An Active Start to the Week

A slow moving and large-scale system will produce widespread rain and thunderstorms the next few days across the central and southern Plains into the Mid to Lower Mississippi Valley. Severe storms will be common across Texas through Tuesday before spreading eastward. The locally heavy rain will produce possible flooding and have a similar transition to the east through midweek.
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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Marine Weather Statement

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Wakefield, VA Local Forecast Office

3NM ENE Rappahannock Light VA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

This
Afternoon
NNE 11kt
2ft
Tonight

E 10kt
1ft
Tuesday

E 16kt
1ft
Tuesday
Night
ENE 15kt
1ft
Wednesday

ENE 16kt
1ft
Wednesday
Night
E 16kt
1ft
Thursday

S 13kt
1-2ft
Thursday
Night
S 14kt
2ft
Friday

S 14kt
1ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:01 pm EDT May 23, 2022
Forecast Valid: 2pm EDT May 23, 2022-6pm EDT May 29, 2022

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Detailed Forecast

Synopsis: ANZ600-240615- 114 PM EDT Mon May 23 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... High pressure remains off the southeast coast through early this week. A cold front pushes farther south of the area this morning, stalling south of the area through late today through midweek. Another cold front crosses the waters late this week into next weekend. $$

This Afternoon

NNE wind around 11 kt. Mostly cloudy. Seas around 2 ft.

Tonight

E wind 7 to 10 kt becoming ESE in the evening. Showers likely, mainly after 2am. Seas around 1 ft.

Tuesday

E wind 14 to 16 kt. Showers likely. Seas around 1 ft.

Tuesday Night

ENE wind around 15 kt. A chance of showers. Seas around 1 ft.

Wednesday

ENE wind around 16 kt. A chance of showers. Seas around 1 ft.

Wednesday Night

E wind 13 to 16 kt becoming SE 8 to 11 kt after midnight. A chance of showers. Seas around 1 ft.

Thursday

S wind 9 to 13 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Seas 1 to 2 ft.

Thursday Night

S wind around 14 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Seas around 2 ft.

Friday

S wind around 14 kt. A chance of showers. 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.