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Marine Weather and Tides Chesapeake, VA Version 3.4

NOTICE 12/16/2019 NOAA is having trouble with requests that include wind gusts. I am posting graphs without wind gusts until it gets fixed. 10/9/2019 Updated the Marine Zones. 9/4/2019 Fixed the weather maps due to NOAA moving them. 7/25/2019 New feature in the Airports section gives a link to 5 minute updates for data reports.

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Sunrise 5:50AM

Sunset 8:29PM

Saturday July 4, 2020 8:11 AM EDT (12:11 UTC)

Moonrise 7:19PM

Moonset 4:07AM

Illumination 99%

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 Chesapeake, VA

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Area Discussion for - Wakefield, VA

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FXUS61 KAKQ 040752 AFDAKQ

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Wakefield VA 352 AM EDT Sat Jul 4 2020

SYNOPSIS. A weak back door cold front will drop across the area today, before dissipating south of the area late in the weekend. High pressure will be with us early next week, before more unsettled conditions potentially return for the middle and end of next week.

NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/. As of 350 AM EDT Saturday .

Early this morning, a back door cold front was dropping through NE portions of the CWA, producing only an isolated shower. Otherwise, the sky was clear to partly cloudy over the area with temps ranging through the 70s into the lower 80s.

That front will drop S and SW across the area during today, with winds shifting to the NNE behind the boundary. Hi-res guidance continues to show the potential for isolated to sctd showers and tstms this aftn into early this evening, mainly over inland/Piedmont locations. Weak lapse rates aloft and 25 kt or less of shear should keep any storms that form from becoming too strong. However, briefly heavy rain, frequent lightning, and gusty winds are possible in the stronger cores that manage to form. PoPs generally in the 20-40% range. High temps will be in the lower to mid 90s inland/Piedmont, with mid to upper 80s for the eastern shore and immediate coast. PoPs decrease after sunset with only a 15-30% PoP lingering over the WSW counties until just after midnight. Otherwise, mostly clear to partly cloudy tonight with lows in the upper 60s to lower 70s.

SHORT TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/. As of 350 AM EDT Saturday .

Heights increase aloft on Sun and Mon, as expansive ridging over the central CONUS moves eastward. Meanwhile, low pressure develops over the Gulf Coast states. Relative greatest chance for any showers/storms will exist over SW portions of the area Sun aftn into early Sun evening. Highs on Sun will range from the mid 80s to lower 90s. Lows Sun night in the upper 60s to lower 70s. More of the same is in store for Mon, with a chance for sctd aftn/evening showers and tstms inland/Piedmont, and lesser chances near the coast. Very warm again (and more humid) on Mon with highs in the upper 80s to lower 90s.

LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/. As of 350 PM EDT Friday .

The period begins Monday night into Tuesday with an upper ridge slowly sliding offshore as an upper low traverses across the Deep South. This upper low gradually pushes ewd Wednesday into Thursday, with the global models either having this feature moving across GA/SC Wednesday then off the Carolina Coast Thursday (03/12z ECMWF/CMC), or moving from the Tennessee Valley Wednesday to the central Appalachians Thursday (03/12z GFS). Global ensemble guidance generally shows near average 500mb heights (with a positive anomaly from the Great Lakes to ern Canada), and a slightly negative MSLP anomaly in vicinity of the Southeast coast. Global deterministic models and ensemble guidance trends toward a trough in vicinity of the East Coast by the end of the week, but individual details are quite different amongst individual guidance. Forecast PoPs are generally less than 15% NE to 30-40% SE Tuesday, ~20% NE to 40-50% SW Wednesday, 20-30% NE to ~40% SW Thursday, and ~20% NE to 30-40% SW Friday. Temperatures Tuesday through Friday are forecast to be near seasonal averages, with highs in the upper 80s to low 90s (mid 80s at the immediate coast) and lows in the upper 60s to low 70s.

AVIATION /08Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/. As of 235 AM EDT Saturday .

Mainly VFR conditions expected at the TAF sites today into Sun morning. However, some MVFR or even IFR VSBYs from fog will be possible by early Sun morning. Expect SCT to BKN CU at the TAF sites later this morning into early this evening, with isolated to sctd showers and tstms possible. A brief drop to an MVFR CIG and/or VSBY will be possible with any storm. W/NW winds will become N late this morning, then NE for the aftn at 5-10 kt.

Outlook: Mainly VFR conditions will prevail Sun and Mon, but isolated to sctd showers/storms will be possible in the aftn into early evening that may result in brief flight restrictions.

MARINE. As of 235 AM EDT Saturday .

Backdoor cold front moving south across the Delmarva this morning will shift winds into the NNE at 10-15 kts. Seas increase to btwn 2-3 ft with 1-2 ft waves.

High pressure returns for early next week with winds shifting back to the ssw by Sun nite at less than 15 kts. Seas 2-3 ft.

AKQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES. MD . None. NC . None. VA . None. MARINE . None.

SYNOPSIS . TMG NEAR TERM . TMG SHORT TERM . RHR/TMG LONG TERM . AJZ AVIATION . TMG MARINE . MPR

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Weather Reporting Stations

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Stations	Dist	Age	Wind	Air Temp	Water Temp	Waves	Pressure	DewPt
MNPV2 - 8639348 - Money Point, VA	1 mi	53 min	WNW 2.9 G 4.1	79°F	80°F		1011.1 hPa
CRYV2 - 8638595 - South Craney Island, VA	9 mi	53 min	WNW 4.1 G 6	80°F			1011.2 hPa
SWPV2 - 8638610 - Sewells Point, VA	13 mi	59 min			81°F		1011.4 hPa
WDSV2 - 8638614 - Willoughby Deguassing , VA	15 mi	53 min	NNW 7 G 8	80°F			1011.1 hPa
DOMV2 - 8638511 - Dominion Terminal Association, VA	16 mi	59 min	NW 8.9 G 12	80°F			1011.7 hPa
CHYV2 - 8638999 - Cape Henry, VA	19 mi	53 min	WNW 8 G 11	81°F			1011.3 hPa
44087	20 mi	45 min			81°F	1 ft
CHBV2	22 mi	59 min	NW 9.9 G 11	80°F			1010.2 hPa
44072	30 mi	41 min	NE 9.7 G 12	80°F
44099 - Cape Henry, VA (147)	32 mi	105 min			75°F	2 ft
KPTV2 - 8632200 - Kiptopeke, VA	32 mi	59 min	NNW 13 G 14		79°F
YKRV2 - 8637611 - York River East Rear Range Light, VA	34 mi	53 min	N 13 G 14	80°F			1011.9 hPa
YKTV2 - 8637689 - Yorktown, VA	34 mi	53 min	NW 11 G 12	78°F	80°F		1011.2 hPa
44056 - Duck FRF, NC	49 mi	45 min			79°F	2 ft
DUKN7 - Duck Pier, NC - 8651370	49 mi	53 min	WNW 12 G 14	81°F			1010.8 hPa
FRFN7	49 mi	131 min				2 ft

Wind History for Money Point, VA

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Airport Reports

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Airport	Dist	Age	Wind kt	Visibility	Sky/Weather	Temp	DewPt	Humidity	Pressure
Chesapeake, Chesapeake Municipal Airport, VA	7 mi	76 min	W 3	10.00 mi	Mostly Cloudy	73°F	69°F	90%	1011.5 hPa
Norfolk, Norfolk International Airport, VA	11 mi	80 min	WNW 3	10.00 mi	Fair	81°F	71°F	72%	1011 hPa
Norfolk, Naval Air Station, VA	12 mi	72 min	W 6	7.00 mi	Mostly Cloudy	81°F	72°F	74%	1011.7 hPa
Virginia Beach, Oceana, Naval Air Station, VA	15 mi	75 min	N 0	10.00 mi	Mostly Cloudy	76°F	71°F	85%	1011 hPa
Suffolk, Suffolk Municipal Airport, VA	17 mi	76 min	N 0	10.00 mi	Fair	75°F	69°F	82%	1012.2 hPa
Langley Air Force Base, VA	23 mi	75 min	WNW 4	10.00 mi	Fair	78°F	71°F	80%	1012.1 hPa

Link to 5 minute data for KCPK

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Tide / Current Tables for Portsmouth, Southern Branch, Virginia

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Tide / Current Tables for Chesapeake Bay Entrance, Virginia Current

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Wind Forecast for Wakefield, VA (8,2,3,4)

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Ground Weather Radar Station Wakefield, VA

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