Areas Of Locally Heavy Snow And Rain Today

A strong low pressure system over the Great Lakes will produce locally heavy snow and rain, before reaching eastern Canada by tomorrow morning. Heavy snow is expected across the Upper Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes with the arrival of an Arctic air mass, while locally heavy rain is possible along and ahead of the associated cold front over the eastern Ohio Valley and southeastern New England.
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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory until December 11, 06:00 AM EST

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Wakefield, VA Local Forecast Office

3NM ENE Chesapeake Light VA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Tonight

SSW 19kt
5-6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tuesday

SSW 17kt
5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tuesday
Night
N 21kt
4-5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Wednesday

N 23kt
4-5ft
Wednesday
Night
N 24kt
4-5ft
Thursday

N 23kt
5-6ft
Thursday
Night
ENE 17kt
4-5ft
Friday

ENE 16kt
5ft
Friday
Night
E 16kt
5ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 5:25 pm EST Dec 9, 2019
Forecast Valid: 8pm EST Dec 9, 2019-6pm EST Dec 16, 2019

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Detailed Forecast

Synopsis: ANZ600-101230- 701 PM EST Mon Dec 9 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... A strong area of low pressure will track across the Great Lakes region through Tuesday, dragging a strong cold front across the area Tuesday night. Canadian high pressure builds in for the mid week period with low pressure over the southeast states. $$

Tonight

SSW wind 17 to 19 kt. Cloudy. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

Tuesday

SSW wind 14 to 17 kt. A chance of showers, mainly after 4pm. Seas around 5 ft.

Tuesday Night

SW wind 8 to 11 kt becoming N 16 to 21 kt. Rain, mainly after 7pm. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

Wednesday

N wind 20 to 23 kt decreasing to 14 to 17 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 kt. Rain likely, mainly before 10am. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

Wednesday Night

N wind 14 to 19 kt increasing to 19 to 24 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 kt. Mostly cloudy. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

Thursday

N wind 19 to 23 kt becoming NE in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 kt. Mostly sunny. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

Thursday Night

ENE wind around 17 kt. Mostly cloudy. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

Friday

ENE wind around 16 kt. A chance of showers. Seas around 5 ft.

Friday Night

E wind around 16 kt becoming SE after midnight. Showers likely. Seas around 5 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.