Heat, Thunderstorms, Heavy Rain and Elsa

Excessive heat with hot temperatures will be common throughout the holiday weekend from the Northwest and Great Basin to the Upper Midwest. On Friday, thunderstorms and locally heavy rain are expected in the eastern Carolinas and Southeast, heavy monsoonal rain may be possible in the Southwest and southern Rockies and Tropical Storm Elsa will gradually move into the eastern Caribbean Sea.
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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory until July 2, 10:00 AM EDT

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Wakefield, VA Local Forecast Office

8NM NE Thimble Shoals VA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Today

WSW 18kt
2-3ft
Tonight

NNW 17kt
3ft
Saturday

NW 15kt
2ft
Saturday
Night
NNW 11kt
1-2ft
Independence
Day
W 8kt
1ft
Sunday
Night
S 11kt
1-2ft
Monday

SW 8kt
1ft
Monday
Night
S 15kt
2ft
Tuesday

SW 13kt
2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 3:57 am EDT Jul 2, 2021
Forecast Valid: 8am EDT Jul 2, 2021-6pm EDT Jul 8, 2021

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

Synopsis: ANZ600-022315- 650 AM EDT Fri Jul 2 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... A trough of low pressure and an associated cold front will slowly cross the area later today. High pressure builds in from the northwest over the holiday weekend. $$

Today

WSW wind 15 to 18 kt decreasing to 12 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Tonight

NNW wind 8 to 11 kt increasing to 14 to 17 kt after midnight. Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 9pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9pm and 3am. Seas 1 ft building to 3 ft.

Saturday

NW wind 12 to 15 kt. Mostly sunny. Seas around 2 ft.

Saturday Night

NNW wind 9 to 11 kt becoming WNW after midnight. Mostly clear. Seas 1 to 2 ft.

Independence Day

W wind around 8 kt. Sunny. Seas around 1 ft.

Sunday Night

S wind 9 to 11 kt. Mostly clear. Seas 1 to 2 ft.

Monday

SW wind around 8 kt becoming SSE in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas around 1 ft.

Monday Night

SSE wind 13 to 15 kt becoming SSW after midnight. Mostly clear. Seas around 2 ft.

Tuesday

SW wind 11 to 13 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Sunny. 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.