Flooding Threat from Western Monsoon; Hot in the South; Severe Storms Possible in the southern Mid-Atlantic

Heavy rainfall from monsoonal activity will continue the potential for flash flooding, especially in complex terrain, burn scars, and urban areas from the northern Great Basin to the southern Rockies today. Dangerous heat and humidity continues across the Deep South today. Strong to severe storms with damaging wind and perhaps a tornado may impact southern portions of the Mid Atlantic today.
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Wakefield, VA Local Forecast Office

3NM SE Chincoteague VA

Marine Point Forecast

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Today

ESE 15kt
2-3ft
Tonight

NW 10kt
2ft
Monday

NNW 13kt
2-3ft
Monday
Night
SE 6kt
2ft
Tuesday

ENE 10kt
2ft
Tuesday
Night
E 11kt
2ft
Wednesday

NE 15kt
3ft
Wednesday
Night
ENE 12kt
3ft
Thursday

SE 12kt
3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 3:34 am EDT Aug 1, 2021
Forecast Valid: 8am EDT Aug 1, 2021-6pm EDT Aug 7, 2021

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Detailed Forecast

Synopsis: ANZ600-012315- 656 AM EDT Sun Aug 1 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... An area of low pressure will ride northeast along a front today, and push offshore by this evening. Weak high pressure builds north of the region on Monday, with a trough of low pressure becoming nearly stationary along the coast from the Carolinas to Virginia Tuesday and Wednesday. $$

Today

ESE wind 11 to 15 kt. Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 2pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 2pm. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Tonight

N wind 8 to 10 kt becoming NW after midnight. Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers between 8pm and 2am. Seas around 2 ft.

Monday

NNW wind 8 to 13 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Monday Night

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SE around 6 kt in the evening. Partly cloudy. Seas around 2 ft.

Tuesday

ENE wind 6 to 10 kt. A chance of showers. Seas around 2 ft.

Tuesday Night

E wind around 11 kt. A chance of showers. Seas around 2 ft.

Wednesday

NE wind 12 to 15 kt. A chance of showers. Seas around 3 ft.

Wednesday Night

ENE wind 8 to 12 kt becoming E after midnight. A chance of showers. Seas around 3 ft.

Thursday

SE wind around 12 kt. Showers likely. Seas around 3 ft.

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.