Excessive Heat Spreads East; Many Areas with Heavy Rain Threats

Hot and muggy conditions are forecast to continue across the Midwest and Northeast, while spreading eastward. A frontal boundary bringing very heavy rains to the Upper Midwest will sag southward bringing cooler temperatures to areas to the north, including the city of Chicago. Heavy rains will also be possible along the Texas Gulf Coast from a tropical disturbance.
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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Marine Weather Statement

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Wakefield, VA Local Forecast Office

5NM SSW Chesapeake Light VA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Today

SSE 8kt
1ft
Tonight

SW 9kt
2ft
Tuesday

WSW 10kt
1-2ft
Tuesday
Night
SE 7kt
1ft
Wednesday

E 6kt
1ft
Wednesday
Night
SSE 8kt
1ft
Thursday

NNE 10kt
1ft
Thursday
Night
ENE 11kt
2ft
Friday

ENE 10kt
2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 6:24 am EDT Jun 18, 2018
Forecast Valid: 10am EDT Jun 18, 2018-6pm EDT Jun 24, 2018

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Detailed Forecast

Synopsis: ANZ600-182315- 625 AM EDT Mon Jun 18 2018 .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 linger offshore through midweek. A cold front will approach the area from the northwest by later Tuesday and Wednesday. $$

Today

SSE wind 5 to 8 kt. Mostly sunny. Seas around 1 ft.

Tonight

S wind 7 to 9 kt becoming SW after midnight. Partly cloudy. Seas around 2 ft.

Tuesday

WSW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming N in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Seas 1 to 2 ft.

Tuesday Night

SE wind around 7 kt becoming S after midnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 2am, then a slight chance of showers. Seas around 1 ft.

Wednesday

ENE wind around 6 kt becoming ESE in the morning. A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 8am. Seas around 1 ft.

Wednesday Night

SSE wind around 8 kt becoming WSW after midnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Seas around 1 ft.

Thursday

WNW wind 8 to 10 kt becoming NNE in the afternoon. A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 8am. Seas around 1 ft.

Thursday Night

ENE wind 8 to 11 kt becoming ESE 5 to 8 kt after midnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Seas around 2 ft.

Friday

ENE wind 8 to 10 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Seas around 2 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.