Excessive Heat in the Interior West; Monsoon Conditions in the Southwest

Dangerous heat is expected to be in place across portions of California, especially the Central Valley, and across the Interior Northwest into Friday. Heat Advisories will also be in place across the southern Plains into the Lower Mississippi River Valley. Monsoonal showers and thunderstorms may result in flash flooding and debris flows from the Four Corners region and Southwest through Friday.
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Wakefield, VA Local Forecast Office

Rappahannock Light VA

Marine Point Forecast

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Today

NE 13kt
2ft
Tonight

NE 14kt
2ft
Wednesday

NE 16kt
2ft
Wednesday
Night
ENE 10kt
1ft
Thursday

N 7kt
1ft
Thursday
Night
SSE 10kt
1ft
Friday

SE 8kt
1ft
Friday
Night
SE 10kt
1ft
Saturday

ESE 10kt
1ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 5:10 am EDT Aug 16, 2022
Forecast Valid: 7am EDT Aug 16, 2022-6pm EDT Aug 22, 2022

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Detailed Forecast

Synopsis: ANZ600-162315- 626 AM EDT Tue Aug 16 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... Weak low pressure will linger along and just off the Southeast and Mid Atlantic coasts into Thursday. High pressure briefly builds over the waters later Thursday into Friday. $$

Today

NE wind around 13 kt. A chance of showers, mainly after 11am. Seas around 2 ft.

Tonight

NE wind around 14 kt. A slight chance of showers before 2am. Seas around 2 ft.

Wednesday

NE wind 11 to 16 kt. Mostly sunny. Seas around 2 ft.

Wednesday Night

ENE wind 6 to 10 kt. Mostly clear. Seas around 1 ft.

Thursday

N wind around 7 kt becoming ESE in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas around 1 ft.

Thursday Night

SSE wind 8 to 10 kt becoming S after midnight. Mostly clear. Seas around 1 ft.

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SE 5 to 8 kt in the morning. Mostly sunny. Seas around 1 ft.

Friday Night

SE wind 6 to 10 kt. A chance of showers. Seas around 1 ft.

Saturday

ESE wind 7 to 10 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Seas around 1 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.