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Marine Weather and Tides Bob, 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 7:15AM

Sunset 5:11PM

Sunday January 19, 2020 4:43 AM EST (09:43 UTC)

Moonrise 2:16AM

Moonset 1:00PM

Illumination 33%

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 Bob, VA

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Area Discussion for - Wakefield, VA

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FXUS61 KAKQ 190850 AFDAKQ

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Wakefield VA 350 AM EST Sun Jan 19 2020

SYNOPSIS. A cold front pushes across the region this morning. Cold high pressure builds in this afternoon through Wednesday. Much colder air spills across the region tonight through the middle of the week ahead.

NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/. As of 345 AM EST Sunday .

Low pressure is centered near Lake Ontario early this morning with a trailing cold front extending to the SW along the higher terrain of the Appalachians. Strong Canadian high pressure will build southeast from the southern Canadian prairies into the upper Midwest today.

While the surface cold front remains west of the region early this morning, most of the precipitation has been shunted to the southeast with just a few light showers remaining across SE VA and NE NC. These showers will translate offshore through sunrise with only very slight chance PoPs remaining near/just north of the Albemarle Sound through mid morning. The cold front will move eastward this morning with decreasing clouds and westerly winds behind the boundary. Not much of temperature drop with the front but dew points will fall sharply through the afternoon and winds will become gusty as deeper mixing gets underway. Westerly/downsloping flow and ample sunshine will allow temps to warm into the low to mid 40s across the Piedmont and the lower 50s across the SE. A secondary front will cross the area tonight with winds becoming NW, bringing much colder air to the region. Overnight lows range from the low 20s N/W to the upper 20s SE.

SHORT TERM /MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/. As of 345 AM EST Sunday .

Strong cold advection continues on Monday with brisk NW winds combining to result in a raw day across the region despite mostly sunny skies. Bay-streamer clouds are possible downstream (south and southeast) of the Ches bay on Monday as cold dry air interacts with the relative warmth of the waters. Temperatures will only warm into the mid to upper 30s with wind chill values staying in the upper 20s for the majority of the area. Winds decrease over land areas on Monday night but remain elevated over the water. Overnight lows range from the upper teens in the Piedmont to mid and upper 20s SE.

Cold and still somewhat breezy for Tuesday with deep upper troughing over the eastern US. Highs in the mid and upper 30s for most with wind chills below 30 degrees. Models suggest the formation of a cut- off low near the GA/SC coast Tuesday night with low temps bottoming out in the teens and low 20s once again.

LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/. As of 330 PM EST Saturday .

The extended period will feature mainly high pressure over the region. There will be a ridge aloft over much of the East Coast. At the surface, a Canadian high pressure will be centered over the Mid- Atlantic through the end of the week, with no chance of precip until Friday. Temperatures will being to moderate as high pressure remains over the region. Highs on Wednesday are expected to be in upper 30s to low 40s, mid 40s to near 50 on Thursday, and mid to upper 50s by Friday. Wednesday morning temperatures will be some of the coldest we have seen so far this winter for parts of the are. Lows will be in the teens west of I-95, and low 20s along and east of I-95 and Delmarva. A northeast wind will likely keep areas along the southeast VA and northeast NC coast in the upper 20s-low 30s Tuesday night/Wednesday morning. Thursday and Friday morning low temperatures will be in the upper 20s-low 30s area wide. Next chance of rain will move in late Friday/Saturday with warming temperatures. The next storm system looks to be all rain, with no signs of winter precip.

AVIATION /09Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/. As of 100 AM EST Sunday .

Rain/showers are now confined to the far SE portion of the region with only ECG still reporting any precip. CIGs have begun to improve to MVFR across the west and just recently at RIC. Will show improvement from IFR to MVFR/VFR from west to east through the overnight with all sites VFR after 14Z. Winds will swing from SW to W and eventually NW through the 06Z TAF period as the surface cold front sweeps eastward today and a secondary front comes through this evening. Winds will gust to ~20kts inland with the potential for 25kts at ORF and perhaps ECG later this afternoon.

Outlook: VFR conditions persist through Tue-Wed as cold high pressure builds back across the region.

MARINE. As of 345 AM EST Sunday .

Low pressure is tracking into nrn New England early this morning, with a cold front trailing to the SW into the central Appalachians. The wind is SW 15-25kt ahead of the front, with seas generally 4-6ft, and up to 7ft out near 20nm N of Chincoteague. The initial frontal boundary will cross the coast this morning, and the wind will shift to WNW and diminish to 12-20kt. The primary CAA then arrives late this aftn into tonight and the wind will become NW 22- 27kt with some gusts to ~30 kt for the Bay/ocean (even a few gusts to ~35kt possible off the MD coast with the initial CAA), with the wind primarily 15-20kt elsewhere. Seas subside slightly today, and then return to 4-6ft tonight, with waves in the Bay building to 3- 4ft tonight. Seas Monday range from 4-5ft N to 5-6ft S. The wind is expected to become NNW near to around 20kt for the ocean/Bay/Sound and diminish to 10-15kt for the rivers. SCAs have been extended through 7 pm Monday for the ocean/Bay/Sound, and 10 am Monday for the lower James. The York/Rappahannock remain 4 pm today through 7 am Monday and the upper James has been added for the same time period.

High pressure remains NW of the region Monday night, and another push of low-level CAA should maintain a N wind of 15-20kt, and SCAs will likely need to be extended for the Bay and ocean (for seas). High pressure builds into the region Tuesday into Wednesday, with 20/00z models showing low pressure development off the GA/SC coast. The wind will become NNE with speeds 10-15kt N to 15-20kt S, and could reach 20-25kt off the Currituck Outer Banks. This will likely maintain at least 5-6ft seas S, and could reach 6-7ft Tuesday/Tuesday night off the nrn Outer Banks. Elsewhere, seas subside to 3-4ft, with 2-3ft waves in the Bay. High pressure builds over the region Wednesday night into Thursday and slowly slides offshore Friday.

AKQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES. MD . None. NC . None. VA . None. MARINE . Small Craft Advisory from 4 PM this afternoon to 7 AM EST Monday for ANZ635>637. Small Craft Advisory until 7 PM EST Monday for ANZ630>634-650- 652-654-656-658. Small Craft Advisory until 10 AM EST Monday for ANZ638.

SYNOPSIS . RHR NEAR TERM . RHR SHORT TERM . RHR LONG TERM . CP AVIATION . RHR MARINE . AJZ

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Weather Reporting Stations

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Stations	Dist	Age	Wind	Air Temp	Water Temp	Waves	Pressure	DewPt
WAHV2 - 8631044 - Wachapreague, VA	7 mi	56 min		50°F	44°F		1008.4 hPa
RPLV2 - 8632837 - Rappahannock Light, VA	15 mi	56 min					1009.5 hPa
44058 - Stingray Point, VA	25 mi	44 min	WSW 16 G 18		45°F	2 ft	1011.4 hPa
KPTV2 - 8632200 - Kiptopeke, VA	36 mi	62 min			46°F
44042 - Potomac, MD	38 mi	38 min	SSW 16 G 18	45°F	44°F		1007 hPa
BISM2 - 8571421 - Bishops Head, MD	40 mi	62 min		45°F	40°F		1007.2 hPa
44072	41 mi	44 min	NW 18 G 25	49°F	46°F	2 ft
YKRV2 - 8637611 - York River East Rear Range Light, VA	41 mi	56 min		50°F			1009.5 hPa
LWTV2 - 8635750 - Lewisetta, VA	42 mi	62 min		47°F	42°F		1007.4 hPa
CHBV2	47 mi	62 min		50°F			1008.7 hPa
YKTV2 - 8637689 - Yorktown, VA	47 mi	62 min		50°F	48°F		1009 hPa
44087	48 mi	44 min			48°F	2 ft
44064	49 mi	44 min	WSW 18 G 21		48°F	2 ft	1009.7 hPa (-2.1)

Wind History for Rappahannock Light, VA

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Airport Reports

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Airport	Dist	Age	Wind kt	Visibility	Sky/Weather	Temp	DewPt	Humidity	Pressure
Melfa / Accomack Airport, VA	2 mi	2.8 hrs	no data	10.00 mi	Overcast	48°F	46°F	95%	1010.8 hPa

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Tide / Current Tables for Pungoteague Creek, Chesapeake Bay, Virginia

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Tide / Current Tables for Chesconessex Creek, Schooner Bay, Chesapeake Bay, Virginia

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Wind Forecast for Wakefield, VA (4,6,7,8)

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