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7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Pungoteague, VA

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Area Discussion for - Wakefield, VA

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FXUS61 KAKQ 050624 AFDAKQ

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Wakefield VA 224 AM EDT Mon Jun 5 2023

SYNOPSIS
High pressure builds across the region this afternoon into early this week leading to dry conditions. A weak cold front moves through the region late Tuesday into Wednesday bringing low end rain chances. Another cold front late Thursday may be accompanied by scattered rain.

NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM THIS MORNING/
As of 745 PM EDT Sunday...

Satellite imagery shows lingering low clouds over the SW half of the area with clear skies noted over the remainder of the region outside of a few high clouds clipping Hampton Roads and NE NC. Expect clouds to continue to clear from Richmond south and west this evening with mostly clear skies expected after midnight. Temperatures currently in the mid 60s will cool into the upper 40s to low 50s tonight. Lowest temps are expected along and south of the US 58 corridor.

SHORT TERM /6 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY/
As of 155 PM EDT Sunday...

Generally quiet wx Mon-Wed w/ hi pres INVOF the Great Lakes extending into the local area and an upper low just off the New England coast.
A very weak cold front/trough aloft will move through across the local area late Tue/Tue night bringing patchy clouds and at least the possibility for an ISOLD SHRA/tstm but PoPs are BLO 20%.
OTW...SKC-partly cloudy through the period.

Highs Mon in the u70s-l80s...cooler at the coast. Lows Mon night ranging through the 50s. Highs Tue in the l-m80s...70s at the immediate coast. Lows Tue night mainly in the m-u50s. Highs Wed in the u70s-l80s...cooler at the coast.

LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/
As of 120 PM EDT Sunday...

A weak sfc boundary will linger INVOF the Carolinas Wed-Wed night w/ a possible weak sfc lo pres tracking E along it Thu.
There is the potential for ISOLD-SCT (mainly) SHRAs by late Thu/Thu evening (highest PoPs across far srn/SE VA-NE NC). Lo pres will begin to pull E...away from the Canadian maritimes late in the week through next week. NW flow will remain in place...keeping conditions generally dry w/ a warming trend.

Highs Wed/Thu in the m-u70s. Lows Wed night/Thu night in the l-m50s inland...u50s-around 60F at the immediate coast. Highs Fri in the u70s-l80s. Lows Fri night from the m-u50s inland to the l60s at the immediate coast in SE VA-NE NC. Highs Sat/Sun in the u70s-l80s at the coast to the m80s inland.

AVIATION /06Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/
As of 220 AM EDT Monday...

VFR conditions prevailing this morning as high pressure over the Great Lake states builds SE into the Mid-Atlantic states. This is providing generally clear sky over the area, except for a band of clouds, around 4k FT, moving South along the coast associated with the surface low that is spinning just off the New england coast. Expect the VFR conditions to continue into Monday as the area of high pressure slides southward over the Mid-Atlantic region. Models indicate some moisture building around 4000 - 5000 FT Monday afternoon indicating some cu development is possible with the heating of the day. But overall expect VFR conditions through Monday night.

Outlook: VFR conditions persist through Tue/Wed. A weak sfc front/trough aloft crosses the region late Tue w/ only very minimal rain chances. Another weak sfc front/upper level trough is forecast to swing through the mid-Atlantic region Thu possibly accompanied by ISOLD/SCT Showers.

MARINE
As of 300 PM EDT Sunday...

High pressure is building in this afternoon, resulting in improving conditions over local waters. Latest obs show ENE winds around 10- 15kt. A few gusts to 25kt linger off the NC coast. SCAs have come down in the rivers and Ches Bay. The mouth of the Bay and the Currituck Sound will expire this afternoon as conditions continue to improve. SCAs in the ocean zones will continues into tomorrow as seas will remain elevated (5-7ft).

Overnight, high pressure moves in overhead, winds will diminish briefly turn SW, then NW. Seas will continue to drop off from N to S. By morning, seas will be 3-4ft N of the NC/VA border and 4-5ft S of it. Light, variable winds expected tomorrow. High pressure moves offshore to the SE, allowing winds to turn to the SW Monday night/Tues at 10-15kt. A cold front pushes through Tuesday night/early Wednesday. This may cause a brief surge in NNW winds, but looks to be below SCA thresholds at this time.

TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING
As of 300 PM EDT Sunday...

Ongoing coastal flooding (primarily minor) across the region.
Currents from First Landing at the mouth of the Bay have shown a significant flood tide with little ebbing over the past cycle and this has allowed water to become trapped into the Bay. This is forecast by CBOFS to continue into this aftn which should allow water to pile up further across the Bay, especially from Windmill Pt and N as the NE winds diminish. By tonight, CBOFS has the currents switching to more ebbing which would lead to lowering water levels thereafter. Coastal Flood Advisories are in effect to cover the high tide cycles through early Monday. Expect tonight's high tide will be higher than the afternoon tide as the astro tide will be higher. The coastal flood watch in the middle/upper Bay was upgraded to a warning as guidance continues to suggest reaching moderate flood levels.

Rip current risk today is high all zones with lingering seas of 5 ft+ and strong northeast winds in the morning slowly decreasing in the afternoon. The risk will be moderate (possibly high across the south) for Monday.

AKQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
MD...Coastal Flood Warning until 8 AM EDT this morning for MDZ021>023.
Coastal Flood Advisory until 4 AM EDT early this morning for MDZ024-025.
NC...None.
VA...Coastal Flood Advisory until 4 AM EDT early this morning for VAZ093-095>097-099-100-523>525.
Coastal Flood Advisory until 6 AM EDT early this morning for VAZ075-077-078-084>086-089-090.
MARINE...Small Craft Advisory until 4 AM EDT early this morning for ANZ656.
Small Craft Advisory until 10 AM EDT this morning for ANZ658.

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