Fire Weather in the West; Strong to Severe Storms in Southern Mid-Atlantic; Tropics off Florida and Southeast

Critical fire weather conditions will continue across the Inter-mountain West through the upcoming weekend, as Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches are in effect. Meanwhile, strong to severe storms w/ damaging winds and heavy rain likely in North Carolina and southern Virginia. Finally, the National Hurricane Center is monitoring a broad area of low pressure in the Bahamas for development.
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Wakefield, VA Local Forecast Office

Ocean City Inlet MD

Marine Point Forecast

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Today

NNE 16km/h
1m
Tonight

NNE 21km/h
1m
Saturday

NNE 27km/h
1m
Saturday
Night
ENE 26km/h
1m
Sunday

NE 29km/h
2m
Sunday
Night
ENE 26km/h
1m
Monday

ENE 34km/h
2m
Monday
Night
ENE 29km/h
1-2m
Tuesday

ENE 18km/h
1m

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 3:12 am EDT Aug 23, 2019
Forecast Valid: 6am EDT Aug 23, 2019-6pm EDT Aug 29, 2019

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Detailed Forecast

Synopsis: ANZ600-232030- 318 AM EDT Fri Aug 23 2019 .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... A cold front approaches from the west through this morning and crosses the area later today into early Saturday. High pressure builds from the north Saturday into Sunday. $$

Today

W wind 10 to 13 km/h becoming NNE 13 to 16 km/h in the morning. Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 2pm. Seas around 1 m.

Tonight

NNE wind 16 to 21 km/h, with gusts as high as 27 km/h. Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 8pm and 2am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Seas around 1 m.

Saturday

NNE wind 24 to 27 km/h, with gusts as high as 39 km/h. A slight chance of showers. Seas around 1 m.

Saturday Night

ENE wind 24 to 26 km/h, with gusts as high as 37 km/h. A slight chance of showers before 2am. Seas around 1 m.

Sunday

NE wind 27 to 29 km/h, with gusts as high as 40 km/h. Partly sunny. Seas around 2 m.

Sunday Night

ENE wind around 26 km/h, with gusts as high as 37 km/h. A chance of showers, mainly after 2am. Seas around 1 m.

Monday

ENE wind 27 to 30 km/h increasing to 31 to 34 km/h in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 47 km/h. A chance of showers before 8am. Seas around 2 m.

Monday Night

ENE wind 26 to 29 km/h decreasing to 21 to 24 km/h after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 km/h. Mostly cloudy. Seas 1 to 2 m.

Tuesday

ENE wind 14 to 18 km/h, with gusts as high as 26 km/h. Partly sunny. Seas around 1 m.

Winds and seas 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.