Going to venture into saltwater for the first time

[SkunkBoat]

This is the home page for all marine weather forecasts

httphttp://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/home.htm

You can navigate thru to find the zone you want. I think this is what you want..

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick...=329&map.y=178

Save it in your Favorites and then check it every day, all day long, while at work....
It has the radar which you need to look at also.
And find a local webcam that shows the water where you will be fishing. A picture is worth a thousand forecasts!!!

The main thing to learn is where is the channel and where are the flats and what happens at low tide! Tides go from high to low every 6 hours and 20 minutes. That means it will be different on your way in...
You might see a guy running WOT across the bay and think you can do that too. But he knows the exact place and tide to do it and you don't....yet!

Have fun!