Weather Focus Shifts To The West This Weekend

A strong system and cold front will dive and carve through the West this weekend. Widespread mountain snow is expected for the favored terrain, as some winter storm watches have been issued. This system will then evolve into a multi-hazard storm of heavy rain, flooding and severe thunderstorms early to the middle of next week, from the Lower Mississippi Valley through the saturated Mid South.
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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from February 29, 01:00 PM EST until March 1, 04:00 AM EST

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Wakefield, VA Local Forecast Office

Rappahannock Light VA

Marine Point Forecast

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Today

WNW 17kt
3ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight

WNW 21kt
3ft

Small Craft Advisory
Sunday

NW 14kt
3ft
Sunday
Night
SW 16kt
1-2ft
Monday

SSW 16kt
2ft
Monday
Night
SW 14kt
2ft
Tuesday

SSW 14kt
2ft
Tuesday
Night
SSW 16kt
2-3ft
Wednesday

SSW 18kt
3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 6:01 am EST Feb 29, 2020
Forecast Valid: 8am EST Feb 29, 2020-6pm EST Mar 6, 2020

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON

Synopsis: ANZ600-010115- 719 AM EST Sat Feb 29 2020 .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 will slowly build into the area through tonight. The high will slide off the southeast coast late Sunday into Monday as the next system approaches from the west. $$

Today

WNW wind 13 to 17 kt. A slight chance of snow showers before 1pm. Seas 1 ft building to 3 ft.

Tonight

WNW wind 18 to 21 kt. Mostly clear. Seas around 3 ft.

Sunday

NW wind 11 to 14 kt becoming WSW 8 to 11 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas 3 ft subsiding to 1 ft.

Sunday Night

SW wind 11 to 16 kt. Mostly clear. Seas 1 to 2 ft.

Monday

SSW wind 14 to 16 kt. Mostly sunny. Seas around 2 ft.

Monday Night

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

Tuesday

SSW wind 11 to 14 kt. A chance of showers. Seas around 2 ft.

Tuesday Night

SSW wind 13 to 16 kt. A chance of showers. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Wednesday

SSW wind 16 to 18 kt. A chance of showers. Seas around 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.