There have been some updates to address some problems that a few users were having. You might want to refresh your setup. Refresh
|
Marine Weather and Tides
Version 3.4 |
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. 6/2/2019. Many thanks to a user for reporting an error on one of the Edit pages. The switch to PHP 7.2 caused many pages that previously worked to quit working. I fixed many but I still depend on users to report ones I missed. Please report errors HERE or send an email to me at L-36.com. Allen |
| Sunrise 7:04AM | Sunset 4:43PM | Saturday December 7, 2019 7:55 PM EST (00:55 UTC) | Moonrise 2:22PM | Moonset 2:22AM | Illumination 84% |  |
ANZ630 Chesapeake Bay From Smith Point To Windmill Point Va- 650 Pm Est Sat Dec 7 2019
Tonight..NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
Sun..E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming se in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot.
Sun night..SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Rain likely after midnight.
Mon..S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Rain in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
Mon night..SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers in the evening.
Tue..SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
Tue night..W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw late in the evening, then becoming N 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft, building to 3 ft after midnight. Showers likely.
Wed..NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in the morning.
Wed night..NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Waves 3 to 4 ft.
Thu..N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 4 ft.
Thu night..NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
Tonight..NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
Sun..E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming se in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot.
Sun night..SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Rain likely after midnight.
Mon..S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Rain in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
Mon night..SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers in the evening.
Tue..SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
Tue night..W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw late in the evening, then becoming N 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft, building to 3 ft after midnight. Showers likely.
Wed..NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in the morning.
Wed night..NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Waves 3 to 4 ft.
Thu..N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 4 ft.
Thu night..NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
ANZ600 650 Pm Est Sat Dec 7 2019
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.. High pressure builds into the area tonight into Sunday. Low pressure tracks across the great lakes region early next week, dragging a strong cold front across the area Tuesday night. Canadian high pressure builds in for the mid week period with low pressure over the southeast states.
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.. High pressure builds into the area tonight into Sunday. Low pressure tracks across the great lakes region early next week, dragging a strong cold front across the area Tuesday night. Canadian high pressure builds in for the mid week period with low pressure over the southeast states.
7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Heathsville CDP, VA
Hourly EDIT Helplocation: 37.84, -76.35 debug
Area Discussion for - Wakefield, VA
(on/off) Help NOTE: mouseover dotted underlined text for definitionFXUS61 KAKQ 072348 AFDAKQ
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Wakefield VA 648 PM EST Sat Dec 7 2019
SYNOPSIS. High pressure will center itself over the local area through tonight, before sliding offshore on Sunday. Low pressure tracks across the Great Lakes region early in the week, dragging a strong cold front through the local area Tuesday night. Canadian high pressure returns for late Wednesday into Thursday.
NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM SUNDAY MORNING/. As of 310 PM EST Saturday .
Afternoon MSAS analysis shows 1030+ mb high pressure centered over the eastern Great Lakes this afternoon. This feature will slide east and become centered over the Northeast and mid- Atlantic tonight. The position of the high will allow for a clear sky with little or no wind, resulting in good radiational cooling away from the coast. As such, am expecting temps to fall off quickly this evening with low temperatures reaching the mid/upr 20s inland to the low/mid 30s at the coast overnight.
SHORT TERM /6 AM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY/. As of 310 PM EST Saturday .
High pressure will push off the New England coast by around midday Sunday with sunshine giving way to increasing clouds. Winds becoming more ESE in the afternoon will help boost max temps a touch, especially SE. Highs from the upr 40s NW to the mid 50s SE.
Models have come into better agreement with respect to a coastal trough/weak low center that will quickly develop and lift NE across the eastern Carolinas late Sunday night, then affecting eastern VA/Delmarva on Monday (especially during the morning hours). Some drier air is shown to return in the afternoon. Have adjusted the forecast to show slight chc to low chc PoPs (15-40%) across the southern half of the FA prior to 06z Monday (highest NE NC). PoPs then ramp up to high end chc (far north) to likely (south) by 12z Monday. Best chance of rain looks to be from roughly 10z-17z Monday across far eastern VA/NE NC and including the lower eastern Shore (60-90% PoPs). Will show decreasing PoPs across the W/SW during this time as drier air begins to enter the Piedmont by late morning. Some disagreement in the models for Monday afternoon as to just how much drying occurs. NAM/GFS show generally dry conditions returning, except at the coast. ECMWF lingers additional showers through the Piedmont. For that reason, will carry chc PoPs (30-50%) for much of the area after 18z Monday and some likely PoPs along the immediate coast/Eastern shore (55-65%). Mild Monday despite the clouds/pcpn occuring. However, if pcpn is slower to exit or if it's more widespread in the aftn, then could be looking at a bust potential, especially along/west of I-95. Highs from the mid/upr 50s Piedmont to the mid/upr 60s SE.
Mild Monday night with SW flow in place and considerable cloudiness ahead of next cold front crossing the OH/TN valleys. Will carry mainly slight chc to low end chc PoPs (highest north). Lows from the low/mid 50s NW to near 60 SE.
For Tuesday, the aforementioned cold front slowly advances toward the local area before crossing during the late afternoon/evening hours. Models continue to back off on the arrival time of pcpn in the warm sector ahead of the cold front, now favoring a midday or early afternoon arrival west (~18z) and a late afternoon/evening arrival east (21z Tue-03z Wed). Will favor a dry start to the day SE with no higher than 30-40% PoPs across the far NW prior to 18z. Will increase PoPs to likely across the Piedmont after 18z with slight chc PoPs spreading east into far SE VA/NE NC prior to 00Z Wed. Strong WAA ahead of the front (and even some breaks in the clouds SE) should allow temps to reach the mid/upr 60s Piedmont to low 70s SE VA & NE NC given the delayed timing of pcpn.
LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/. As of 345 PM EST Saturday .
The extended forecast period begins with a cold frontal passage Tuesday night with rain chances continuing into early Wednesday afternoon before drier air filters into the region. Overnight lows Tuesday will fall into the mid 30s across the northern tier of counties with low to mid 40s expected across the south. A period of rain/snow mix is still possible across the north into Wednesday morning but surface temperatures are forecast to remain above the freezing mark. 07.12Z EPS probabilities for >1" of snow continue to hover in the 10-20% range across the far north and northwest portions of the area through Wednesday morning before precip exits the area. High pressure builds in with decreasing clouds by Wednesday afternoon/evening, high temperatures in the mid 40s to low 50s. Dry air and clearing skies Wednesday night will allow temperatures to fall into the low to mid 20s NW to right around 30 degrees SE.
Models begin to diverge significantly on Thursday with the GFS bringing a shortwave trough across the region Thursday afternoon. The ECMWF and CMC are generally farther south and much slower with the shortwave. Strong (1040+mb) surface high pressure will ridge southwest into the area on Thursday with northeasterly winds keeping high temps only in the upper 30s and low 40s. Will side with the slower EC/CMC solution and keep the forecast dry on Thursday. Cold again Thursday night, low to mid 20s along and west of I-95 with upper 20s and low 30s to the east. Upper air pattern differences continue among the global models for the late week period but there is general agreement with respect to another wet period for next weekend. Will show increasing PoPs late Friday into Saturday with temperatures moderating a bit due to increased moisture/cloud cover.
AVIATION /00Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/. As of 650 PM EST Saturday .
High pressure is centered from Upstate NY through PA into nrn VA as of 00z, and will slowly drift ewd overnight. Clear tonight, with a calm to very light wind at RIC/SBY/PHF, and NE 5-8kt at ORF/ECG. High clouds increase Sunday as high pressure slides offshore along with a SE wind of 5-10kt by aftn.
Periodic rain is expected late Sunday night through Tuesday night, as low pressure tracks well to our NW (which will drag a strong cold front through the region Tuesday night). Degraded flight conditions are likely during this time period (due to both CIGs/VSBYs). High pressure builds N of the region Wednesday and Thursday, with low pressure developing off the Southeast coast.
MARINE. As of 355 PM EST Saturday .
High pressure currently building in from the N and will settle off the northern mid-Atlc coast on Sunday. N to NE winds have diminished to ~10kt N and 15-20kt along the SE coast. SCA headlines have ended except over the southern VA coastal waters (through 00Z) and Currituck sound (through 00Z), while remaining through 03Z for the NC coastal waters where seas are still 5-6 ft.
Winds along with waves/seas continue to subside by later tonight as the pressure gradient relaxes. For Sunday, as the sfc high slides off the mid-Atlc coast, winds will be easterly 5-10 kts. Waves in the bay 1-2 ft and seas 2-3 ft/3-4ft NC waters.
On Monday a warm front lifts north across the area and the flow becomes southerly. Wavewatch continues to depict seas coming up rather quickly, along with some increasing SE swell. Winds will likely be close to or reach SCA thresholds along the coast Mon- Tue, with Mon a bit more uncertain for the Bay. In any event, expect waves to build to at least 2-3 ft for the Bay and seas to at least 4-6 ft Mon, with 6-8 ft possible by Mon night/early Tue (highest N). Winds shift to the NW in the wake of a cold front Tue night with SCA conditions likely through Wed. There will potentially be another stronger surge Wed night/Thu (though this is more uncertain with model differences with respect to how far south the front gets as strong sfc high pressure will be centered to our N.
AKQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES. MD . None. NC . None. VA . None. MARINE . Small Craft Advisory until 7 PM EST this evening for ANZ633- 656. Small Craft Advisory until 10 PM EST this evening for ANZ658.
SYNOPSIS . JDM NEAR TERM . JDM SHORT TERM . JDM LONG TERM . RHR AVIATION . AJZ MARINE . CMF/LKB
Weather Reporting Stations
EDIT (on/off) Help NOTE: Click on distance to see the station location on a map| Stations | Dist | Age | Wind | Air Temp | Water Temp | Waves | Pressure | DewPt |
| LWTV2 - 8635750 - Lewisetta, VA | 12 mi | 62 min | NE 2.9 G 6 | 42°F | 45°F | 1030.9 hPa | ||
| 44042 - Potomac, MD | 13 mi | 44 min | 40°F | 47°F | 963.2 hPa | |||
| PPTM2 - 8578240 - Piney Point, MD | 23 mi | 62 min | NE 4.1 G 5.1 | |||||
| RPLV2 - 8632837 - Rappahannock Light, VA | 27 mi | 62 min | N 12 G 14 | 1031.6 hPa | ||||
| BISM2 - 8571421 - Bishops Head, MD | 31 mi | 62 min | NE 5.1 G 8.9 | 39°F | 44°F | 1031.3 hPa | ||
| SLIM2 - 8577330 - Solomons Island, MD | 34 mi | 62 min | NNE 2.9 G 4.1 | 39°F | 47°F | 1030.9 hPa | ||
| YRSV2 - Chesapeake Bay,VA | 35 mi | 86 min | Calm | 36°F | 1032 hPa | 28°F | ||
| WAHV2 - 8631044 - Wachapreague, VA | 39 mi | 62 min | NNW 1.9 G 4.1 | 35°F | 46°F | 1030.8 hPa | ||
| YKRV2 - 8637611 - York River East Rear Range Light, VA | 41 mi | 62 min | NE 11 G 13 | 43°F | 1031.4 hPa | |||
| YKTV2 - 8637689 - Yorktown, VA | 43 mi | 62 min | NE 8.9 G 9.9 | 42°F | 48°F | 1030.6 hPa | ||
| 44072 | 44 mi | 46 min | ESE 9.7 G 12 | 43°F | ||||
| 44041 - Jamestown, VA | 49 mi | 44 min | 39°F | 1031.4 hPa | ||||
| NCDV2 | 49 mi | 62 min | NW 1 G 1 | 37°F | 48°F | 1030.4 hPa |
Wind History for Lewisetta, VA
(wind in knots) EDIT (on/off) Help| 8 PM | 9 PM | 10 PM | 11 PM | 12 AM | 1 AM | 2 AM | 3 AM | 4 AM | 5 AM | 6 AM | 7 AM | 8 AM | 9 AM | 10 AM | 11 AM | 12 PM | 1 PM | 2 PM | 3 PM | 4 PM | 5 PM | 6 PM | 7 PM | |
| Last 24hr | SW G15 | W G13 | N | SW | W | NW | NE G14 | N G16 | N G14 | N G18 | N G13 | N G17 | NE G13 | NE G16 | NE G11 | NE G10 | NE | N | E | E | E | E | NE | NE |
| 1 day ago | S | SW | SW | SW | W | SW | SW | S | SW | W | SW | S | S | SW | SW G12 | SW G15 | SW | SW G19 | SW G14 | SW G11 | SW G13 | SW | SW G14 | SW G14 |
| 2 days ago | W | W | W | W | W | W G12 | NW | NW | NW G18 | NW | NW G11 | NW | NW G20 | NW G14 | NW G18 | NW G18 | NW G20 | NW G13 | NW G20 | NW G19 | N | NW | NW | SW |
Airport Reports
EDIT (on/off) Help Click EDIT to display multiple airports. Follow links for more data.| Airport | Dist | Age | Wind kt | Visibility | Sky/Weather | Temp | DewPt | Humidity | Pressure |
| St. Inigoes, Webster Field, Naval Electronic Systems Engineering Activity, MD | 21 mi | 63 min | N 0 | 10.00 mi | Fair | 35°F | 25°F | 67% | 1030.7 hPa |
Link to 5 minute data for KNUI
Wind History from NUI (wind in knots)
| 8 PM | 9 PM | 10 PM | 11 PM | 12 AM | 1 AM | 2 AM | 3 AM | 4 AM | 5 AM | 6 AM | 7 AM | 8 AM | 9 AM | 10 AM | 11 AM | 12 PM | 1 PM | 2 PM | 3 PM | 4 PM | 5 PM | 6 PM | 7 PM | |
| Last 24hr | SW | SW | Calm | Calm | NW | N | N G16 | N | N | Calm | N G16 | N G14 | N | N | NE | NE | Calm | Calm | Calm | |||||
| 1 day ago | Calm | NE | Calm | Calm | Calm | Calm | Calm | Calm | Calm | Calm | Calm | S | S | S | S | S G15 | SW | SW | SW | S | S | S | SW | |
| 2 days ago | W | W | Calm | W | W | W | W | W | W | W G24 | W G23 | W G17 | W G21 | W G16 | W G18 | W G19 | W G23 | W G23 | W G20 | W G18 | NW G14 | NW | Calm | Calm |
Tide / Current Tables for Glebe Point, Great Wicomico River, Chesapeake Bay, Virginia
EDIT Weekend mode (on/off) (on/off) Help One Week of DataGlebe Point
Click for Map
Sat -- 02:22 AM EST Moonset
Sat -- 02:27 AM EST 0.15 feet Low Tide
Sat -- 07:07 AM EST Sunrise
Sat -- 08:34 AM EST 1.20 feet High Tide
Sat -- 02:22 PM EST Moonrise
Sat -- 03:08 PM EST 0.23 feet Low Tide
Sat -- 04:46 PM EST Sunset
Sat -- 08:44 PM EST 1.10 feet High Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
Click for Map
Sat -- 02:22 AM EST Moonset
Sat -- 02:27 AM EST 0.15 feet Low Tide
Sat -- 07:07 AM EST Sunrise
Sat -- 08:34 AM EST 1.20 feet High Tide
Sat -- 02:22 PM EST Moonrise
Sat -- 03:08 PM EST 0.23 feet Low Tide
Sat -- 04:46 PM EST Sunset
Sat -- 08:44 PM EST 1.10 feet High Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
| 12 am | 1 am | 2 am | 3 am | 4 am | 5 am | 6 am | 7 am | 8 am | 9 am | 10 am | 11 am | 12 pm | 1 pm | 2 pm | 3 pm | 4 pm | 5 pm | 6 pm | 7 pm | 8 pm | 9 pm | 10 pm | 11 pm |
| 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1 | 0.8 |
Tide / Current Tables for Dividing Creek, Chesapeake Bay, Virginia
EDIT (on/off) Help One Week of DataDividing Creek
Click for Map
Sat -- 01:31 AM EST 0.13 feet Low Tide
Sat -- 02:21 AM EST Moonset
Sat -- 07:06 AM EST Sunrise
Sat -- 07:56 AM EST 1.05 feet High Tide
Sat -- 02:12 PM EST 0.20 feet Low Tide
Sat -- 02:22 PM EST Moonrise
Sat -- 04:46 PM EST Sunset
Sat -- 08:06 PM EST 0.97 feet High Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
Click for Map
Sat -- 01:31 AM EST 0.13 feet Low Tide
Sat -- 02:21 AM EST Moonset
Sat -- 07:06 AM EST Sunrise
Sat -- 07:56 AM EST 1.05 feet High Tide
Sat -- 02:12 PM EST 0.20 feet Low Tide
Sat -- 02:22 PM EST Moonrise
Sat -- 04:46 PM EST Sunset
Sat -- 08:06 PM EST 0.97 feet High Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
| 12 am | 1 am | 2 am | 3 am | 4 am | 5 am | 6 am | 7 am | 8 am | 9 am | 10 am | 11 am | 12 pm | 1 pm | 2 pm | 3 pm | 4 pm | 5 pm | 6 pm | 7 pm | 8 pm | 9 pm | 10 pm | 11 pm |
| 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1 | 1.1 | 1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
Weather Map
(on/off) Help Weather Map
GEOS Local Image of Mid-Atlantic EDIT
NOTE: East coast views moved to GEOS-16. They are experimental and not well supported by NOAA so they may not be correct so be warned. This change required redoing a large amount of the GOES code. If the image you are expecting is not showing, please let me know. You may need to use the EDIT function to update your location.
Link to Loop
Other links: Northern Pacific Contential US Full GOES-East
Wind Forecast for Wakefield, VA (19,4,5,8)
(on/off) Help
Ground Weather Radar Station Wakefield, VA
(on/off) Help
Ad by Google
|
Cookie Policy: This webiste uses cookies to save your settings. No personal information is saved. You can disable cookies in your browser if you like but it is not recommended for this site. I do not sell cookies. Go to a bakery for that. In fact I do not sell anything. To disable cookies from L-36.com, please refer to the Help button in your browser. Privacy Policy: I do not sell or share any user data or anything else for that matter. I do not keep site logs longer than I need to to keep bad actors off the site. Basically, I delete them after looking at them. If you are subject to CCPA, Google ads on this site will not be based on your past behavior so you will likely not see an ad for a lawn mower just because you looked for one at a big box website. I do not believe this site is subject to CCPA but I am doing what I can to follow the guidelines anyway. Disclaimer: The information on this web site has not been checked for accuracy. It is for entertainment purposes only and should be independently verified before using for any other reason. There are five sources. 1) Documents and manuals from a variety of sources. These have not been checked for accuracy and in many cases have not even been read by anyone associated with L-36.com. I have no idea of they are useful or accurate, I leave that to the reader. 2) Articles others have written and submitted. If you have questions on these, please contact the author. 3) Articles that represent my personal opinions. These are intended to promote thought and for entertainment. These are not intended to be fact, they are my opinions. 4) Small programs that generate result presented on a web page. Like any computer program, these may and in some cases do have errors. Almost all of these also make simplifying assumptions so they are not totally accurate even if there are no errors. Please verify all results. 5) Weather information is from numerious of sources and is presented automatically. It is not checked for accuracy either by anyone at L-36.com or by the source which is typically the US Government. See the NOAA web site for their disclaimer. Finally, tide and current data on this site is from 2007 and 2008 data bases, which may contain even older data. Changes in harbors due to building or dredging change tides and currents and for that reason many of the locations presented are no longer supported by newer data bases. For example, there is very little tidal current data in newer data bases so current data is likely wrong to some extent. This data is NOT FOR NAVIGATION. See the XTide disclaimer for details. In addition, tide and current are influenced by storms, river flow, and other factors beyond the ability of any predictive program. |