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Chesapeake Bay at BISHOPS HEAD Tide Height (ft)Observed: 1.74 ft at 5:06AM May 25, 2019Observed: 1.77 ft at 5:12AM May 25, 2019Observed: 1.81 ft at 5:18AM May 25, 2019Observed: 1.85 ft at 5:24AM May 25, 2019Observed: 1.88 ft at 5:30AM May 25, 2019Observed: 1.91 ft at 5:36AM May 25, 2019Observed: 1.93 ft at 5:42AM May 25, 2019Observed: 1.94 ft at 5:48AM May 25, 2019Observed: 1.96 ft at 5:54AM May 25, 2019Observed: 1.98 ft at 6:00AM May 25, 2019Observed: 2 ft at 6:06AM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.02 ft at 6:12AM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.04 ft at 6:18AM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.05 ft at 6:24AM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.05 ft at 6:30AM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.05 ft at 6:36AM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.06 ft at 6:42AM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.07 ft at 6:48AM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.08 ft at 6:54AM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.09 ft at 7:00AM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.08 ft at 7:06AM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.07 ft at 7:12AM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.07 ft at 7:18AM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.05 ft at 7:24AM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.05 ft at 7:30AM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.05 ft at 7:36AM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.05 ft at 7:42AM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.04 ft at 7:48AM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.03 ft at 7:54AM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.03 ft at 8:00AM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.02 ft at 8:06AM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.01 ft at 8:12AM May 25, 2019Observed: 1.99 ft at 8:18AM May 25, 2019Observed: 1.98 ft at 8:24AM May 25, 2019Observed: 1.96 ft at 8:30AM May 25, 2019Observed: 1.95 ft at 8:36AM May 25, 2019Observed: 1.92 ft at 8:42AM May 25, 2019Observed: 1.92 ft at 8:48AM May 25, 2019Observed: 1.9 ft at 8:54AM May 25, 2019Observed: 1.88 ft at 9:00AM May 25, 2019Observed: 1.86 ft at 9:06AM May 25, 2019Observed: 1.82 ft at 9:12AM May 25, 2019Observed: 1.79 ft at 9:18AM May 25, 2019Observed: 1.76 ft at 9:24AM May 25, 2019Observed: 1.73 ft at 9:30AM May 25, 2019Observed: 1.71 ft at 9:36AM May 25, 2019Observed: 1.68 ft at 9:42AM May 25, 2019Observed: 1.65 ft at 9:48AM May 25, 2019Observed: 1.61 ft at 9:54AM May 25, 2019Observed: 1.6 ft at 10:00AM May 25, 2019Observed: 1.57 ft at 10:06AM May 25, 2019Observed: 1.54 ft at 10:12AM May 25, 2019Observed: 1.5 ft at 10:18AM May 25, 2019Observed: 1.47 ft at 10:24AM May 25, 2019Observed: 1.43 ft at 10:30AM May 25, 2019Observed: 1.4 ft at 10:36AM May 25, 2019Observed: 1.37 ft at 10:42AM May 25, 2019Observed: 1.34 ft at 10:48AM May 25, 2019Observed: 1.26 ft at 11:00AM May 25, 2019Observed: 1.23 ft at 11:06AM May 25, 2019Observed: 1.2 ft at 11:12AM May 25, 2019Observed: 1.17 ft at 11:18AM May 25, 2019Observed: 1.16 ft at 11:24AM May 25, 2019Observed: 1.13 ft at 11:30AM May 25, 2019Observed: 1.09 ft at 11:36AM May 25, 2019Observed: 1.06 ft at 11:42AM May 25, 2019Observed: 1.02 ft at 11:48AM May 25, 2019Observed: 0.99 ft at 11:54AM May 25, 2019Observed: 0.97 ft at 12:00PM May 25, 2019Observed: 0.95 ft at 12:06PM May 25, 2019Observed: 0.93 ft at 12:12PM May 25, 2019Observed: 0.91 ft at 12:18PM May 25, 2019Observed: 0.89 ft at 12:24PM May 25, 2019Observed: 0.88 ft at 12:30PM May 25, 2019Observed: 0.86 ft at 12:36PM May 25, 2019Observed: 0.85 ft at 12:42PM May 25, 2019Observed: 0.83 ft at 12:48PM May 25, 2019Observed: 0.82 ft at 12:54PM May 25, 2019Observed: 0.8 ft at 1:00PM May 25, 2019Observed: 0.79 ft at 1:06PM May 25, 2019Observed: 0.79 ft at 1:12PM May 25, 2019Observed: 0.78 ft at 1:18PM May 25, 2019Observed: 0.79 ft at 1:24PM May 25, 2019Observed: 0.78 ft at 1:30PM May 25, 2019Observed: 0.78 ft at 1:36PM May 25, 2019Observed: 0.8 ft at 1:42PM May 25, 2019Observed: 0.8 ft at 1:48PM May 25, 2019Observed: 0.8 ft at 1:54PM May 25, 2019Observed: 0.82 ft at 2:00PM May 25, 2019Observed: 0.83 ft at 2:06PM May 25, 2019Observed: 0.84 ft at 2:12PM May 25, 2019Observed: 0.87 ft at 2:18PM May 25, 2019Observed: 0.89 ft at 2:24PM May 25, 2019Observed: 0.91 ft at 2:30PM May 25, 2019Observed: 0.93 ft at 2:36PM May 25, 2019Observed: 0.95 ft at 2:42PM May 25, 2019Observed: 0.98 ft at 2:48PM May 25, 2019Observed: 1.02 ft at 2:54PM May 25, 2019Observed: 1.04 ft at 3:00PM May 25, 2019Observed: 1.08 ft at 3:06PM May 25, 2019Observed: 1.11 ft at 3:12PM May 25, 2019Observed: 1.15 ft at 3:18PM May 25, 2019Observed: 1.2 ft at 3:24PM May 25, 2019Observed: 1.24 ft at 3:30PM May 25, 2019Observed: 1.29 ft at 3:36PM May 25, 2019Observed: 1.34 ft at 3:42PM May 25, 2019Observed: 1.38 ft at 3:48PM May 25, 2019Observed: 1.43 ft at 3:54PM May 25, 2019Observed: 1.47 ft at 4:00PM May 25, 2019Observed: 1.52 ft at 4:06PM May 25, 2019Observed: 1.56 ft at 4:12PM May 25, 2019Observed: 1.63 ft at 4:18PM May 25, 2019Observed: 1.68 ft at 4:24PM May 25, 2019Observed: 1.72 ft at 4:30PM May 25, 2019Observed: 1.77 ft at 4:36PM May 25, 2019Observed: 1.82 ft at 4:42PM May 25, 2019Observed: 1.89 ft at 4:48PM May 25, 2019Observed: 1.92 ft at 4:54PM May 25, 2019Observed: 1.98 ft at 5:00PM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.03 ft at 5:06PM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.07 ft at 5:12PM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.1 ft at 5:18PM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.13 ft at 5:24PM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.17 ft at 5:30PM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.21 ft at 5:36PM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.26 ft at 5:42PM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.28 ft at 5:48PM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.32 ft at 5:54PM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.35 ft at 6:00PM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.36 ft at 6:06PM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.4 ft at 6:12PM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.43 ft at 6:18PM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.45 ft at 6:24PM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.47 ft at 6:30PM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.49 ft at 6:36PM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.51 ft at 6:42PM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.52 ft at 6:48PM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.54 ft at 6:54PM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.55 ft at 7:00PM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.56 ft at 7:06PM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.58 ft at 7:12PM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.6 ft at 7:18PM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.58 ft at 7:24PM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.59 ft at 7:30PM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.6 ft at 7:36PM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.6 ft at 7:42PM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.61 ft at 7:54PM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.61 ft at 8:00PM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.6 ft at 8:06PM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.61 ft at 8:12PM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.61 ft at 8:18PM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.63 ft at 8:24PM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.62 ft at 8:30PM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.61 ft at 8:36PM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.61 ft at 8:42PM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.6 ft at 8:48PM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.61 ft at 8:54PM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.61 ft at 9:00PM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.6 ft at 9:06PM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.6 ft at 9:12PM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.59 ft at 9:18PM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.57 ft at 9:24PM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.57 ft at 9:30PM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.57 ft at 9:36PM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.56 ft at 9:42PM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.54 ft at 9:48PM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.53 ft at 9:54PM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.51 ft at 10:00PM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.52 ft at 10:06PM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.5 ft at 10:12PM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.49 ft at 10:18PM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.48 ft at 10:24PM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.47 ft at 10:30PM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.47 ft at 10:36PM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.44 ft at 10:42PM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.41 ft at 10:48PM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.4 ft at 10:54PM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.35 ft at 11:00PM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.35 ft at 11:06PM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.34 ft at 11:12PM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.32 ft at 11:18PM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.29 ft at 11:24PM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.27 ft at 11:30PM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.28 ft at 11:36PM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.25 ft at 11:42PM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.23 ft at 11:48PM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.22 ft at 11:54PM May 25, 2019Observed: 2.2 ft at 12:00AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.19 ft at 12:06AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.18 ft at 12:12AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.17 ft at 12:18AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.17 ft at 12:24AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.16 ft at 12:30AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.13 ft at 12:36AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.13 ft at 12:42AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.13 ft at 12:48AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.13 ft at 12:54AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.13 ft at 1:00AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.12 ft at 1:06AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.11 ft at 1:12AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.11 ft at 1:18AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.12 ft at 1:24AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.11 ft at 1:30AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.11 ft at 1:36AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.12 ft at 1:42AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.18 ft at 1:48AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.2 ft at 2:00AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.09 ft at 2:06AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.13 ft at 2:12AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.11 ft at 2:18AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.15 ft at 2:24AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.25 ft at 2:30AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.25 ft at 2:36AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.38 ft at 2:42AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.34 ft at 2:48AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.29 ft at 2:54AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.28 ft at 3:00AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.24 ft at 3:06AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.26 ft at 3:12AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.27 ft at 3:18AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.33 ft at 3:24AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.38 ft at 3:30AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.41 ft at 3:36AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.44 ft at 3:42AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.52 ft at 3:48AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.52 ft at 3:54AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.57 ft at 4:00AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.58 ft at 4:06AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.6 ft at 4:12AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.59 ft at 4:18AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.62 ft at 4:24AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.69 ft at 4:30AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.73 ft at 4:36AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.79 ft at 4:42AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.82 ft at 4:48AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.83 ft at 4:54AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.86 ft at 5:00AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.91 ft at 5:06AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.92 ft at 5:12AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.94 ft at 5:18AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.96 ft at 5:24AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.97 ft at 5:30AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.99 ft at 5:36AM May 26, 2019Observed: 3.03 ft at 5:42AM May 26, 2019Observed: 3.08 ft at 5:48AM May 26, 2019Observed: 3.11 ft at 5:54AM May 26, 2019Observed: 3.13 ft at 6:00AM May 26, 2019Observed: 3.15 ft at 6:06AM May 26, 2019Observed: 3.18 ft at 6:12AM May 26, 2019Observed: 3.19 ft at 6:18AM May 26, 2019Observed: 3.2 ft at 6:24AM May 26, 2019Observed: 3.19 ft at 6:30AM May 26, 2019Observed: 3.21 ft at 6:36AM May 26, 2019Observed: 3.23 ft at 6:42AM May 26, 2019Observed: 3.25 ft at 6:48AM May 26, 2019Observed: 3.27 ft at 6:54AM May 26, 2019Observed: 3.27 ft at 7:00AM May 26, 2019Observed: 3.28 ft at 7:06AM May 26, 2019Observed: 3.28 ft at 7:12AM May 26, 2019Observed: 3.28 ft at 7:18AM May 26, 2019Observed: 3.29 ft at 7:24AM May 26, 2019Highest Observation: 3.3 ft at 7:30AM May 26, 2019Highest Observation: 3.3 ft at 7:36AM May 26, 2019Observed: 3.28 ft at 7:42AM May 26, 2019Observed: 3.26 ft at 7:48AM May 26, 2019Observed: 3.26 ft at 7:54AM May 26, 2019Observed: 3.26 ft at 8:00AM May 26, 2019Observed: 3.24 ft at 8:06AM May 26, 2019Observed: 3.24 ft at 8:12AM May 26, 2019Observed: 3.23 ft at 8:18AM May 26, 2019Observed: 3.22 ft at 8:24AM May 26, 2019Observed: 3.21 ft at 8:30AM May 26, 2019Observed: 3.18 ft at 8:36AM May 26, 2019Observed: 3.16 ft at 8:42AM May 26, 2019Observed: 3.14 ft at 8:48AM May 26, 2019Observed: 3.11 ft at 8:54AM May 26, 2019Observed: 3.09 ft at 9:00AM May 26, 2019Observed: 3.05 ft at 9:06AM May 26, 2019Observed: 3.03 ft at 9:12AM May 26, 2019Observed: 3.01 ft at 9:18AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.98 ft at 9:24AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.95 ft at 9:30AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.92 ft at 9:36AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.88 ft at 9:42AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.85 ft at 9:48AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.82 ft at 9:54AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.77 ft at 10:00AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.75 ft at 10:06AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.72 ft at 10:12AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.68 ft at 10:18AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.65 ft at 10:24AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.62 ft at 10:30AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.59 ft at 10:36AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.55 ft at 10:42AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.52 ft at 10:48AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.48 ft at 10:54AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.43 ft at 11:00AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.4 ft at 11:06AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.37 ft at 11:12AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.33 ft at 11:18AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.3 ft at 11:24AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.26 ft at 11:30AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.22 ft at 11:36AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.18 ft at 11:42AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.14 ft at 11:48AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.1 ft at 11:54AM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.07 ft at 12:00PM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.03 ft at 12:06PM May 26, 2019Observed: 2 ft at 12:12PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.97 ft at 12:18PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.94 ft at 12:24PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.9 ft at 12:30PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.86 ft at 12:36PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.83 ft at 12:42PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.79 ft at 12:48PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.76 ft at 12:54PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.73 ft at 1:00PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.7 ft at 1:06PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.67 ft at 1:12PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.64 ft at 1:18PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.61 ft at 1:24PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.58 ft at 1:30PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.56 ft at 1:36PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.54 ft at 1:42PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.51 ft at 1:48PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.5 ft at 1:54PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.49 ft at 2:00PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.46 ft at 2:06PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.44 ft at 2:12PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.44 ft at 2:18PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.42 ft at 2:24PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.39 ft at 2:30PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.38 ft at 2:36PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.37 ft at 2:42PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.36 ft at 2:48PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.35 ft at 2:54PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.35 ft at 3:00PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.34 ft at 3:06PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.34 ft at 3:12PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.34 ft at 3:18PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.34 ft at 3:24PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.34 ft at 3:30PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.34 ft at 3:36PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.35 ft at 3:42PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.36 ft at 3:48PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.36 ft at 3:54PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.36 ft at 4:00PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.38 ft at 4:06PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.39 ft at 4:12PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.4 ft at 4:18PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.42 ft at 4:24PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.45 ft at 4:30PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.47 ft at 4:36PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.5 ft at 4:42PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.53 ft at 4:48PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.56 ft at 4:54PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.59 ft at 5:00PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.61 ft at 5:06PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.66 ft at 5:12PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.69 ft at 5:18PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.73 ft at 5:24PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.79 ft at 5:30PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.82 ft at 5:36PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.84 ft at 5:42PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.87 ft at 5:48PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.88 ft at 5:54PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.91 ft at 6:00PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.95 ft at 6:06PM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.01 ft at 6:12PM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.03 ft at 6:18PM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.05 ft at 6:24PM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.07 ft at 6:30PM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.1 ft at 6:36PM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.1 ft at 6:42PM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.14 ft at 6:48PM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.18 ft at 6:54PM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.21 ft at 7:00PM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.23 ft at 7:06PM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.26 ft at 7:12PM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.29 ft at 7:18PM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.29 ft at 7:24PM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.32 ft at 7:30PM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.34 ft at 7:36PM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.37 ft at 7:42PM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.38 ft at 7:54PM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.38 ft at 8:00PM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.38 ft at 8:06PM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.4 ft at 8:12PM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.4 ft at 8:18PM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.39 ft at 8:24PM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.4 ft at 8:30PM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.4 ft at 8:36PM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.39 ft at 8:42PM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.4 ft at 8:48PM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.39 ft at 8:54PM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.37 ft at 9:00PM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.33 ft at 9:06PM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.31 ft at 9:12PM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.29 ft at 9:18PM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.29 ft at 9:24PM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.28 ft at 9:30PM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.26 ft at 9:36PM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.23 ft at 9:42PM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.2 ft at 9:48PM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.17 ft at 9:54PM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.14 ft at 10:00PM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.12 ft at 10:06PM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.11 ft at 10:12PM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.07 ft at 10:18PM May 26, 2019Observed: 2.02 ft at 10:24PM May 26, 2019Observed: 2 ft at 10:30PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.97 ft at 10:36PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.94 ft at 10:42PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.9 ft at 10:48PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.88 ft at 10:54PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.84 ft at 11:00PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.8 ft at 11:06PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.76 ft at 11:12PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.72 ft at 11:18PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.7 ft at 11:24PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.66 ft at 11:30PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.62 ft at 11:36PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.61 ft at 11:42PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.6 ft at 11:48PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.55 ft at 11:54PM May 26, 2019Observed: 1.48 ft at 12:00AM May 27, 2019Observed: 1.43 ft at 12:06AM May 27, 2019Observed: 1.47 ft at 12:12AM May 27, 2019Observed: 1.44 ft at 12:18AM May 27, 2019Observed: 1.43 ft at 12:24AM May 27, 2019Observed: 1.37 ft at 12:30AM May 27, 2019Observed: 1.35 ft at 12:36AM May 27, 2019Observed: 1.39 ft at 12:42AM May 27, 2019Observed: 1.34 ft at 12:48AM May 27, 2019Observed: 1.32 ft at 12:54AM May 27, 2019Observed: 1.34 ft at 1:00AM May 27, 2019Observed: 1.32 ft at 1:06AM May 27, 2019Observed: 1.22 ft at 1:12AM May 27, 2019Observed: 1.2 ft at 1:18AM May 27, 2019Observed: 1.17 ft at 1:24AM May 27, 2019Observed: 1.11 ft at 1:30AM May 27, 2019Observed: 1.1 ft at 1:36AM May 27, 2019Observed: 1.08 ft at 1:42AM May 27, 2019Observed: 1.07 ft at 1:48AM May 27, 2019Observed: 1.08 ft at 1:54AM May 27, 2019Observed: 1.06 ft at 2:00AM May 27, 2019Observed: 1.03 ft at 2:06AM May 27, 2019Observed: 0.98 ft at 2:12AM May 27, 2019Observed: 0.96 ft at 2:18AM May 27, 2019Observed: 1.01 ft at 2:24AM May 27, 2019Observed: 0.97 ft at 2:30AM May 27, 2019Observed: 0.94 ft at 2:36AM May 27, 2019Observed: 0.92 ft at 2:42AM May 27, 2019Observed: 0.95 ft at 2:48AM May 27, 2019Observed: 0.94 ft at 2:54AM May 27, 2019Observed: 0.92 ft at 3:00AM May 27, 2019Observed: 0.9 ft at 3:06AM May 27, 2019Observed: 0.89 ft at 3:12AM May 27, 2019Observed: 0.88 ft at 3:18AM May 27, 2019Observed: 0.94 ft at 3:24AM May 27, 2019Observed: 0.95 ft at 3:30AM May 27, 2019Observed: 0.96 ft at 3:36AM May 27, 2019Observed: 0.94 ft at 3:42AM May 27, 2019Observed: 0.93 ft at 3:48AM May 27, 2019Observed: 0.94 ft at 3:54AM May 27, 2019Observed: 0.89 ft at 4:00AM May 27, 2019Observed: 0.94 ft at 4:06AM May 27, 2019Observed: 0.97 ft at 4:12AM May 27, 2019Forecast: 2 ft 6:00AM May 27, 2019Forecast: 2.3 ft 7:00AM May 27, 2019Forecast: 2.3 ft 8:00AM May 27, 2019Forecast: 2.3 ft 9:00AM May 27, 2019Forecast: 2.2 ft 10:00AM May 27, 2019Forecast: 2 ft 11:00AM May 27, 2019Forecast: 1.7 ft 12:00PM May 27, 2019Forecast: 1.3 ft 1:00PM May 27, 2019Forecast: 1.1 ft 2:00PM May 27, 2019Forecast: 0.9 ft 3:00PM May 27, 2019Forecast: 0.9 ft 4:00PM May 27, 2019Forecast: 1.1 ft 5:00PM May 27, 2019Forecast: 1.5 ft 6:00PM May 27, 2019Forecast: 1.8 ft 7:00PM May 27, 2019Forecast: 2.1 ft 8:00PM May 27, 2019Forecast: 2.4 ft 9:00PM May 27, 2019Forecast: 2.4 ft 10:00PM May 27, 2019Forecast: 2.3 ft 11:00PM May 27, 2019Forecast: 2 ft 12:00AM May 28, 2019Forecast: 1.7 ft 1:00AM May 28, 2019Forecast: 1.6 ft 2:00AM May 28, 2019Forecast: 1.4 ft 3:00AM May 28, 2019Forecast: 1.3 ft 4:00AM May 28, 2019Forecast: 1.4 ft 5:00AM May 28, 2019Forecast: 1.7 ft 6:00AM May 28, 2019Forecast: 2 ft 7:00AM May 28, 2019Forecast: 2.3 ft 8:00AM May 28, 2019Forecast: 2.5 ft 9:00AM May 28, 2019Forecast: 2.5 ft 10:00AM May 28, 2019Forecast: 2.5 ft 11:00AM May 28, 2019Forecast: 2.2 ft 12:00PM May 28, 2019Forecast: 1.9 ft 1:00PM May 28, 2019Forecast: 1.5 ft 2:00PM May 28, 2019Forecast: 1.3 ft 3:00PM May 28, 2019Forecast: 1.2 ft 4:00PM May 28, 2019Forecast: 1.1 ft 5:00PM May 28, 2019Forecast: 1.4 ft 6:00PM May 28, 2019Forecast: 1.7 ft 7:00PM May 28, 2019Forecast: 2.1 ft 8:00PM May 28, 2019Forecast: 2.4 ft 9:00PM May 28, 2019Highest Forecast: 2.6 ft 10:00PM May 28, 2019Highest Forecast: 2.6 ft 11:00PM May 28, 2019Forecast: 2.4 ft 12:00AM May 29, 2019Forecast: 2.1 ft 1:00AM May 29, 2019Forecast: 1.8 ft 2:00AM May 29, 2019Forecast: 1.5 ft 3:00AM May 29, 2019Forecast: 1.3 ft 4:00AM May 29, 2019Forecast: 1.3 ft 5:00AM May 29, 2019Forecast: 1.3 ft 6:00AM May 29, 2019Forecast: 1.6 ft 7:00AM May 29, 2019Forecast: 1.9 ft 8:00AM May 29, 2019Forecast: 2.2 ft 9:00AM May 29, 2019Forecast: 2.4 ft 10:00AM May 29, 2019Forecast: 2.4 ft 11:00AM May 29, 2019Forecast: 2.2 ft 12:00PM May 29, 2019Forecast: 1.9 ft 1:00PM May 29, 2019Forecast: 1.5 ft 2:00PM May 29, 2019NOS - National Ocean ServiceBISM2(plotting HMIRG) Graph Created (5:00AM May 27, 2019)ObservedForecast (issued 3:56PM May 26)Latest observed value: 0.97 ft at 4:12 AM EDT 27-May-2019. Flood Stage is 3.2 ft
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NOTE: Tide Forecasts are a total water level forecast referenced to mean lower low water.  Please refer to Coastal Flood Advisories and Warnings for official water level forecasts during periods of coastal flooding.  During tropical cyclones, please refer here for additional storm surge information.

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NOTE: Forecasts for the Chesapeake Bay at BISHOPS HEAD are issued routinely year-round.

Vertical Datum references a tidal datum (MLLW)...for more information see Tides and Currents .

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 4.2
Moderate Flood Stage: 3.7
Flood Stage: 3.2
Action Stage: 3
Low Stage (in feet): -1

Historic Crests
(1) 4.50 ft on 03/07/2018
(2) 4.34 ft on 10/30/2012
(3) 4.32 ft on 04/16/2011
(4) 4.30 ft on 09/11/2018
(5) 4.29 ft on 05/12/2008
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 3.54 ft on 04/20/2019 (P)
(2) 3.24 ft on 02/18/2019
(3) 3.80 ft on 01/20/2019
(4) 3.40 ft on 01/05/2019
(5) 3.65 ft on 12/21/2018
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) -1.78 ft on 01/03/2008
(2) -1.70 ft on 02/26/2012
(3) -1.48 ft on 02/24/2009
(4) -1.47 ft on 03/06/2007
(5) -1.43 ft on 01/21/2007
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Latitude: 38.220000° N, Longitude: 76.038333° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

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NWS stage 0 ft 3.2 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
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NAVD88 -1.25 2.0 Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 -0.50 2.75 Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL -1.01 2.24 Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
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