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Wakefield, VA Local Forecast Office

3NM ENE Rappahannock Light VA

Marine Point Forecast

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    • Tonight

      Tonight:SSE wind around 19 kt. Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 3am. Waves around 2 ft.

      SSE 19kt
      2ft

      Small Craft Advisory
      Small Craft Advisory

    • Monday

      Monday:S wind 19 to 22 kt, with gusts as high as 31 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 10am. Some of the storms could be severe. Waves 2 to 3 ft.

      S 22kt
      2-3ft

      Gale Warning
      Gale Warning

    • Monday Night

      Monday Night:S wind 25 to 28 kt becoming W 20 to 23 kt in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 38 kt. Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could be severe. Waves 3 to 4 ft.

      S 28kt⇓
      3-4ft

      Gale Warning
      Gale Warning

    • Tuesday

      Tuesday:WNW wind 13 to 18 kt. A slight chance of showers before 8am. Waves around 3 ft.

      WNW 18kt
      3ft

    • Tuesday Night

      Tuesday Night:NNW wind 13 to 16 kt. Mostly clear. Waves around 3 ft.

      NNW 16kt
      3ft

    • Wednesday

      Wednesday:N wind 5 to 9 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Increasing clouds. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

      N 9kt⇓
      1-2ft

    • Wednesday Night

      Wednesday Night:Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly cloudy. Waves around 1 ft.

      Light Wind
      1ft

    • Thursday

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

      Light Wind
      1ft

    • Thursday Night

      Thursday Night:SE wind around 6 kt becoming S after midnight. Partly cloudy. Waves around 1 ft.

      SE 6kt
      1ft


Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:28 pm EDT Mar 15, 2026
Forecast Valid: 10pm EDT Mar 15, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 22, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...

Tonight
SSE wind around 19 kt. Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 3am. Waves around 2 ft.
Monday
S wind 19 to 22 kt, with gusts as high as 31 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 10am. Some of the storms could be severe. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
Monday Night
S wind 25 to 28 kt becoming W 20 to 23 kt in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 38 kt. Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could be severe. Waves 3 to 4 ft.
Tuesday
WNW wind 13 to 18 kt. A slight chance of showers before 8am. Waves around 3 ft.
Tuesday Night
NNW wind 13 to 16 kt. Mostly clear. Waves around 3 ft.
Wednesday
N wind 5 to 9 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Increasing clouds. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
Wednesday Night
Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly cloudy. Waves around 1 ft.
Thursday
Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny. Waves around 1 ft.
Thursday Night
SE wind around 6 kt becoming S after midnight. Partly cloudy. Waves around 1 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: 2:28 pm EDT Mar 15, 2026
Forecast Valid: 10pm EDT Mar 15, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 22, 2026
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