Wet Weather in the Central Gulf Coast and Pacific Northwest; Critical Fire Weather Threat in the West

Locally heavy rainfall continue to bring flash flooding along the central Gulf Coast from southeast Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle. A strong cold front will bring heavy rain, winds, cooler temperatures, and possibly high elevation snow to the Northwest through the weekend. Widespread critical fire weather due to dry, gusty winds is forecast from the Great Basin into the northern Plains.
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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory until September 18, 06:00 PM EDT

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Wakefield, VA Local Forecast Office

6NM N Ocean City MD

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Today

NNE 10kt
1ft
Tonight

SW 7kt
1ft
Sunday

N 13kt
1ft
Sunday
Night
E 9kt
1ft
Monday

E 13kt
1ft
Monday
Night
E 12kt
1ft
Tuesday

E 10kt
1ft
Tuesday
Night
SE 8kt
1ft
Wednesday

SSE 11kt
1ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 6:48 am EDT Sep 18, 2021
Forecast Valid: 10am EDT Sep 18, 2021-6pm EDT Sep 24, 2021

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Detailed Forecast

Synopsis: ANZ600-182315- 653 AM EDT Sat Sep 18 2021 .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... Tropical Storm Odette slides northeast and farther off the Mid Atlantic coast today. High pressure builds over the waters tonight through early next week, before sliding offshore ahead of a strong cold front. That front approaches the area Wednesday and Wednesday night, before crossing the waters on Thursday. $$

Today

NNE wind 5 to 10 kt. Mostly sunny. Seas around 1 ft.

Tonight

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SW 5 to 7 kt in the evening. Mostly clear. Seas around 1 ft.

Sunday

N wind 10 to 13 kt. Sunny. Seas around 1 ft.

Sunday Night

E wind around 9 kt. Mostly clear. Seas around 1 ft.

Monday

E wind 10 to 13 kt. Sunny. Seas around 1 ft.

Monday Night

E wind around 12 kt. Partly cloudy. Seas around 1 ft.

Tuesday

E wind around 10 kt. Mostly sunny. Seas around 1 ft.

Tuesday Night

SE wind around 8 kt. Mostly cloudy. Seas around 1 ft.

Wednesday

SSE wind 8 to 11 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Seas around 1 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.