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Wakefield, VA Local Forecast Office

3NM ENE Rappahannock Light VA

Marine Point Forecast

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    • This Afternoon

      This Afternoon:NNW wind 26 to 28 kt, with gusts as high as 37 kt. Widespread freezing spray. Partly sunny. Waves 4 to 5 ft.

      NNW 28kt
      4-5ft

      Gale Warning
      Gale Warning

    • Tonight

      Tonight:NW wind 22 to 24 kt, with gusts as high as 31 kt. Widespread freezing spray. Mostly clear. Waves 4 to 5 ft.

      NW 24kt
      4-5ft

    • Monday

      Monday:NW wind 16 to 19 kt decreasing to 11 to 14 kt in the afternoon. Widespread freezing spray before 11am. Sunny. Waves 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft.

      NW 19kt⇓
      4ftWaves Subsiding

    • Monday Night

      Monday Night:NW wind 5 to 8 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

      NW 8kt⇓
      1-2ft

    • Tuesday

      Tuesday:Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny. Waves around 1 ft.

      Light Wind
      1ft

    • Tuesday Night

      Tuesday Night:Variable winds 5 kt or less. A slight chance of rain and snow before 10pm, then a slight chance of snow between 10pm and 1am, then a chance of rain and snow after 1am. Waves around 1 ft.

      Light Wind
      1ft

    • Wednesday

      Wednesday:W wind 5 to 8 kt becoming N 8 to 11 kt in the afternoon. A chance of rain and snow before 1pm, then a chance of snow. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

      ⇑N 11kt
      1-2ft

    • Wednesday Night

      Wednesday Night:N wind 12 to 15 kt. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 to 3 ft.

      N 15kt
      2-3ft

    • Thursday

      Thursday:NNW wind 14 to 16 kt. Sunny. Waves around 3 ft.

      NNW 16kt
      3ft


Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 12:02 pm EST Feb 1, 2026
Forecast Valid: 2pm EST Feb 1, 2026-6pm EST Feb 7, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

This Afternoon
NNW wind 26 to 28 kt, with gusts as high as 37 kt. Widespread freezing spray. Partly sunny. Waves 4 to 5 ft.
Tonight
NW wind 22 to 24 kt, with gusts as high as 31 kt. Widespread freezing spray. Mostly clear. Waves 4 to 5 ft.
Monday
NW wind 16 to 19 kt decreasing to 11 to 14 kt in the afternoon. Widespread freezing spray before 11am. Sunny. Waves 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft.
Monday Night
NW wind 5 to 8 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
Tuesday
Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny. Waves around 1 ft.
Tuesday Night
Variable winds 5 kt or less. A slight chance of rain and snow before 10pm, then a slight chance of snow between 10pm and 1am, then a chance of rain and snow after 1am. Waves around 1 ft.
Wednesday
W wind 5 to 8 kt becoming N 8 to 11 kt in the afternoon. A chance of rain and snow before 1pm, then a chance of snow. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
Wednesday Night
N wind 12 to 15 kt. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
Thursday
NNW wind 14 to 16 kt. Sunny. Waves around 3 ft.

*Notices:

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
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Point Forecast: 37.56°N 75.94°W
Last Update: 12:02 pm EST Feb 1, 2026
Forecast Valid: 2pm EST Feb 1, 2026-6pm EST Feb 7, 2026
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