Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Southern Plains; Heavy Snow and Possible Blizzard Conditions in the Central Rockies and Upper Midwest

Strong winds and dry conditions will bring extremely critical fire weather (Level 3 of 3) today and a possible wildfire outbreak across portions of southeastern New Mexico into northwest Texas, the Texas Panhandle, and western Oklahoma. Widespread heavy snow with possible blizzard conditions is forecast tonight through Wednesday from the central Rockies and Plains into the Upper Midwest states. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory until March 18, 10:00 PM EDT

For More Weather Information:

Wakefield, VA Local Forecast Office

7NM S Cape Charles Light VA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

This Afternoon
NNW 18kt
4-5ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
NNW 7kt⇓
3ft

Small Craft Advisory
Wednesday
ENE 7kt
3ft
Wednesday Night
SSE 12kt
4ft
Thursday
⇑S 19kt
4-5ft
Thursday Night
⇑NW 25kt
5ft
Friday
NW 28kt⇓
5-6ft
Friday Night
WNW 13kt
3ft
Saturday
SSW 15kt
3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 9:25 am EDT Mar 18, 2025
Forecast Valid: 12pm EDT Mar 18, 2025-6pm EDT Mar 24, 2025

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Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

NNW wind 14 to 18 kt. Sunny. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

Tonight

NNW wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Clear. Seas around 3 ft.

Wednesday

ESE wind around 7 kt becoming ENE in the morning. Sunny. Seas around 3 ft.

Wednesday Night

ESE wind 9 to 12 kt becoming SSE after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Seas around 4 ft.

Thursday

S wind 13 to 16 kt increasing to 16 to 19 kt in the afternoon. Showers likely, mainly after 5pm. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

Thursday Night

SW wind 19 to 22 kt becoming NW 22 to 25 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 kt. Showers likely, mainly before 11pm. Seas around 5 ft.

Friday

NW wind 25 to 28 kt decreasing to 20 to 23 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 kt. Sunny. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

Friday Night

WNW wind 9 to 13 kt becoming WSW after midnight. Partly cloudy. Seas around 3 ft.

Saturday

SSW wind 12 to 15 kt. Mostly sunny. 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.