Monsoon and Heavy Rain This Weekend

The active monsoon is expected to continue into next week from the Four Corners region and Desert Southwest to the central Rockies. This rainfall may produce flash flooding and debris flows, especially near recent burn scar areas. Locally heavy rain is likely near much of the Gulf Coast this weekend due to a stalled front and weak tropical disturbance.
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Wakefield, VA Local Forecast Office

7NM SSW Chincoteague VA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Tonight

Light Wind
1ft
Sunday

E 7kt
1ft
Sunday
Night
ESE 9kt
1-2ft
Monday

E 10kt
1-2ft
Monday
Night
ENE 10kt
2ft
Tuesday

NNE 13kt
2ft
Tuesday
Night
NNE 11kt
2ft
Wednesday

N 12kt
2-3ft
Wednesday
Night
NE 7kt
2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 7:12 pm EDT Aug 13, 2022
Forecast Valid: 8pm EDT Aug 13, 2022-6pm EDT Aug 20, 2022

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Detailed Forecast

Synopsis: ANZ600-141115- 639 PM EDT Sat Aug 13 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 will be over the area for the remainder of this weekend. A low pressure system will likely form off the North Carolina and Virginia coasts early this week, then move out to sea. $$

Tonight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. Seas around 1 ft.

Sunday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming E 5 to 7 kt in the morning. Mostly sunny. Seas around 1 ft.

Sunday Night

ESE wind 5 to 9 kt. Mostly cloudy. Seas 1 to 2 ft.

Monday

E wind 7 to 10 kt. A chance of showers, mainly after 2pm. Seas 1 to 2 ft.

Monday Night

ENE wind around 10 kt. A chance of showers. Seas around 2 ft.

Tuesday

NNE wind around 13 kt. A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Seas around 2 ft.

Tuesday Night

NNE wind around 11 kt. Showers likely, mainly before 8pm. Seas around 2 ft.

Wednesday

N wind 10 to 12 kt. Mostly sunny. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Wednesday Night

NE wind around 7 kt becoming NW after midnight. Mostly clear. 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.