Strong Coastal Storm to Produce Heavy Rain and Strong Winds Across the Northeast; Severe Thunderstorms will Develop across the Central and Southern Plains

A Nor’easter will impact the northeast with heavy rainfall, flash flooding, and strong winds through tonight. Meanwhile, scattered severe thunderstorms with large hail, damaging wind gusts and isolated tornadoes are forecast across parts of the southern and central Plains from late today through tonight. Critical fire weather conditions for southern portions of the High Plains this afternoon.
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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Gale Warning until October 27, 07:00 AM EDT

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Wakefield, VA Local Forecast Office

4NM NNE Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel 1st Island VA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

This
Afternoon
WNW 24kt
5ft

Gale Warning
Tonight

NW 29kt
5-6ft

Gale Warning
Wednesday

NNW 25kt
4-5ft
Wednesday
Night
N 16kt
3-4ft
Thursday

ENE 11kt
2ft
Thursday
Night
E 19kt
3-4ft
Friday

ESE 21kt
4ft
Friday
Night
SW 13kt
3ft
Saturday

WSW 12kt
2-3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 7:04 am EDT Oct 26, 2021
Forecast Valid: 2pm EDT Oct 26, 2021-6pm EDT Nov 1, 2021

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Detailed Forecast

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

Synopsis: ANZ600-270515- 1253 PM EDT Tue Oct 26 2021 .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... Strong low pressure deepens offshore today as it moves northward. High pressure briefly rebuilds over the area on Wednesday, before another strong low pressure system approaches the area late Thursday into next weekend. $$

This Afternoon

WNW wind around 24 kt, with gusts as high as 30 kt. Sunny. Seas around 5 ft.

Tonight

NW wind 26 to 29 kt, with gusts as high as 36 kt. A slight chance of rain after 8pm. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

Wednesday

NNW wind 20 to 25 kt, with gusts as high as 31 kt. Partly sunny. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

Wednesday Night

N wind 12 to 16 kt. Partly cloudy. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Thursday

NNE wind 9 to 11 kt becoming ENE in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers after 5pm. Seas around 2 ft.

Thursday Night

E wind 16 to 19 kt. Showers, mainly after 2am. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Friday

ESE wind 17 to 21 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Showers, mainly before 8am. Seas around 4 ft.

Friday Night

SW wind around 13 kt. Partly cloudy. Seas around 3 ft.

Saturday

WSW wind around 12 kt. Partly sunny. Seas 2 to 3 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.