knots 2015-08-25 07:10 Wind Speed 3.3 knots 2015-08-25 07:10
8/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the NW, hydrilla, no trash or debris, one fish jumping, about six inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 63°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.42 feet. Canada geese by the flock, songbirds, moths, jays, two squirrels, crickets, crows, one red-shouldered hawk, gulls, cormorants, ospreys, five great egrets and one eagle. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 69.6 F 2015-08-26 07:10 Barometric Pressure 30 inches 2015-08-26 07:10 Chlorophyll A 5.9 ug/L 2015-08-26 07:00 Current Direction 190 degrees 2015-08-26 07:00 Current Velocity 0.35 knots 2015-08-26 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.5 mg/L 2015-08-26 07:00 Heat Index 69.6 F 2015-08-26 07:10 Latitude 38.78767 degrees 2015-08-26 07:10 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-08-26 07:10 Relative Humidity 61.3 percent 2015-08-26 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0.2 percent 2015-08-26 07:00 Turbidity 8.3 NTU 2015-08-26 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-08-26 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-08-26 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-08-26 07:00 Water Temperature 80.5 F 2015-08-26 07:00 Wind Chill 69.6 F 2015-08-26 07:10 Wind Direction 326 degrees 2015-08-26 07:10 Wind Gust 7 knots 2015-08-26 07:10 Wind Speed 4.3 knots 2015-08-26 07:10
8/27/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the NW, no whitecaps, one plastic bottle off the Maryland shore, no fish jumping, about four inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 60°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.42 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, jays, moths, spiders, crickets, crows, gulls, cormorants, ospreys, one great blue heron, one adult eagle and seven great egrets. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 67.3 F 2015-08-27 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.08 inches 2015-08-27 07:00 Chlorophyll A 6.4 ug/L 2015-08-27 07:00 Current Direction 193 degrees 2015-08-27 07:00 Current Velocity 0.21 knots 2015-08-27 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 5.9 mg/L 2015-08-27 07:00 Heat Index 67.3 F 2015-08-27 07:00 Latitude 38.78768 degrees 2015-08-27 07:00 Longitude -77.03569 degrees 2015-08-27 07:00 Relative Humidity 67.5 percent 2015-08-27 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.2 percent 2015-08-27 07:00 Turbidity 6.9 NTU 2015-08-27 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-08-27 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-08-27 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-08-27 07:00 Water Temperature 79.5 F 2015-08-27 07:00 Wind Chill 67.3 F 2015-08-27 07:00 Wind Direction 347 degrees 2015-08-27 07:00 Wind Gust 6 knots 2015-08-27 07:00 Wind Speed 3.5 knots 2015-08-27 07:00
8/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Light breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the ENE, low swells from the NNW, no trash or debris, two fish jumping, about one foot of visibility into the water. Temperature: 59°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.48 feet. Canada geese by the flock, songbirds, spiders, crickets, gulls, cormorants, ospreys and two great egrets. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 68.7 F 2015-08-28 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.15 inches 2015-08-28 07:00 Chlorophyll A 9 ug/L 2015-08-28 07:00 Current Direction 340 degrees 2015-08-28 07:00 Current Velocity 0.09 knots 2015-08-28 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 5.1 mg/L 2015-08-28 07:00 Heat Index 68.7 F 2015-08-28 07:00 Latitude 38.78769 degrees 2015-08-28 07:00 Longitude -77.03569 degrees 2015-08-28 07:00 Relative Humidity 71.1 percent 2015-08-28 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2015-08-28 07:00 Turbidity 43.3 NTU 2015-08-28 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-08-28 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-08-28 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-08-28 07:00 Water Temperature 78.8 F 2015-08-28 07:00 Wind Chill 68.7 F 2015-08-28 07:00 Wind Direction 40 degrees 2015-08-28 07:00 Wind Gust 4.3 knots 2015-08-28 07:00 Wind Speed 2.7 knots 2015-08-28 07:00
8/29/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the SSE, waves from the SW, no trash or debris, one fish jumping, about four inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 63°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.42 feet. Canada geese by the flock, songbirds, mosquitos, crickets, lots of noisy crows, gulls, cormorants, ospreys, five great egrets and one juvenile eagle. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Station 44061 Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System (CBIBS) Location: 38.788N 77.036W There are no recent (< 8 hours) meteorological data for this station.
8/30/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the SSE, almost due south, one piece of natural debris moving upstream at a good clip, one fish jumping, no visibility into the water. Temperature: 68°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.47 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, spiders, one red-shouldered hawk, crickets, jays, gulls, cormorants, ospreys and one juvenile eagle. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Conditions at 44061 as of (7:00 am EDT) 1100 GMT on 08/30/2015: Wind Direction (WDIR): SSW ( 200 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 5.8 kts Wind Gust (GST): 7.8 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.10 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.01 in ( Rising ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 71.4 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 79.3 °F Salinity (SAL): 0.20 psu Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 7.8 kts Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 7.8 kts
8/31/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, haze. Breeze and ripples on the Potomac River from the SSW, no trash or debris, one fish jumping, about six inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 72°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.41 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, two deer, crickets, gulls, cormorants, ospreys, one great blue heron and one juvenile eagle. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Conditions at 44061 as of (7:00 am EDT) 1100 GMT on 08/31/2015: Wind Direction (WDIR): SSW ( 210 deg true ) Wind Speed (WSPD): 3.9 kts Wind Gust (GST): 5.8 kts Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.06 in Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.02 in ( Rising ) Air Temperature (ATMP): 75.7 °F Water Temperature (WTMP): 79.3 °F Salinity (SAL): 0.21 psu Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 3.9 kts Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 5.8 kts
9/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Breeze and ripples on the Potomac River from the WSW, almost due west, a few pieces of natural debris caught in the hydrilla, three fish jumping, about four inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 68°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.39 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, one cottontail, crickets, gulls, cormorants, ospreys and one juvenile eagle. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 72.7 F 2015-09-01 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.04 inches 2015-09-01 07:00 Chlorophyll A 5.2 ug/L 2015-09-01 07:00 Current Direction 4 degrees 2015-09-01 07:00 Current Velocity 0.8 knots 2015-09-01 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 5.5 mg/L 2015-09-01 07:00 Heat Index 72.7 F 2015-09-01 07:00 Latitude 38.78768 degrees 2015-09-01 07:00 Longitude -77.03569 degrees 2015-09-01 07:00 Relative Humidity 89.8 percent 2015-09-01 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.2 percent 2015-09-01 07:00 Turbidity 16.1 NTU 2015-09-01 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-09-01 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-09-01 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-09-01 07:00 Water Temperature 79.3 F 2015-09-01 07:00 Wind Chill 72.7 F 2015-09-01 07:00 Wind Direction 229 degrees 2015-09-01 07:00 Wind Gust 4.5 knots 2015-09-01 07:00 Wind Speed 3.3 knots 2015-09-01 07:00
9/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, fog. No wind on the Potomac River, hydrilla, no trash or debris, two fish jumping, about fourteen inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 71°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.39 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, spiders, crickets, mosquitos, jays, fish crows, gulls, cormorants, ospreys and two adult eagles. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 76.6 F 2015-09-02 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.02 inches 2015-09-02 07:00 Chlorophyll A 4.3 ug/L 2015-09-02 07:00 Current Direction 7 degrees 2015-09-02 07:00 Current Velocity 0.31 knots 2015-09-02 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 5.1 mg/L 2015-09-02 07:00 Heat Index 76.6 F 2015-09-02 07:00 Latitude 38.78766 degrees 2015-09-02 07:00 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-09-02 07:00 Relative Humidity 85.7 percent 2015-09-02 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.2 percent 2015-09-02 07:00 Turbidity 7.6 NTU 2015-09-02 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-09-02 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-09-02 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-09-02 07:00 Water Temperature 80.5 F 2015-09-02 07:00 Wind Chill 76.6 F 2015-09-02 07:00 Wind Direction 251 degrees 2015-09-02 07:00 Wind Gust 1.4 knots 2015-09-02 07:00 Wind Speed 0 knots 2015-09-02 07:00
9/3/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: No wind, overcast, haze (especially over Accokeek to the South). Ripples every which way on the Potomac River, one piece of trash caught in the Hydrilla, one fish jumping, about one foot of visibility into the water along the alluvial rocks of the Native American fish weir. Temperature: 69°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.37 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, one red-shouldered hawk, crickets, two squirrels, jays, crows, gulls, cormorants, ospreys, one great blue heron and one adult eagle. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 77.2 F 2015-09-03 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.9 inches 2015-09-03 07:00 Chlorophyll A 4.5 ug/L 2015-09-03 07:00 Current Direction 199 degrees 2015-09-03 07:00 Current Velocity 0.07 knots 2015-09-03 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 2.9 mg/L 2015-09-03 07:00 Heat Index 77.2 F 2015-09-03 07:00 Latitude 38.78763 degrees 2015-09-03 07:00 Longitude -77.03569 degrees 2015-09-03 07:00 Relative Humidity 69.2 percent 2015-09-03 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.2 percent 2015-09-03 07:00 Turbidity 7.9 NTU 2015-09-03 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-09-03 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-09-03 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-09-03 07:00 Water Temperature 80.9 F 2015-09-03 07:00 Wind Chill 77.2 F 2015-09-03 07:00 Wind Direction 341 degrees 2015-09-03 07:00 Wind Gust 5.2 knots 2015-09-03 07:00 Wind Speed 2.9 knots 2015-09-03 07:00
9/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, haze, no wind. Squalls in the channel of the Potomac River from indeterminate direction, Hydrilla, no trash or debris, one fish jumping, about ten inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 70°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.34 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, spiders, one cottontail, crickets, crows, jays, gulls, cormorants, ospreys, one great blue heron, one great egret and two adult eagles. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 78.3 F 2015-09-04 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.94 inches 2015-09-04 07:00 Chlorophyll A 4.5 ug/L 2015-09-04 07:00 Current Direction 185 degrees 2015-09-04 07:00 Current Velocity 0.29 knots 2015-09-04 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 5 mg/L 2015-09-04 07:00 Heat Index 78.3 F 2015-09-04 07:00 Latitude 38.78764 degrees 2015-09-04 07:00 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-09-04 07:00 Relative Humidity 75.7 percent 2015-09-04 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.2 percent 2015-09-04 07:00 Turbidity 8.6 NTU 2015-09-04 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-09-04 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-09-04 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-09-04 07:00 Water Temperature 81.5 F 2015-09-04 07:00 Wind Chill 78.3 F 2015-09-04 07:00 Wind Direction 347 degrees 2015-09-04 07:00 Wind Gust 4.3 knots 2015-09-04 07:00 Wind Speed 1.9 knots 2015-09-04 07:00
9/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, fog, very light drizzle. Wind on the Potomac River from the NE, the flag south of Hog Island is also being blown from the NE, waves from the NW (photographic record), Hydrilla, no trash or debris save a few fallen leaves, one fish jumping, about six inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 72°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.32 feet. Songbirds, crickets, gulls, cormorants, ospreys and two adult eagles. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 74.5 F 2015-09-05 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.19 inches 2015-09-05 07:00 Chlorophyll A 5.1 ug/L 2015-09-05 07:00 Current Direction 214 degrees 2015-09-05 07:00 Current Velocity 0.02 knots 2015-09-05 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 5.1 mg/L 2015-09-05 07:00 Heat Index 74.5 F 2015-09-05 07:00 Latitude 38.78763 degrees 2015-09-05 07:00 Longitude -77.0357 degrees 2015-09-05 07:00 Relative Humidity 80.7 percent 2015-09-05 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.2 percent 2015-09-05 07:00 Turbidity 10.1 NTU 2015-09-05 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.05 S/m 2015-09-05 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-09-05 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-09-05 07:00 Water Temperature 81.6 F 2015-09-05 07:00 Wind Chill 74.5 F 2015-09-05 07:00 Wind Direction 56 degrees 2015-09-05 07:00 Wind Gust 11.1 knots 2015-09-05 07:00 Wind Speed 7.2 knots 2015-09-05 07:00
9/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: No wind, ripples on the Potomac River from the WNW, a few large pieces of natural debris in the channel and some plastic trash caught in the Hydrilla along the Virginia shore, three fish jumping, about four inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 63°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.30 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, one cottontail, crickets, one pileated woodpecker, crows, gulls, cormorants and great egrets on the edge of Dyke Marsh. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 69.4 F 2015-09-06 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.19 inches 2015-09-06 07:00 Chlorophyll A 7.2 ug/L 2015-09-06 06:00 Current Direction 190 degrees 2015-09-06 07:00 Current Velocity 0.43 knots 2015-09-06 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 5.8 mg/L 2015-09-06 06:00 Heat Index 69.4 F 2015-09-06 07:00 Latitude 38.78764 degrees 2015-09-06 07:00 Longitude -77.0357 degrees 2015-09-06 07:00 Relative Humidity 81.9 percent 2015-09-06 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.2 percent 2015-09-06 06:00 Turbidity 8.6 NTU 2015-09-06 06:00 Water Conductivity 0.05 S/m 2015-09-06 06:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-09-06 06:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-09-06 06:00 Water Temperature 81.2 F 2015-09-06 06:00 Wind Chill 69.4 F 2015-09-06 07:00 Wind Direction 50 degrees 2015-09-06 07:00 Wind Gust 6 knots 2015-09-06 07:00 Wind Speed 3.9 knots 2015-09-06 07:00
9/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the NNE, Hydrilla, no trash or debris, three fish jumping, about seven inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 64°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.29 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, one cottontail, jays, crickets, one deer, gulls and cormorants. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 71.2 F 2015-09-07 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.13 inches 2015-09-07 07:00 Chlorophyll A 6.4 ug/L 2015-09-07 07:00 Current Direction 193 degrees 2015-09-07 06:00 Current Velocity 0.57 knots 2015-09-07 06:00 Dissolved Oxygen 5.2 mg/L 2015-09-07 07:00 Heat Index 71.2 F 2015-09-07 07:00 Latitude 38.78763 degrees 2015-09-07 07:00 Longitude -77.03569 degrees 2015-09-07 07:00 Relative Humidity 84.5 percent 2015-09-07 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.2 percent 2015-09-07 07:00 Turbidity 8.1 NTU 2015-09-07 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.05 S/m 2015-09-07 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-09-07 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-09-07 07:00 Water Temperature 80.9 F 2015-09-07 07:00 Wind Chill 71.2 F 2015-09-07 07:00 Wind Direction 278 degrees 2015-09-07 07:00 Wind Gust 3.7 knots 2015-09-07 07:00 Wind Speed 2.7 knots 2015-09-07 07:00
9/8/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the NNW, Hydrilla, no trash or debris, one fish jumping, about six inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 68°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.25 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, spiders, crickets, crows, gulls, cormorants, ospreys, one great blue heron, two great egrets and two juvenile eagles. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 74.1 F 2015-09-08 07:10 Barometric Pressure 30.06 inches 2015-09-08 07:10 Chlorophyll A 7 ug/L 2015-09-08 07:00 Current Direction 189 degrees 2015-09-08 07:00 Current Velocity 0.53 knots 2015-09-08 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6 mg/L 2015-09-08 07:00 Heat Index 74.1 F 2015-09-08 07:10 Latitude 38.78766 degrees 2015-09-08 07:10 Longitude -77.03569 degrees 2015-09-08 07:10 Relative Humidity 87.1 percent 2015-09-08 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0.2 percent 2015-09-08 07:00 Turbidity 7.1 NTU 2015-09-08 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.05 S/m 2015-09-08 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-09-08 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-09-08 07:00 Water Temperature 81.2 F 2015-09-08 07:00 Wind Chill 74.1 F 2015-09-08 07:10 Wind Direction 159 degrees 2015-09-08 07:10 Wind Gust 5.1 knots 2015-09-08 07:10 Wind Speed 3.3 knots 2015-09-08 07:10
9/9/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Unusual wind and waves on the Potomac River from due south, low swells from the SW, Hydrilla, no trash or debris, no fish jumping, about five inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 73°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.22 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, black and yellow butterflies, crickets, jays, crows, gulls, cormorants, ospreys, one great blue heron, one great egret and one bald eagle. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 76.3 F 2015-09-09 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.94 inches 2015-09-09 07:00 Chlorophyll A 7.3 ug/L 2015-09-09 07:00 Current Direction 188 degrees 2015-09-09 07:00 Current Velocity 0.27 knots 2015-09-09 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 5.5 mg/L 2015-09-09 07:00 Heat Index 76.3 F 2015-09-09 07:00 Latitude 38.78769 degrees 2015-09-09 07:00 Longitude -77.0357 degrees 2015-09-09 07:00 Relative Humidity 90.5 percent 2015-09-09 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.2 percent 2015-09-09 07:00 Turbidity 6.9 NTU 2015-09-09 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.05 S/m 2015-09-09 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-09-09 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-09-09 07:00 Water Temperature 81.8 F 2015-09-09 07:00 Wind Chill 76.3 F 2015-09-09 07:00 Wind Direction 182 degrees 2015-09-09 07:00 Wind Gust 8.4 knots 2015-09-09 07:00 Wind Speed 6.6
9/10/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, haze. Wind and waves on the Potomac River down towards Accokeek from the SSW, Hydrilla, trash and debris on the landing, two fish jumping, no visibility into the water. Temperature: 74°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.18 feet. Canada geese by the flock, songbirds, mosquitos, jays, crickets, crows, gulls, cormorants, ospreys, two great blue herons and three great egrets, one of them just below me on the embankment (too elusive to photograph). NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 75.4 F 2015-09-10 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.79 inches 2015-09-10 07:00 Chlorophyll A 7.9 ug/L 2015-09-10 07:00 Current Direction 210 degrees 2015-09-10 07:00 Current Velocity 0.04 knots 2015-09-10 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 4 mg/L 2015-09-10 07:00 Heat Index 75.4 F 2015-09-10 07:00 Latitude 38.78769 degrees 2015-09-10 07:00 Longitude -77.03569 degrees 2015-09-10 07:00 Relative Humidity 88 percent 2015-09-10 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.3 percent 2015-09-10 07:00 Turbidity 7.7 NTU 2015-09-10 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.05 S/m 2015-09-10 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-09-10 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-09-10 07:00 Water Temperature 82.2 F 2015-09-10 07:00 Wind Chill 75.4 F 2015-09-10 07:00 Wind Direction 220 degrees 2015-09-10 07:00 Wind Gust 4.9 knots 2015-09-10 07:00 Wind Speed 3.9 knots 2015-09-10 07:00
9/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the NNW just short of whitecaps, Hydrilla, no trash or debris, two fish jumping, about four inches of visibility into cloudy water. Temperature: 65°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.14 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, one red-shouldered hawk, seven deer, spiders, crickets, gulls, cormorants, ospreys, eagles, one great blue heron and one great egret (photographic record). NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 66.2 F 2015-09-11 07:10 Barometric Pressure 29.8 inches 2015-09-11 07:10 Chlorophyll A 8.8 ug/L 2015-09-11 07:00 Current Direction 348 degrees 2015-09-11 07:00 Current Velocity 0.14 knots 2015-09-11 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7.4 mg/L 2015-09-11 07:00 Heat Index 66.2 F 2015-09-11 07:10 Latitude 38.78769 degrees 2015-09-11 07:10 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-09-11 07:10 Relative Humidity 77.4 percent 2015-09-11 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0.2 percent 2015-09-11 07:00 Turbidity 8.3 NTU 2015-09-11 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.05 S/m 2015-09-11 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-09-11 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-09-11 07:00 Water Temperature 80.8 F 2015-09-11 07:00 Wind Chill 66.2 F 2015-09-11 07:10 Wind Direction 334 degrees 2015-09-11 07:10 Wind Gust 10.7 knots 2015-09-11 07:10 Wind Speed 6.2 knots 2015-09-11 07:10
9/12/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, very subdued, light fog to the South, no wind, but squalls on the Potomac River between the channel and the Virginia shore, one plastic bottle caught in the Hydrilla, two fish jumping, no visibility into the water (raised turbidity level). Temperature: 64°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.10 feet. Songbirds, crows, crickets, gulls, cormorants and one juvenile eagle. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 69.6 F 2015-09-12 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.76 inches 2015-09-12 07:00 Chlorophyll A 33.1 ug/L 2015-09-12 07:00 Current Direction 354 degrees 2015-09-12 07:00 Current Velocity 0.55 knots 2015-09-12 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7.1 mg/L 2015-09-12 07:00 Heat Index 69.6 F 2015-09-12 07:00 Latitude 38.7877 degrees 2015-09-12 07:00 Longitude -77.0357 degrees 2015-09-12 07:00 Relative Humidity 89.7 percent 2015-09-12 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.2 percent 2015-09-12 07:00 Turbidity 19.2 NTU 2015-09-12 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.05 S/m 2015-09-12 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-09-12 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-09-12 07:00 Water Temperature 80.5 F 2015-09-12 07:00 Wind Chill 69.6 F 2015-09-12 07:00 Wind Direction 166 degrees 2015-09-12 07:00 Wind Gust 6 knots 2015-09-12 07:00 Wind Speed 4.5 knots 2015-09-12 07:00
9/13/2015 7:00 AM 0.45 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the NNW, visibility into the water hampered by Hydrilla, no trash or debris except along the Virginia shore, no fish jumping. Temperature: 63°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.49 feet with a big spike but not enough to bring the discharge chart to within range of the 48-year median daily statistic. Canada geese, songbirds, crows, crickets, gulls, cormorants, two great egrets, two great blue herons and one bald eagle. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 64.9 F 2015-09-13 07:10 Barometric Pressure 29.75 inches 2015-09-13 07:10 Chlorophyll A 5.6 ug/L 2015-09-13 07:00 Current Direction 358 degrees 2015-09-13 07:00 Current Velocity 0.58 knots 2015-09-13 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 6.7 mg/L 2015-09-13 07:00 Heat Index 64.9 F 2015-09-13 07:10 Latitude 38.7877 degrees 2015-09-13 07:10 Longitude -77.03569 degrees 2015-09-13 07:10 Relative Humidity 65.8 percent 2015-09-13 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2015-09-13 07:00 Turbidity 9.7 NTU 2015-09-13 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.05 S/m 2015-09-13 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-09-13 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-09-13 07:00 Water Temperature 78.5 F 2015-09-13 07:00 Wind Chill 64.9 F 2015-09-13 07:10 Wind Direction 320 degrees 2015-09-13 07:10 Wind Gust 8.9 knots 2015-09-13 07:10 Wind Speed 5.2 knots 2015-09-13 07:10
9/14/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the WSW, no whitecaps, Hydrilla, no trash or debris, one fish jumping, about four inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 55°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.48 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, two deer, crickets, squirrels, gulls, cormorants, one great blue heron and four great egrets. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 57.7 F 2015-09-14 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.12 inches 2015-09-14 07:00 Chlorophyll A 5.1 ug/L 2015-09-14 07:00 Current Direction 358 degrees 2015-09-14 07:00 Current Velocity 0.66 knots 2015-09-14 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7.1 mg/L 2015-09-14 07:00 Heat Index 57.7 F 2015-09-14 07:00 Latitude 38.7877 degrees 2015-09-14 07:00 Longitude -77.03569 degrees 2015-09-14 07:00 Relative Humidity 67.8 percent 2015-09-14 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2015-09-14 07:00 Turbidity 11.8 NTU 2015-09-14 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-09-14 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-09-14 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-09-14 07:00 Water Temperature 75.7 F 2015-09-14 07:00 Wind Chill 57.7 F 2015-09-14 07:00 Wind Direction 279 degrees 2015-09-14 07:00 Wind Gust 6.8 knots 2015-09-14 07:00 Wind Speed 5.6 knots 2015-09-14 07:00
9/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Light breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the SSE, Hydrilla, no trash or debris except on the landing, seven fish jumping, about six inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 54°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.39 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, one deer, a few crickets, one red-bellied woodpecker, gulls, cormorants, two great blue heron and two great egrets. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 62.8 F 2015-09-15 07:10 Barometric Pressure 30.33 inches 2015-09-15 07:10 Chlorophyll A 6.7 ug/L 2015-09-15 07:00 Current Direction 3 degrees 2015-09-15 07:00 Current Velocity 0.74 knots 2015-09-15 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7.5 mg/L 2015-09-15 07:00 Heat Index 62.8 F 2015-09-15 07:10 Latitude 38.78771 degrees 2015-09-15 07:10 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-09-15 07:10 Relative Humidity 69.2 percent 2015-09-15 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2015-09-15 07:00 Turbidity 10.8 NTU 2015-09-15 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-09-15 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-09-15 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-09-15 07:00 Water Temperature 74.8 F 2015-09-15 07:00 Wind Chill 62.8 F 2015-09-15 07:10 Wind Direction 278 degrees 2015-09-15 07:10 Wind Gust 6.8 knots 2015-09-15 07:10 Wind Speed 5.4 knots 2015-09-15 07:10
9/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the ENE (almost due east), Hydrilla, no trash or debris, five fish jumping, about six inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 56°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.36 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, jays, crickets, one cottontail, one squirrel, gulls, cormorants, one great blue heron, two great egrets and one adult eagle. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 63.1 F 2015-09-16 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.33 inches 2015-09-16 07:00 Chlorophyll A 20.7 ug/L 2015-09-16 07:00 Current Direction 2 degrees 2015-09-16 07:00 Current Velocity 0.42 knots 2015-09-16 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7.5 mg/L 2015-09-16 07:00 Heat Index 63.1 F 2015-09-16 07:00 Latitude 38.78771 degrees 2015-09-16 07:00 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-09-16 07:00 Relative Humidity 88.6 percent 2015-09-16 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2015-09-16 07:00 Turbidity 12.3 NTU 2015-09-16 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-09-16 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-09-16 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-09-16 07:00 Water Temperature 75.4 F 2015-09-16 07:00 Wind Chill 63.1 F 2015-09-16 07:00 Wind Direction 281 degrees 2015-09-16 07:00 Wind Gust 3.3 knots 2015-09-16 07:00 Wind Speed 1.6 knots 2015-09-16 07:00 [Chlorophyll A 20.7 ug/L?]
9/17/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Haze. Light breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the NE, Hydrilla, no trash or debris, one fish jumping, no visibility into the water. Temperature: 58°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.32 feet. Songbirds, one red-shouldered hawk, crickets, jays, gulls, cormorants, one great blue heron, one eagle and one great egret. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 65.7 F 2015-09-17 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.2 inches 2015-09-17 07:00 Chlorophyll A 6.2 ug/L 2015-09-17 07:00 Current Direction 5 degrees 2015-09-17 07:00 Current Velocity 0.3 knots 2015-09-17 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7.2 mg/L 2015-09-17 07:00 Heat Index 65.7 F 2015-09-17 07:00 Latitude 38.78768 degrees 2015-09-17 07:00 Longitude -77.03567 degrees 2015-09-17 07:00 Relative Humidity 88.3 percent 2015-09-17 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2015-09-17 07:00 Turbidity 7.1 NTU 2015-09-17 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-09-17 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-09-17 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-09-17 07:00 Water Temperature 76.2 F 2015-09-17 07:00 Wind Chill 65.7 F 2015-09-17 07:00 Wind Direction 189 degrees 2015-09-17 07:00 Wind Gust 3.7 knots 2015-09-17 07:00 Wind Speed 2.5 knots 2015-09-17 07:00
9/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Haze. Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the East, Hydrilla, trash in the channel, one fish jumping, about eight inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 59°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.27 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, five deer, crickets, two squirrels, three mallard ducks, gulls, cormorants, one great blue heron and two great egrets. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 66.2 F 2015-09-18 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.03 inches 2015-09-18 07:00 Chlorophyll A 5.3 ug/L 2015-09-18 07:00 Current Direction 25 degrees 2015-09-18 07:00 Current Velocity 0.12 knots 2015-09-18 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7.1 mg/L 2015-09-18 07:00 Heat Index 66.2 F 2015-09-18 07:00 Latitude 38.78767 degrees 2015-09-18 07:00 Longitude -77.03567 degrees 2015-09-18 07:00 Relative Humidity 88.9 percent 2015-09-18 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2015-09-18 07:00 Turbidity 6.6 NTU 2015-09-18 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-09-18 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-09-18 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-09-18 07:00 Water Temperature 76.6 F 2015-09-18 07:00 Wind Chill 66.2 F 2015-09-18 07:00 Wind Direction 160 degrees 2015-09-18 07:00 Wind Gust 4.3 knots 2015-09-18 07:00 Wind Speed 3.1 knots 2015-09-18 07:00
9/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Fog, limited visibility, no wind. Ripples on the Potomac River from the SW while from the South at the same time without any boats in sight, Hydrilla, no trash or debris, five fish jumping, about four inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 66°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.24 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, one red-bellied woodpecker, crickets, squirrels, one red-shouldered hawk, jays, crows, gulls, cormorants, two great blue heron and three great egrets (photographic record of two). NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 69.3 F 2015-09-19 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.94 inches 2015-09-19 07:00 Chlorophyll A 10.8 ug/L 2015-09-19 07:00 Current Direction 189 degrees 2015-09-19 07:00 Current Velocity 0.09 knots 2015-09-19 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7.4 mg/L 2015-09-19 07:00 Heat Index 69.3 F 2015-09-19 07:00 Latitude 38.78767 degrees 2015-09-19 07:00 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-09-19 07:00 Relative Humidity 92.5 percent 2015-09-19 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2015-09-19 07:00 Turbidity 8.6 NTU 2015-09-19 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-09-19 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-09-19 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-09-19 07:00 Water Temperature 76.8 F 2015-09-19 07:00 Wind Chill 69.3 F 2015-09-19 07:00 Wind Direction 166 degrees 2015-09-19 07:00 Wind Gust 7.2 knots 2015-09-19 07:00 Wind Speed 5.2 knots 2015-09-19 07:00
9/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Wind and waves with a few whitecaps on the Potomac River from the NNW, Hydrilla, one piece of trash just off the Maryland shore, no fish jumping, no visibility into the water. Temperature: 68°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.20 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, one red-bellied woodpecker, crickets, spiders, one vulture, jays, gulls, cormorants, one juvenile eagle and great egrets including one on the landing. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 70.9 F 2015-09-20 07:10 Barometric Pressure 29.94 inches 2015-09-20 07:10 Chlorophyll A 7.2 ug/L 2015-09-20 07:00 Current Direction 177 degrees 2015-09-20 07:00 Current Velocity 0.3 knots 2015-09-20 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7.6 mg/L 2015-09-20 07:00 Heat Index 70.9 F 2015-09-20 07:10 Latitude 38.78766 degrees 2015-09-20 07:10 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-09-20 07:10 Relative Humidity 65.7 percent 2015-09-20 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2015-09-20 07:00 Turbidity 8.1 NTU 2015-09-20 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-09-20 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-09-20 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-09-20 07:00 Water Temperature 77.1 F 2015-09-20 07:00 Wind Chill 70.9 F 2015-09-20 07:10 Wind Direction 337 degrees 2015-09-20 07:10 Wind Gust 12.2 knots 2015-09-20 07:10 Wind Speed 8 knots 2015-09-20 07:10
9/21/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the NW, no whitecaps, Hydrilla, no trash or debris, two fish jumping, about 18 inches of visibility into cloudy water. Temperature: 62°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.14 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, spiders, crows, crickets, gulls, cormorants and three great egrets. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 64.8 F 2015-09-21 07:10 Barometric Pressure 30.09 inches 2015-09-21 07:10 Chlorophyll A 4.8 ug/L 2015-09-21 07:00 Current Direction 190 degrees 2015-09-21 07:00 Current Velocity 0.22 knots 2015-09-21 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 8 mg/L 2015-09-21 07:00 Heat Index 64.8 F 2015-09-21 07:10 Latitude 38.78766 degrees 2015-09-21 07:10 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-09-21 07:10 Relative Humidity 60.4 percent 2015-09-21 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2015-09-21 07:00 Turbidity 8 NTU 2015-09-21 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-09-21 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-09-21 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-09-21 07:00 Water Temperature 75.3 F 2015-09-21 07:00 Wind Chill 64.8 F 2015-09-21 07:10 Wind Direction 41 degrees 2015-09-21 07:10 Wind Gust 12.8 knots 2015-09-21 07:10 Wind Speed 7.8 knots 2015-09-21 07:10
9/22/2015 7:00 AM 0.20 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, haze to the North. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the NW, no whitecaps, the flag south of Hog Island is being blown from the NE (photographic record), Hydrilla, one piece of trash and one piece of natural debris, one fish jumping, about six inches of visibility into cloudy water. Temperature: 60°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.12 feet. Canada geese by the flock, songbirds, crickets, one squirrel, crows, gulls, cormorants, two great blue heron and six great egrets. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 63.3 F 2015-09-22 07:10 Barometric Pressure 30.19 inches 2015-09-22 07:10 Chlorophyll A 4.1 ug/L 2015-09-22 07:00 Current Direction 186 degrees 2015-09-22 07:00 Current Velocity 0.35 knots 2015-09-22 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 8 mg/L 2015-09-22 07:00 Heat Index 63.3 F 2015-09-22 07:10 Latitude 38.78764 degrees 2015-09-22 07:10 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-09-22 07:10 Relative Humidity 80.5 percent 2015-09-22 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0.1 percent 2015-09-22 07:00 Turbidity 9.3 NTU 2015-09-22 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-09-22 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-09-22 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-09-22 07:00 Water Temperature 73.9 F 2015-09-22 07:00 Wind Chill 63.3 F 2015-09-22 07:10 Wind Direction 21 degrees 2015-09-22 07:10 Wind Gust 11.1 knots 2015-09-22 07:10 Wind Speed 7.4 knots 2015-09-22 07:10
9/23/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the WNW, the flag south of Hog island is being blown from the NNE (photographic record), Hydrilla, no trash or debris, no fish jumping, about five inches of visibility into murky water. Temperature: 61°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.08 feet. Songbirds, crickets, crows, gulls and four great egrets. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 63 F 2015-09-23 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.21 inches 2015-09-23 07:00 Chlorophyll A 3.7 ug/L 2015-09-23 07:00 Current Direction 187 degrees 2015-09-23 07:00 Current Velocity 0.54 knots 2015-09-23 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 8.2 mg/L 2015-09-23 07:00 Heat Index 63 F 2015-09-23 07:00 Latitude 38.78765 degrees 2015-09-23 07:00 Longitude -77.03567 degrees 2015-09-23 07:00 Relative Humidity 80.1 percent 2015-09-23 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-09-23 07:00 Turbidity 9.4 NTU 2015-09-23 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-09-23 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-09-23 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-09-23 07:00 Water Temperature 72.8 F 2015-09-23 07:00 Wind Chill 63 F 2015-09-23 07:00 Wind Direction 22 degrees 2015-09-23 07:00 Wind Gust 12.8 knots 2015-09-23 07:00 Wind Speed 9.3 knots 2015-09-23 07:00
9/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Breeze and squalls on the Potomac River from the NE, ripples from the NW, Hydrilla, trash on the Virginia shore, three fish jumping, about six inches of visibility into cloudy water. Temperature: 55°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 2.03 feet. Canada geese by the flock, songbirds, one squirrel, crickets, mosquitos, crows, gulls, one cormorant, one great blue heron and three great egrets. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 63.1 F 2015-09-24 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.23 inches 2015-09-24 07:00 Chlorophyll A 4 ug/L 2015-09-24 07:00 Current Direction 188 degrees 2015-09-24 07:00 Current Velocity 0.6 knots 2015-09-24 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 8.4 mg/L 2015-09-24 07:00 Heat Index 63.1 F 2015-09-24 07:00 Latitude 38.78765 degrees 2015-09-24 07:00 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-09-24 07:00 Relative Humidity 78 percent 2015-09-24 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-09-24 07:00 Turbidity 7.6 NTU 2015-09-24 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-09-24 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-09-24 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-09-24 07:00 Water Temperature 72.5 F 2015-09-24 07:00 Wind Chill 63.1 F 2015-09-24 07:00 Wind Direction 332 degrees 2015-09-24 07:00 Wind Gust 5.1 knots 2015-09-24 07:00 Wind Speed 3.7 knots 2015-09-24 07:00
9/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, light haze. Wind and waves on the Potomac River from the NW, no whitecaps, Hydrilla, no trash or debris, no fish jumping, about four inches of visibility into cloudy water. Temperature: 59°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 1.97 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, crickets, mourning doves, two squirrels, crows, gulls, two cormorants, one late osprey, two great blue herons and three great egrets. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 64.2 F 2015-09-25 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.25 inches 2015-09-25 07:00 Chlorophyll A 4.3 ug/L 2015-09-25 07:00 Current Direction 185 degrees 2015-09-25 07:00 Current Velocity 0.34 knots 2015-09-25 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 8.6 mg/L 2015-09-25 07:00 Heat Index 64.2 F 2015-09-25 07:00 Latitude 38.78767 degrees 2015-09-25 07:00 Longitude -77.03569 degrees 2015-09-25 07:00 Relative Humidity 79.5 percent 2015-09-25 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-09-25 07:00 Turbidity 7.8 NTU 2015-09-25 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-09-25 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-09-25 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-09-25 07:00 Water Temperature 72.2 F 2015-09-25 07:00 Wind Chill 64.2 F 2015-09-25 07:00 Wind Direction 31 degrees 2015-09-25 07:00 Wind Gust 8.9 knots 2015-09-25 07:00 Wind Speed 7 knots 2015-09-25 07:00
9/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast. Low swells on the Potomac River from the NW, the flag south of Hog Island is being blown from the NE (photographic record), no Hydrilla visible, the water level is so high that the pilings off Sheridan Point are almost all submerged but no flood stage, one piece of debris, no fish jumping, about four inches of visibility into cloudy water. Temperature: 63°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 1.93 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, crickets, jays, one squirrel, crows, gulls, one cormorant, one great blue heron and one juvenile eagle. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 66 F 2015-09-26 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.29 inches 2015-09-26 07:00 Chlorophyll A 3.9 ug/L 2015-09-26 07:00 Current Direction 232 degrees 2015-09-26 07:00 Current Velocity 0.17 knots 2015-09-26 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 8.5 mg/L 2015-09-26 07:00 Heat Index 66 F 2015-09-26 07:00 Latitude 38.78767 degrees 2015-09-26 07:00 Longitude -77.03572 degrees 2015-09-26 07:00 Relative Humidity 64.9 percent 2015-09-26 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-09-26 07:00 Turbidity 9.5 NTU 2015-09-26 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-09-26 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-09-26 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-09-26 07:00 Water Temperature 70.9 F 2015-09-26 07:00 Wind Chill 66 F 2015-09-26 07:00 Wind Direction 48 degrees 2015-09-26 07:00 Wind Gust 14.4 knots 2015-09-26 07:00 Wind Speed 10.1 knots 2015-09-26 07:00
9/27/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast. Moderate swells on the Potomac River from the NW, light breeze from the NE, the flag south of Hog island is being blown from the NE, Hydrilla, one old plastic bottle, no fish jumping, no visibility into the water, the water level is higher than yesterday and water is lapping at the underside of the non-compliant pier to the South, no flooding. Temperature: 62°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 1.87 feet, the entire discharge chart is flat out at zero. Songbirds, crickets, jays, spiders, mosquitos, one squirrel, gulls, two cormorants, one great blue heron and one great egret. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 63.3 F 2015-09-27 07:10 Barometric Pressure 30.33 inches 2015-09-27 07:10 Chlorophyll A 4 ug/L 2015-09-27 07:00 Current Direction 352 degrees 2015-09-27 07:00 Current Velocity 0.28 knots 2015-09-27 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 8.5 mg/L 2015-09-27 07:00 Heat Index 63.3 F 2015-09-27 07:10 Latitude 38.78768 degrees 2015-09-27 07:10 Longitude -77.03571 degrees 2015-09-27 07:10 Relative Humidity 78.1 percent 2015-09-27 07:10 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-09-27 07:00 Turbidity 11.8 NTU 2015-09-27 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-09-27 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-09-27 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-09-27 07:00 Water Temperature 70.1 F 2015-09-27 07:00 Wind Chill 63.3 F 2015-09-27 07:10 Wind Direction 19 degrees 2015-09-27 07:10 Wind Gust 10.9 knots 2015-09-27 07:10 Wind Speed 7.6 knots 2015-09-27 07:10
9/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, fog. Light breeze on the Potomac River from the ENE, the flag south of Hog Island is also being blown from the ENE, Hydrilla, lots of trash and debris along the Maryland shore, four fish jumping, about six inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 66°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 1.84 feet. Canada geese, songbirds, crickets, spiders, crows, gulls and mallard ducks. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 67.3 F 2015-09-28 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.18 inches 2015-09-28 07:00 Chlorophyll A 3.7 ug/L 2015-09-28 07:00 Current Direction 359 degrees 2015-09-28 07:00 Current Velocity 0.75 knots 2015-09-28 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 8.5 mg/L 2015-09-28 07:00 Heat Index 67.3 F 2015-09-28 07:00 Latitude 38.7877 degrees 2015-09-28 07:00 Longitude -77.03571 degrees 2015-09-28 07:00 Relative Humidity 90.6 percent 2015-09-28 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-09-28 07:00 Turbidity 13.5 NTU 2015-09-28 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-09-28 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-09-28 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-09-28 07:00 Water Temperature 70 F 2015-09-28 07:00 Wind Chill 67.3 F 2015-09-28 07:00 Wind Direction 73 degrees 2015-09-28 07:00 Wind Gust 9.3 knots 2015-09-28 07:00 Wind Speed 5.8 knots 2015-09-28 07:00
9/29/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, fog, limited visibility, normal water level. Very light breeze and a few squalls on the Potomac River from the NE, Hydrilla, trash and debris dots the entire stretch of river and is moving upstream, twenty-three fish jumping, about eight inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 69°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 1.80 feet with the two graphs showing tragic images: the entire discharge graph is flat out zero and the gauge height graph is a tight zigzag line that descends across the entire graph at a 45° angle. Canada geese, songbirds, crickets, crows, mallard ducks, gulls and one great blue heron flying by at low level just above the surface of the water. NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 71.4 F 2015-09-29 07:00 Barometric Pressure 30.01 inches 2015-09-29 07:00 Chlorophyll A 3.6 ug/L 2015-09-29 07:00 Current Direction 3 degrees 2015-09-29 07:00 Current Velocity 0.96 knots 2015-09-29 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 8.1 mg/L 2015-09-29 07:00 Heat Index 71.4 F 2015-09-29 07:00 Latitude 38.78772 degrees 2015-09-29 07:00 Longitude -77.03572 degrees 2015-09-29 07:00 Relative Humidity 91.4 percent 2015-09-29 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-09-29 07:00 Turbidity 17.9 NTU 2015-09-29 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-09-29 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-09-29 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-09-29 07:00 Water Temperature 71.1 F 2015-09-29 07:00 Wind Chill 71.4 F 2015-09-29 07:00 Wind Direction 70 degrees 2015-09-29 07:00 Wind Gust 3.3 knots 2015-09-29 07:00 Wind Speed 0.6 knots 2015-09-29 07:00
9/30/2015 7:00 AM 1.40 M M M M Current conditions at 7AM: Overcast, wet, no wind, fog, no flooding. Low swells on the Potomac River from the WSW, a few pieces of trash caught in the Hydrilla, two fish jumping, about eight inches of visibility into the water. Temperature: 72°F. USGS 01653600 Piscataway Creek gauge height at 6:30 EST: 4.89 feet with a sharp vertical spike in both charts. Canada geese, songbirds, crickets, spiders, one squirrel, crows, gulls and one box turtle (photographic record). NOAA Potomac River, Alexandria, Wilson Bridge buoy: Air Temperature 74.5 F 2015-09-30 07:00 Barometric Pressure 29.69 inches 2015-09-30 07:00 Chlorophyll A 2.3 ug/L 2015-09-30 07:00 Current Direction 316 degrees 2015-09-30 07:00 Current Velocity 0.38 knots 2015-09-30 07:00 Dissolved Oxygen 7.3 mg/L 2015-09-30 07:00 Heat Index 74.5 F 2015-09-30 07:00 Latitude 38.78769 degrees 2015-09-30 07:00 Longitude -77.03568 degrees 2015-09-30 07:00 Relative Humidity 94.3 percent 2015-09-30 07:00 Sea Nettle Probability 0 percent 2015-09-30 07:00 Turbidity 7.4 NTU 2015-09-30 07:00 Water Conductivity 0.04 S/m 2015-09-30 07:00 Water Freezing Point 32 F 2015-09-30 07:00 Water Salinity 0.2 PSU 2015-09-30 07:00 Water Temperature 72.4 F 2015-09-30 07:00 Wind Chill 74.5 F 2015-09-30 07:00 Wind Direction 250 degrees 2015-09-30 07:00 Wind Gust 5.1 knots 2015-09-30 07:00 Wind Speed 3.3 knots 2015-09-30 07:00



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