An Active Start to the Week

A slow moving and large-scale system will produce widespread rain and thunderstorms the next few days across the central and southern Plains into the Mid to Lower Mississippi Valley. Severe storms will be common across Texas through Tuesday before spreading eastward. The locally heavy rain will produce possible flooding and have a similar transition to the east through midweek.
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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from May 24, 06:00 AM EDT until May 25, 06:00 AM EDT

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Wakefield, VA Local Forecast Office

4NM NNE Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel 1st Island VA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Tonight

ENE 14kt
2-3ft
Tuesday

E 21kt
3-4ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tuesday
Night
ENE 22kt
4-5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Wednesday

ENE 20kt
4ft
Wednesday
Night
E 18kt
3-4ft
Thursday

SE 11kt
2ft
Thursday
Night
S 14kt
2ft
Friday

S 14kt
2ft
Friday
Night
SW 13kt
2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 3:16 pm EDT May 23, 2022
Forecast Valid: 4pm EDT May 23, 2022-6pm EDT May 30, 2022

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Detailed Forecast

Synopsis: ANZ600-240615- 114 PM EDT Mon May 23 2022 .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... High pressure remains off the southeast coast through early this week. A cold front pushes farther south of the area this morning, stalling south of the area through late today through midweek. Another cold front crosses the waters late this week into next weekend. $$

Tonight

ENE wind 10 to 14 kt. Showers likely after 8pm. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Tuesday

E wind 17 to 21 kt. Showers likely. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Tuesday Night

ENE wind 20 to 22 kt, with gusts as high as 28 kt. Showers likely, mainly before 2am. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

Wednesday

ENE wind around 20 kt. A chance of showers. Seas around 4 ft.

Wednesday Night

E wind 13 to 18 kt. A chance of showers, mainly before 2am. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Thursday

SE wind around 11 kt, with gusts as high as 18 kt. A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Seas around 2 ft.

Thursday Night

S wind around 14 kt. A chance of showers. Seas around 2 ft.

Friday

S wind around 14 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Seas around 2 ft.

Friday Night

SW wind 11 to 13 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Seas around 2 ft.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

*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.