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, 04:00 PM EST until March 1, 07:00 AM EST

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Wakefield, VA Local Forecast Office

4NM ESE Wachapreague VA

Marine Point Forecast

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Today

WNW 16kt
< 1ft
Tonight

NW 17kt
< 1ft
Sunday

NW 12kt
< 1ft
Sunday
Night
SW 12kt
< 1ft
Monday

SSW 14kt
< 1ft
Monday
Night
SW 13kt
< 1ft
Tuesday

SSW 13kt
< 1ft
Tuesday
Night
SSW 16kt
< 1ft
Wednesday

SSW 18kt
< 1ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 6:01 am EST Feb 29, 2020
Forecast Valid: 9am EST Feb 29, 2020-6pm EST Mar 6, 2020

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 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 11 to 16 kt, with gusts as high as 24 kt. A slight chance of snow showers between 10am and 1pm. Seas 1 ft or less.

Tonight

NW wind 14 to 17 kt, with gusts as high as 24 kt. Mostly clear. Seas 1 ft or less.

Sunday

NW wind 9 to 12 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 kt. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.

Sunday Night

SW wind 8 to 12 kt. Mostly clear. Seas 1 ft or less.

Monday

SSW wind 10 to 14 kt, with gusts as high as 22 kt. Mostly sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

SW wind 11 to 13 kt. A chance of showers. Seas 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

SSW wind 9 to 13 kt, with gusts as high as 20 kt. A chance of showers. Seas 1 ft or less.

Tuesday Night

SSW wind 12 to 16 kt, with gusts as high as 22 kt. A chance of showers. Seas 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

SSW wind around 18 kt, with gusts as high as 25 kt. A chance of showers. Seas 1 ft or less.

*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.