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Marine Weather and Tides Gloucester Courthouse, VA Version 3.4

What's New / NOTES 10/6/2018 Colors of tide XTide graphs changed to emphasize that they were upgraded. See next note. Comments welcome. 10/4/2018 I have fixed XTide and updated the harmonic files. There were some name changes so you might have to click EDIT to find the new station name.

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Sunrise 5:50AM

Sunset 8:13PM

Wednesday May 22, 2019 9:00 AM EDT (13:00 UTC)

Moonrise 10:56PM

Moonset 7:59AM

Illumination 87%

NOTE: Some of the data on this page has not been verified and should be used with that in mind. It may and occasionally will, be wrong. The tide reports are by xtide and are NOT FOR NAVIGATION.

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7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Gloucester Courthouse, VA

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Area Discussion for - Wakefield, VA

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Fxus61 kakq 221055 afdakq area forecast discussion national weather service wakefield va 655 am edt Wed may 22 2019 Synopsis High pressure settles immediately off the coast today into tonight. This area of high pressure then shifts well off the southeast coast Thursday into Thursday night as low pressure passes north of the region. Near term through tonight As of 655 am edt Wednesday... 1025mb high pressure is centered near the qb on border early this morning, and extends swd through the ERN great lakes and into the mid-atlantic. Sunny and pleasant early this morning with temperatures ranging from the upper 40s low 50s N and w, to the low mid 50s over interior SE va NE nc, with readings in the low 60s along the coastlines of ERN va NE nc. High pressure will gradually shift toward a position immediately off the mid- atlantic coast by this aftn. Mostly sunny and seasonal today, with high temperatures ranging from the low mid 70s over the ern shore (upper 60s immediate md atlantic coast) and coastal se va NE nc, to the upper 70s around 80f well inland. A calm to light NE wind this morning, will become SE this aftn. High pressure remains near the coast tonight. Mostly clear much of tonight, with an increase in mid and high clouds NW later tonight. Low temperatures range from the mid 50s over the interior ERN shore and interior SE va NE nc, to the upper 50s around 60f elsewhere. Short term Thursday through Friday As of 400 am edt Wednesday... the mid upper level ridge axis will push offshore Thursday morning as a shortwave trough tracks through ERN great lakes. Meanwhile, the low-level flow will become sw, which will bring a change in the airmass. High temperatures are forecast to reach the mid 80s to around 90f across most of the area, with low 80s for much of the ERN shore and coastal SE va NE nc, and upper 70s at the immediate atlantic coast of the ERN shore. The aforementioned shortwave trough will push across pa and nj Thursday aftn and evening. This is expected to trigger convection N of the region in a zone of 40-50kt 500mb flow and 35-45kt 700mb flow. Some tstms could move off the higher terrain into the NW piedmont later Thursday aftn, and then tstms could push into the NRN neck and md ERN shore by Thursday evening. Forecast pops remain ~30% form the NW piedmont to the md ern shore, bordered by 20% for much of the area, and less than 15% far SRN va NE nc. SPC has continued a marginal risk for severe tstms, and this is conditional on activity actually reaching the local area. The upper level ridge amplifies and builds back N Friday. Dry Friday with high temperatures rising into the low 90s W of the bay, with 80s closer to the coast, after morning lows in the mid 60s to around 70f. Long term Friday night through Tuesday As of 250 pm edt Tuesday... summerlike temperatures remaining above normal through the extended forecast period as hi pres aloft remains centered ssw of the fa INVOF central gulf states. Meanwhile... An anomalous deep trough aloft will continue to largely remain out over the wrn conus. Sfc warm front lifts N through the fa Fri night into sat then W W flow aloft through the mid-atlantic ne conus... That front will become hung up just N of the fa into early next week. While isold convection possible both sat-sun afternoons... Higher pops will be Mon afternoon as the trough aloft sharpens through new england and a sfc cold front pushes across the local area. Drying out cooling off tue.

Lows Fri night in the l-m60s N to the m-u60s se. Highs Sat in the l-m80s E to the l90s w. Lows Sat night in the u60s-around 70f. Highs Sun in the 80s at the coast... L-m90s elsewhere. Lows sun night in the u60s-around 70f. Highs Mon in the 80s E to the l90s inland. Highs Tue from the u70s-l80s E to the m80s inland. Aviation 12z Wednesday through Sunday As of 655 am edt Wednesday... high pressure remains centered N of the region as of 11z. Mostly sunny early this morning with a 5-8kt NE wind developing. High pressure gradually slides off the coast today into tonight. The wind will become sse 5-10kt at ric sby this aftn, and ese 5-10kt and phf orf ecg under a mostly sunny sky. By tonight, a light SE wind will become SW under a mostly clear sky. There is a 20-30% chc of showers tstms (primarily ric-sby) later Thursday aftn evening as a trough slides across the region in NW flow aloft. Dry conditions are expected Friday through the weekend as weak high pressure prevails over the region. Marine As of 415 am edt Wednesday... high pressure will build into and over the area during today, then slides off the coast tonight into thu. Expect nne winds 5-15 kt thru this morning, then become E or SE 5-10 kt this aftn into this evening. Winds become sse 5-15 kt tonight, then ssw winds increase to 10-20 kt Thu into Thu night in advance of the next cold front. Seas could build to 5 ft over the NRN three coastal zns Thu evening into Thu night, but have held off on any sca headlines for snow. Winds will then turn nnw behind the front on fri, but still remain below SCA levels. For this weekend, E then SE winds around 10 kt expected on Sat and wsw winds 5-15 kt on sun. Climate * avg date of 1st 90f (1981-2010 climatology): * site avg 2019 value * richmond: may 13th (sun 5 19) * norfolk: may 16th (sun 5 19) * salisbury: may 27th (none so far) * eliz city: may 18th (sat 5 18) * number of days of 90f+ in may: * site avg most * richmond: 2 days 11 days (1962) * norfolk: 2 days 13 days (1880) * salisbury: 1 day 7 days (1991) * eliz city: 2 days 9 days (1944 & 1941) Equipment As of 410 am edt Wednesday... kakq 88d down ufn. Awaiting parts to possibly arrive Thu or fri. Akq watches warnings advisories Md... None. Nc... None. Va... None. Marine... None. Synopsis... Ajz lkb near term... Ajz short term... Ajz lkb long term... Alb aviation... Ajz marine... Jdm tmg climate... Akq equipment... Akq

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Weather Reporting Stations

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Stations	Dist	Age	Wind	Air Temp	Water Temp	Waves	Pressure	DewPt
YKTV2 - 8637689 - Yorktown, VA	12 mi	30 min	ENE 13 G 16	65°F	73°F		1024 hPa
44041 - Jamestown, VA	13 mi	36 min		66°F	67°F		1022.5 hPa
YKRV2 - 8637611 - York River East Rear Range Light, VA	17 mi	30 min	ENE 13 G 16	64°F			1024.7 hPa
44072	22 mi	20 min		65°F
44058 - Stingray Point, VA	25 mi	24 min	E 9.7 G 12	65°F	71°F		1022.2 hPa
DOMV2 - 8638511 - Dominion Terminal Association, VA	29 mi	30 min	Calm G 2.9	68°F			1024.2 hPa
WDSV2 - 8638614 - Willoughby Deguassing , VA	31 mi	30 min	ENE 13 G 16	65°F			1022.9 hPa
SWPV2 - 8638610 - Sewells Point, VA	32 mi	30 min			72°F		1023.7 hPa
44087	34 mi	30 min			69°F	3 ft
CRYV2 - 8638595 - South Craney Island, VA	35 mi	30 min	ENE 13 G 15	66°F			1023.4 hPa
RPLV2 - 8632837 - Rappahannock Light, VA	35 mi	30 min	NE 13 G 14				1024.9 hPa
CHBV2	36 mi	36 min	E 12 G 17	65°F			1022.7 hPa
KPTV2 - 8632200 - Kiptopeke, VA	36 mi	30 min	E 8.9 G 15		70°F
44064	38 mi	50 min	E 16 G 19	65°F			1023.4 hPa
MNPV2 - 8639348 - Money Point, VA	43 mi	30 min	E 6 G 11	67°F	74°F		1023.3 hPa
CHYV2 - 8638999 - Cape Henry, VA	44 mi	30 min	NE 17 G 19	64°F			1023.5 hPa
LWTV2 - 8635750 - Lewisetta, VA	45 mi	30 min	ENE 8.9 G 12	64°F	70°F		1024.7 hPa

Wind History for Yorktown USCG Training Center, VA

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Airport Reports

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Airport	Dist	Age	Wind kt	Visibility	Sky/Weather	Temp	DewPt	Humidity	Pressure
Williamsburg-Jamestown Airport, VA	9 mi	65 min	N 0	10.00 mi	Fair	61°F	55°F	83%	1024 hPa
West Point, Middle Peninsula Regional Airport, VA	14 mi	65 min	N 0	10.00 mi	Fair	61°F	53°F	76%	1024.7 hPa
Fort Eustis / Felker, VA	15 mi	64 min	ENE 7	10.00 mi	A Few Clouds	66°F	50°F	57%	1023.3 hPa
Newport News, Newport News / Williamsburg International Airport, VA	16 mi	66 min	ENE 10	10.00 mi	Fair	65°F	50°F	59%	1023.6 hPa
Langley Air Force Base, VA	23 mi	64 min	E 12	10.00 mi	A Few Clouds	66°F	49°F	56%	1024.3 hPa

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Tide / Current Tables for Clay Bank, York River, Virginia

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Tide / Current Tables for Roane Point, York River, Virginia

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Wind Forecast for Wakefield, VA (9,2,3,4)

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Ground Weather Radar Station Wakefield, VA

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