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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from September 25, 01:00 AM EDT until September 26, 04:00 AM EDT

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Wakefield, VA Local Forecast Office

3NM ENE Rappahannock Light VA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Overnight

SW 16kt
2ft

Small Craft Advisory
Sunday

SW 18kt
3ft

Small Craft Advisory
Sunday
Night
WSW 19kt
3ft

Small Craft Advisory
Monday

W 15kt
2ft
Monday
Night
W 12kt
1-2ft
Tuesday

WNW 10kt
1ft
Tuesday
Night
NNW 14kt
1-2ft
Wednesday

NNW 13kt
2ft
Wednesday
Night
N 15kt
2-3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 11:06 pm EDT Sep 24, 2022
Forecast Valid: 2am EDT Sep 25, 2022-6pm EDT Oct 1, 2022

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

Synopsis: ANZ600-251715- 1257 AM EDT Sun Sep 25 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 Carolina coast overnight. A cold front will approach the region Sunday, and will cross the waters early on Monday. High pressure will build in from the west through Wednesday. $$

Overnight

SW wind around 16 kt. Mostly cloudy. Seas around 2 ft.

Sunday

SW wind around 18 kt. A slight chance of showers after 2pm. Seas around 3 ft.

Sunday Night

WSW wind 16 to 19 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Seas around 3 ft.

Monday

W wind around 15 kt. Sunny. Seas around 2 ft.

Monday Night

WSW wind 10 to 12 kt becoming WNW after midnight. Mostly clear. Seas 1 to 2 ft.

Tuesday

WNW wind around 10 kt. Sunny. Seas around 1 ft.

Tuesday Night

W wind 8 to 11 kt becoming NNW 11 to 14 kt after midnight. Mostly clear. Seas 1 to 2 ft.

Wednesday

NNW wind around 13 kt. Mostly sunny. Seas around 2 ft.

Wednesday Night

N wind 12 to 15 kt, with gusts as high as 21 kt. Partly cloudy. Seas 2 to 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.