Heavy Rainfall Expected Over the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic; Unsettled in the Pacific Northwest, Rockies, and Plains

Locally heavy rainfall and a few severe thunderstorms are possible over the Southeast and Mid Atlantic as the remnants of Nestor move across the region through Sunday. Elsewhere, periods of rain and snow can be expected over the Pacific Northwest, Plains, and Upper Mississippi Valley while scattered strong to severe thunderstorms affect parts of Texas, Arkansas, and Oklahoma by late Sunday.
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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Gale Warning in effect from October 20, 04:00 AM EDT until October 21, 12:00 AM EDT

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Wakefield, VA Local Forecast Office

5NM SSW Chesapeake Light VA

Marine Point Forecast

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Overnight

ESE 14kt
3ft
Sunday

ESE 28kt
7ft

Gale Warning
Sunday
Night
NNW 28kt
6-7ft

Gale Warning
Monday

N 17kt
6ft
Monday
Night
NE 9kt
3-4ft
Tuesday

S 14kt
3-4ft
Tuesday
Night
WNW 17kt
4ft
Wednesday

NW 15kt
3-4ft
Wednesday
Night
W 8kt
2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 9:37 pm EDT Oct 19, 2019
Forecast Valid: 3am EDT Oct 20, 2019-6pm EDT Oct 26, 2019

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Detailed Forecast

Synopsis: ANZ600-201715- 1230 AM EDT Sun Oct 20 2019 .Synopsis for Fenwick Island DE to Currituck Beach Light NC out 20 nautical miles Including Virginia Portion of the Chesapeake Bay Currituck Sound and Portions of the James, York, and Rappahannock rivers... Post Tropical Cyclone Nestor will track northeast across the Carolinas overnight and Sunday morning, then push off the Delmarva coast Sunday afternoon. A strong cold front will cross the area Tuesday. $$

Overnight

ESE wind around 14 kt. Rain. Seas around 3 ft.

Sunday

ESE wind 23 to 28 kt, with gusts as high as 36 kt. Rain before 8am, then rain and possibly a thunderstorm between 8am and 2pm, then rain likely after 2pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Seas 5 ft building to 7 ft.

Sunday Night

NNW wind 25 to 28 kt decreasing to 20 to 23 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 kt. Showers likely, mainly before 8pm. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

Monday

N wind 14 to 17 kt decreasing to 10 to 13 kt in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft.

Monday Night

NE wind 5 to 9 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt. Mostly cloudy. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Tuesday

S wind 7 to 10 kt increasing to 11 to 14 kt in the afternoon. A chance of showers. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Tuesday Night

SW wind 15 to 17 kt becoming NW after midnight. A chance of showers. Seas around 4 ft.

Wednesday

NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Sunny. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Wednesday Night

W wind around 8 kt. Clear. Seas around 2 ft.

*Notices:

This forecast is for a single location. For safety concerns, mariners should be aware of the weather over a larger area. Forecast information for a larger area can be found within the zone forecast and the NDFD graphics.
The forecast conditions at a particular point may not exceed the criteria of a Small Craft Advisory, Gale, Storm etc. These watches/warnings/advisories are issued for the entire zone in which the point resides and mariners should act accordingly.