Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Gloucester Point, VA
April 18, 2024 7:45 PM EDT (23:45 UTC) Change Location
 | Sunrise 6:24 AM Sunset 7:44 PM Moonrise 1:56 PM Moonset 3:11 AM |
ANZ636 York River- 716 Pm Edt Thu Apr 18 2024
Tonight - E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
Fri - E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
Fri night - SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. A chance of showers.
Sat - N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. A chance of showers in the morning.
Sat night - NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
Sun - NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves around 1 foot. A chance of rain in the afternoon.
Sun night - E winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. A chance of rain.
Mon - NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
Mon night - SE winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop.
Tue - NW winds 5 kt, becoming se in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop, increasing to around 1 foot in the afternoon.
Tue night - S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
ANZ600 716 Pm Edt Thu Apr 18 2024
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 -
a backdoor cold front will continue to push south of the local waters this evening, with high pressure becoming centered over atlantic canada on Friday. Another cold front crosses the waters Saturday morning. Rain chances increase late Sunday into early Monday, as low pressure tracks along a stalled frontal boundary across the carolinas.
a backdoor cold front will continue to push south of the local waters this evening, with high pressure becoming centered over atlantic canada on Friday. Another cold front crosses the waters Saturday morning. Rain chances increase late Sunday into early Monday, as low pressure tracks along a stalled frontal boundary across the carolinas.
Area Discussion for - Wakefield, VA
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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Wakefield VA 735 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024
SYNOPSIS
Dry and warm conditions are expected today. A backdoor cold front drops south of the area late this afternoon through tonight, with a stronger cold front crossing the region Friday night. Rain chances increase late Sunday into early Monday as low pressure tracks along a stalled frontal boundary across the Carolinas.
NEAR TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY/
As of 230 PM EDT Thursday...
This afternoon, a backdoor cold front is dropping SW across the region and is currently dropping through the Eastern Shore.
Temperatures range from the low to mid 80s inland, with upper 60s to lower 70s closer to the coast. The cold front will pick up speed as it crosses the area from NW-SE from later this afternoon into tonight, with the front dropping SW of the local CWA and into central NC by late tonight. Winds becoming NE area- wide in the wake of the front (could actually see some gusts to 25 mph near the coast this evening for a few hours right after the front pushes through). Temperatures will quickly drop into the 50s after the FROPA this evening and forecast lows range from the 40s over the Eastern Shore and Northern Neck to the lower 50s elsewhere (warmest across the SW). In addition, low stratus will overspread the entire area overnight with the onshore flow behind the front (although still not really expecting much in the way of fog with 5-15 mph winds).
SHORT TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/
As of 300 PM EDT Thursday...
Strong low pressure tracks from the Canadian Prairies to Ontario/Quebec today through Friday, pushing a stronger cold front toward the region (which will approach from the NW). The backdoor front currently over the area will try to retreat back to the north during the day on tomorrow as that stronger cold front approaches. The temperature forecast will largely depend on how fast that front retreats (and also how quickly the low stratus burns off). Have continued to trend the forecast cooler (especially near the immediate Atlantic coast and on the Eastern Shore) where temps likely won't get out of the 60s.
Temps may struggle to reach 60F in/near Ocean City. Still think it warms well into the mid to upper 70s across interior srn VA and NE NC. The greatest amount of uncertainty with respect to temps on Friday remains near the RIC Metro/I-64 Corridor (where model solutions still range from the 60s to mid 70s).
Rain chances will return, though not until later Friday afternoon.
Rain will be scattered at first before increasing in coverage a bit more after ~8pm. Any chances for thunderstorms will likely be focused across the west/southwest portion of the CWA since the backdoor cold front will be retreating across the east, though still cannot rule out a stray rumble of thunder further north late Friday afternoon/evening due to increasing elevated instability. There is a low-end, Marginal threat for severe storms across far SW portions of the area (Mecklenburg County), but again this will depend on how far north the front can retreat. Damaging wind gusts would be the main threat with any stronger storms.
This is not looking like a major rain event, or even moderate rain for that matter. QPF forecasts are still showing barely .10-.25" in a few spots, though that may even be a stretch. The front likely moves south of the FA by the middle of Saturday morning, and isolated to perhaps scattered showers will likely linger over the area through that time (and potentially Sat aftn across far SE VA/NE NC...although PoPs are only 20% given the expected lack of coverage). We should see at least partial clearing over the NW 1/3 to 1/2 of the area by Sat aftn as drier air filters in behind the front. As of now, forecast highs Sat are in the upper 60s-lower 70s (although it may be cooler if clouds/showers linger longer than expected...which seems most likely across srn portions of the area).
A stronger shot of CAA arrives Saturday night into Sunday morning.
Low temperatures will dip into the mid 40s (lower 40s for typically cooler locations). On Sunday, a southern stream low pressure system is progged to move out of the Gulf Coast states and into the Carolinas. This means that rain chances will return, potentially by Sunday afternoon across the southern half of the forecast area. Temperatures will likely be cooler across southern portions of the forecast area (due to clouds and increasing rain chances) with highs only in the lower 60s (potentially even upper 50s in spots). The northern 2/3rds of the forecast area will see highs in the lower to mid 60s (cooler across the Eastern Shore).
LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/
As of 300 PM EDT Thursday...
The system deepens offshore Sunday night into Monday. With rain chances continuing into Sunday night and early Monday (especially south). The main forecast challenge lies in figuring out how far north the rain will get, but the trend with the 12z suite of models has been to keep the deepest moisture just south of the local area. Rain chances linger across southern portions of the area potentially into Monday afternoon.
Temperatures on Monday will be a similar story compared to Sunday with northern portions of the area warmer than the southern 1/3rd of the CWA High pressure briefly builds over the area Tue AM before another system brings shower chances to the area by Wednesday. Although it will be cool Tuesday morning, temps should rebound nicely during the day as the high moves offshore and winds become southerly. The cold front crosses the area likely mid day Wednesday with cooler air filtering back into the region Wednesday night into Thursday.
AVIATION /23Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/
As of 230 PM EDT Thursday...
VFR conditions at all sites this afternoon with FEW-SCT cumulus across the region. A backdoor cold front will continue to drop SW as we head through the late afternoon into tonight. Winds become NE at ~10 kt (could see a brief period of 20 kt gusts near the coast) following the FROPA. In addition, MVFR- IFR stratus likely overspreads the entire area tonight/early Fri AM as the front moves well SW of the terminals. MVFR to IFR CIGs are likely at all of the terminals after 06z Fri. Conditions will likely be slow to improve Friday, especially for sites along the coast, where IFR CIGs may try to linger into the early afternoon hours.
Outlook: A stronger cold front arrives from the NW and crosses the area late Friday/Friday night with scattered showers. Rain chances generally end after Saturday morning, but return later Sunday into early Monday as low pressure passes through the Carolinas.
MARINE
As of 715 PM EDT Thursday...
The backdoor cold front has pushed through all of the waters now, with strong pressure rises of ~6mb/6hr pushing in from the NE. The winds over the northern coastal waters are from the NE gusting up to 30 kt (with seas to 6-8 ft). Farther south, winds are from the ENE at 15-20kt gusting to ~25kt down into the southern VA coastal waters as well as the lower Bay/lower James.
High res models show the winds remaining elevated for about 3-5 hrs and given the pattern (sfc high pressure to our NE), decided to raise SCAs across the lower Bay/lower James/and Coastal waters from Cape Charles to the VA- NC border.
Elsewhere, held off on any headlines, with the surge expected to be more marginal and shorter in duration (though will need to monitor trends this evening). The winds diminish overnight to 10-15kt, with the SCAs across the lower Bay/James dropping off after 1-4am. The SCAs remain in effect into at least Friday morning for the coastal waters with seas staying elevated at 4-6 ft.
Another cold front will move through the region late Fri night into Sat. N winds will follow the second front but at this time it appears that winds will be below SCA levels.
AKQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
MD...None.
NC...None.
VA...None.
MARINE...Small Craft Advisory until 1 AM EDT Friday for ANZ632-638.
Small Craft Advisory until 4 AM EDT Friday for ANZ634.
Small Craft Advisory until 5 PM EDT Friday for ANZ650-652.
Small Craft Advisory until 10 AM EDT Friday for ANZ654-656.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Wakefield VA 735 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024
SYNOPSIS
Dry and warm conditions are expected today. A backdoor cold front drops south of the area late this afternoon through tonight, with a stronger cold front crossing the region Friday night. Rain chances increase late Sunday into early Monday as low pressure tracks along a stalled frontal boundary across the Carolinas.
NEAR TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY/
As of 230 PM EDT Thursday...
This afternoon, a backdoor cold front is dropping SW across the region and is currently dropping through the Eastern Shore.
Temperatures range from the low to mid 80s inland, with upper 60s to lower 70s closer to the coast. The cold front will pick up speed as it crosses the area from NW-SE from later this afternoon into tonight, with the front dropping SW of the local CWA and into central NC by late tonight. Winds becoming NE area- wide in the wake of the front (could actually see some gusts to 25 mph near the coast this evening for a few hours right after the front pushes through). Temperatures will quickly drop into the 50s after the FROPA this evening and forecast lows range from the 40s over the Eastern Shore and Northern Neck to the lower 50s elsewhere (warmest across the SW). In addition, low stratus will overspread the entire area overnight with the onshore flow behind the front (although still not really expecting much in the way of fog with 5-15 mph winds).
SHORT TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/
As of 300 PM EDT Thursday...
Strong low pressure tracks from the Canadian Prairies to Ontario/Quebec today through Friday, pushing a stronger cold front toward the region (which will approach from the NW). The backdoor front currently over the area will try to retreat back to the north during the day on tomorrow as that stronger cold front approaches. The temperature forecast will largely depend on how fast that front retreats (and also how quickly the low stratus burns off). Have continued to trend the forecast cooler (especially near the immediate Atlantic coast and on the Eastern Shore) where temps likely won't get out of the 60s.
Temps may struggle to reach 60F in/near Ocean City. Still think it warms well into the mid to upper 70s across interior srn VA and NE NC. The greatest amount of uncertainty with respect to temps on Friday remains near the RIC Metro/I-64 Corridor (where model solutions still range from the 60s to mid 70s).
Rain chances will return, though not until later Friday afternoon.
Rain will be scattered at first before increasing in coverage a bit more after ~8pm. Any chances for thunderstorms will likely be focused across the west/southwest portion of the CWA since the backdoor cold front will be retreating across the east, though still cannot rule out a stray rumble of thunder further north late Friday afternoon/evening due to increasing elevated instability. There is a low-end, Marginal threat for severe storms across far SW portions of the area (Mecklenburg County), but again this will depend on how far north the front can retreat. Damaging wind gusts would be the main threat with any stronger storms.
This is not looking like a major rain event, or even moderate rain for that matter. QPF forecasts are still showing barely .10-.25" in a few spots, though that may even be a stretch. The front likely moves south of the FA by the middle of Saturday morning, and isolated to perhaps scattered showers will likely linger over the area through that time (and potentially Sat aftn across far SE VA/NE NC...although PoPs are only 20% given the expected lack of coverage). We should see at least partial clearing over the NW 1/3 to 1/2 of the area by Sat aftn as drier air filters in behind the front. As of now, forecast highs Sat are in the upper 60s-lower 70s (although it may be cooler if clouds/showers linger longer than expected...which seems most likely across srn portions of the area).
A stronger shot of CAA arrives Saturday night into Sunday morning.
Low temperatures will dip into the mid 40s (lower 40s for typically cooler locations). On Sunday, a southern stream low pressure system is progged to move out of the Gulf Coast states and into the Carolinas. This means that rain chances will return, potentially by Sunday afternoon across the southern half of the forecast area. Temperatures will likely be cooler across southern portions of the forecast area (due to clouds and increasing rain chances) with highs only in the lower 60s (potentially even upper 50s in spots). The northern 2/3rds of the forecast area will see highs in the lower to mid 60s (cooler across the Eastern Shore).
LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/
As of 300 PM EDT Thursday...
The system deepens offshore Sunday night into Monday. With rain chances continuing into Sunday night and early Monday (especially south). The main forecast challenge lies in figuring out how far north the rain will get, but the trend with the 12z suite of models has been to keep the deepest moisture just south of the local area. Rain chances linger across southern portions of the area potentially into Monday afternoon.
Temperatures on Monday will be a similar story compared to Sunday with northern portions of the area warmer than the southern 1/3rd of the CWA High pressure briefly builds over the area Tue AM before another system brings shower chances to the area by Wednesday. Although it will be cool Tuesday morning, temps should rebound nicely during the day as the high moves offshore and winds become southerly. The cold front crosses the area likely mid day Wednesday with cooler air filtering back into the region Wednesday night into Thursday.
AVIATION /23Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/
As of 230 PM EDT Thursday...
VFR conditions at all sites this afternoon with FEW-SCT cumulus across the region. A backdoor cold front will continue to drop SW as we head through the late afternoon into tonight. Winds become NE at ~10 kt (could see a brief period of 20 kt gusts near the coast) following the FROPA. In addition, MVFR- IFR stratus likely overspreads the entire area tonight/early Fri AM as the front moves well SW of the terminals. MVFR to IFR CIGs are likely at all of the terminals after 06z Fri. Conditions will likely be slow to improve Friday, especially for sites along the coast, where IFR CIGs may try to linger into the early afternoon hours.
Outlook: A stronger cold front arrives from the NW and crosses the area late Friday/Friday night with scattered showers. Rain chances generally end after Saturday morning, but return later Sunday into early Monday as low pressure passes through the Carolinas.
MARINE
As of 715 PM EDT Thursday...
The backdoor cold front has pushed through all of the waters now, with strong pressure rises of ~6mb/6hr pushing in from the NE. The winds over the northern coastal waters are from the NE gusting up to 30 kt (with seas to 6-8 ft). Farther south, winds are from the ENE at 15-20kt gusting to ~25kt down into the southern VA coastal waters as well as the lower Bay/lower James.
High res models show the winds remaining elevated for about 3-5 hrs and given the pattern (sfc high pressure to our NE), decided to raise SCAs across the lower Bay/lower James/and Coastal waters from Cape Charles to the VA- NC border.
Elsewhere, held off on any headlines, with the surge expected to be more marginal and shorter in duration (though will need to monitor trends this evening). The winds diminish overnight to 10-15kt, with the SCAs across the lower Bay/James dropping off after 1-4am. The SCAs remain in effect into at least Friday morning for the coastal waters with seas staying elevated at 4-6 ft.
Another cold front will move through the region late Fri night into Sat. N winds will follow the second front but at this time it appears that winds will be below SCA levels.
AKQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
MD...None.
NC...None.
VA...None.
MARINE...Small Craft Advisory until 1 AM EDT Friday for ANZ632-638.
Small Craft Advisory until 4 AM EDT Friday for ANZ634.
Small Craft Advisory until 5 PM EDT Friday for ANZ650-652.
Small Craft Advisory until 10 AM EDT Friday for ANZ654-656.
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Airport Reports
EDIT (hide/show) Help Click EDIT to display multiple airports. Follow links for more data.| Airport | Dist | Age | Wind kt | Vis | Sky | Weather | Temp | DewPt | RH | inHg |
| KPHF NEWPORT NEWS/WILLIAMSBURG INTL,VA | 8 sm | 51 min | E 10 | 10 sm | Clear | 63°F | 57°F | 83% | 30.01 | |
| KFAF FELKER AAF,VA | 10 sm | 50 min | E 05 | 10 sm | Clear | 72°F | 55°F | 57% | 29.97 | |
| KLFI LANGLEY AFB,VA | 14 sm | 7 min | ESE 11 | 10 sm | Mostly Cloudy | 57°F | 54°F | 88% | 30.02 | |
| KFYJ MIDDLE PENINSULA RGNL,VA | 23 sm | 10 min | calm | 10 sm | Clear | 68°F | 54°F | 60% | 30.00 | |
| KNGU NORFOLK NS (CHAMBERS FLD),VA | 24 sm | 16 min | E 13G22 | 7 sm | Partly Cloudy | 61°F | 55°F | 82% | 30.03 |
Tide / Current for Gloucester Point, York River, Virginia
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Gloucester Point
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Thu -- 12:05 AM EDT 0.52 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 04:11 AM EDT Moonset
Thu -- 06:26 AM EDT Sunrise
Thu -- 06:29 AM EDT 2.26 feet High Tide
Thu -- 12:44 PM EDT 0.52 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 02:55 PM EDT Moonrise
Thu -- 06:50 PM EDT 2.27 feet High Tide
Thu -- 07:44 PM EDT Sunset
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Thu -- 12:05 AM EDT 0.52 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 04:11 AM EDT Moonset
Thu -- 06:26 AM EDT Sunrise
Thu -- 06:29 AM EDT 2.26 feet High Tide
Thu -- 12:44 PM EDT 0.52 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 02:55 PM EDT Moonrise
Thu -- 06:50 PM EDT 2.27 feet High Tide
Thu -- 07:44 PM EDT Sunset
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
Gloucester Point, York River, Virginia, Tide feet
| 12 am |
| 0.5 |
| 1 am |
| 0.6 |
| 2 am |
| 0.9 |
| 3 am |
| 1.3 |
| 4 am |
| 1.7 |
| 5 am |
| 2.1 |
| 6 am |
| 2.2 |
| 7 am |
| 2.2 |
| 8 am |
| 2.1 |
| 9 am |
| 1.7 |
| 10 am |
| 1.3 |
| 11 am |
| 0.8 |
| 12 pm |
| 0.6 |
| 1 pm |
| 0.5 |
| 2 pm |
| 0.7 |
| 3 pm |
| 1 |
| 4 pm |
| 1.5 |
| 5 pm |
| 1.9 |
| 6 pm |
| 2.2 |
| 7 pm |
| 2.3 |
| 8 pm |
| 2.1 |
| 9 pm |
| 1.8 |
| 10 pm |
| 1.4 |
| 11 pm |
| 0.9 |
Tue Marshes Light
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Thu -- 04:11 AM EDT Moonset
Thu -- 06:11 AM EDT 2.02 feet High Tide
Thu -- 06:26 AM EDT Sunrise
Thu -- 12:30 PM EDT 0.46 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 02:55 PM EDT Moonrise
Thu -- 06:32 PM EDT 2.01 feet High Tide
Thu -- 07:43 PM EDT Sunset
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Thu -- 04:11 AM EDT Moonset
Thu -- 06:11 AM EDT 2.02 feet High Tide
Thu -- 06:26 AM EDT Sunrise
Thu -- 12:30 PM EDT 0.46 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 02:55 PM EDT Moonrise
Thu -- 06:32 PM EDT 2.01 feet High Tide
Thu -- 07:43 PM EDT Sunset
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
Tue Marshes Light, York River, Virginia, Tide feet
| 12 am |
| 0.4 |
| 1 am |
| 0.6 |
| 2 am |
| 0.9 |
| 3 am |
| 1.2 |
| 4 am |
| 1.6 |
| 5 am |
| 1.9 |
| 6 am |
| 2 |
| 7 am |
| 2 |
| 8 am |
| 1.7 |
| 9 am |
| 1.4 |
| 10 am |
| 1 |
| 11 am |
| 0.7 |
| 12 pm |
| 0.5 |
| 1 pm |
| 0.5 |
| 2 pm |
| 0.7 |
| 3 pm |
| 1 |
| 4 pm |
| 1.4 |
| 5 pm |
| 1.8 |
| 6 pm |
| 2 |
| 7 pm |
| 2 |
| 8 pm |
| 1.8 |
| 9 pm |
| 1.5 |
| 10 pm |
| 1.1 |
| 11 pm |
| 0.7 |
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