Monsoon and Heavy Rain This Weekend

Monsoonal showers and thunderstorms may result in flash flooding and debris flows from the Four Corners region and Southwest to the central Rockies through midweek. A tropical wave is expected to move inland in South Texas today and bring widespread rainfall and thunderstorms to the region into Monday.
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Wakefield, VA Local Forecast Office

3NM SE Chincoteague VA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Tonight

Light Wind
2ft
Sunday

E 7kt
1-2ft
Sunday
Night
ESE 8kt
2ft
Monday

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

NE 13kt
2ft
Tuesday
Night
NNE 12kt
2ft
Wednesday

NNE 12kt
3-4ft
Wednesday
Night
NNE 8kt
3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 8:03 pm EDT Aug 13, 2022
Forecast Valid: 10pm 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 2 ft.

Sunday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming E 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Seas 1 to 2 ft.

Sunday Night

ESE wind 5 to 8 kt. Mostly cloudy. Seas around 2 ft.

Monday

E wind 7 to 11 kt. A chance of showers, mainly after 2pm. Seas around 2 ft.

Monday Night

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

Tuesday

NE wind around 13 kt. A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Seas around 2 ft.

Tuesday Night

NNE wind around 12 kt. A chance of showers before 2am. Seas around 2 ft.

Wednesday

NNE wind 10 to 12 kt. Mostly sunny. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Wednesday Night

NNE wind 6 to 8 kt becoming NW after midnight. Mostly clear. Seas around 3 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.