Excessive Heat in the Interior West; Monsoon Conditions in the Southwest

Dangerous heat is expected to be in place across portions of California, especially the Central Valley, and across the Interior Northwest into Friday. Heat Advisories will also be in place across the southern Plains into the Lower Mississippi River Valley. Monsoonal showers and thunderstorms may result in flash flooding and debris flows from the Four Corners region and Southwest through Friday.
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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from August 16, 04:00 PM EDT until August 17, 07:00 PM EDT

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Wakefield, VA Local Forecast Office

11NM SSE Chincoteague VA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Today

NE 17kt
3-4ft
Tonight

NE 17kt
4ft

Small Craft Advisory
Wednesday

NE 17kt
4-5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Wednesday
Night
NE 11kt
4ft
Thursday

SE 9kt
3-4ft
Thursday
Night
SSE 10kt
2-3ft
Friday

SE 8kt
2ft
Friday
Night
ESE 9kt
2ft
Saturday

E 10kt
2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 5:10 am EDT Aug 16, 2022
Forecast Valid: 7am EDT Aug 16, 2022-6pm EDT Aug 22, 2022

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON

Synopsis: ANZ600-162315- 626 AM EDT Tue Aug 16 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... Weak low pressure will linger along and just off the Southeast and Mid Atlantic coasts into Thursday. High pressure briefly builds over the waters later Thursday into Friday. $$

Today

NE wind 15 to 17 kt. A slight chance of showers. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Tonight

NE wind 15 to 17 kt. A slight chance of showers before 2am. Seas around 4 ft.

Wednesday

NE wind 15 to 17 kt. Mostly sunny. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

Wednesday Night

NE wind 7 to 11 kt. Mostly clear. Seas around 4 ft.

Thursday

N wind 7 to 9 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Thursday Night

SSE wind 7 to 10 kt. Mostly clear. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Friday

W wind 5 to 8 kt becoming ESE in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Seas around 2 ft.

Friday Night

ESE wind 7 to 9 kt. A chance of showers. Seas around 2 ft.

Saturday

E wind around 10 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Seas around 2 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.