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

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Wakefield, VA Local Forecast Office

8NM W Kiptopeke VA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Today

SW 34km/h
1m
Tonight

NNW 32km/h
< 1m
Saturday

NW 26km/h
1m
Saturday
Night
NNW 18km/h
< 1m
Independence
Day
W 14km/h
< 1m
Sunday
Night
S 21km/h
< 1m
Monday

SSE 16km/h
< 1m
Monday
Night
S 27km/h
1m
Tuesday

SW 24km/h
1m

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

SW wind 29 to 34 km/h becoming W 21 to 26 km/h. Winds could gust as high as 42 km/h. Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Seas around 1 m.

Tonight

NNE wind 14 to 19 km/h becoming NNW 27 to 32 km/h. Winds could gust as high as 39 km/h. Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 2am. Seas 1 m or less.

Saturday

NW wind 23 to 26 km/h, with gusts as high as 34 km/h. Mostly sunny. Seas around 1 m.

Saturday Night

NNW wind 14 to 18 km/h becoming WNW in the evening. Mostly clear. Seas 1 m or less.

Independence Day

W wind around 14 km/h becoming WSW in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas 1 m or less.

Sunday Night

S wind 16 to 21 km/h. Mostly clear. Seas 1 m or less.

Monday

SW wind 13 to 16 km/h becoming SSE in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas 1 m or less.

Monday Night

SSE wind 24 to 27 km/h becoming SSW after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 km/h. Mostly clear. Seas around 1 m.

Tuesday

SW wind 21 to 24 km/h becoming S in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas around 1 m.

*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.