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Marine Weather and Tides Oakton, VA Version 3.4

NOTICE 3/30/2021 -- ANZ330 has been split into ANZ331 and ANZ332. Click EDIT in Marine Forecast and select your new zone. 1/26/2021 -- The West Coast Satellite images havd been updated. They now use GEOS-17. 1/1/2021 -- The 7 day forecast are now working well. Thank you NOAA for your support.

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Sunrise 6:50AM

Sunset 7:17PM

Thursday September 16, 2021 6:34 AM EDT (10:34 UTC)

Moonrise 4:15PM

Moonset 12:47AM

Illumination 73%

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 Oakton, VA

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Area Discussion for - Baltimore, MD/Washington

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FXUS61 KLWX 160714 AFDLWX

Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 314 AM EDT Thu Sep 16 2021

SYNOPSIS. High pressure will remain anchored offshore through the weekend. Low pressure developing offshore of the Carolinas is expected to track northward offshore through the end of the week, then another area of high pressure will build in from the west.

NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/. A broad ridge remains over the western United States with a broad trough lifting across the Northeast. Bermuda high pressure is holding firm offshore while low pressure develops southeast of North Carolina. The sheared out remnants of Nicholas are drifting east-northwestward across the Southeast.

The low offshore will move generally northward. Southeasterly flow around it will continue to advect moisture into the region. The best moisture transport juxtaposed beneath modest divergence associated with a weak trailing upper jet looks to focus from central to southern Maryland west-southwestward into central Virginia. Although at least scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible just about anywhere in the region this afternoon and evening, a general focus may tend to be toward those aforementioned areas. Given weak steering flow, high humidity, and moderate instability, some thunderstorms could produce heavy rainfall resulting in isolated instances of flooding. The isolated nature of the threat precludes a watch at the moment, but much like yesterday, trends will need to be closely monitored. With a lack of stronger shear and more robust instability, the severe thunderstorm (hail/wind/tornado) risk appears very low.

Showers and thunderstorms should weaken with the loss of daytime heating this evening, followed by potential fog development (some dense) overnight amid a stagnant, late season tropical airmass.

SHORT TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/. Friday looks similar to Thursday, albeit with somewhat weaker forcing and instability. A chance for showers and a few thunderstorms will linger, but overall coverage and intensity appear to be trending downward. Saturday looks similar to Friday - even less coverage and intensity.

Temperatures will remain above normal through the first half of the weekend, especially at night given the persistent tropical airmass in place. This may also result in low clouds and fog, some of which could be dense late each night into early the following morning.

LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/. High pressure both at the surface and aloft will build overhead for Sunday, providing dry conditions for most areas along with above normal temperatures. There will be patchy fog and low clouds to start as low-level moisture remains trapped underneath the nocturnal inversion, and some fog may be dense, especially in the trapped valleys west of the Blue ridge into the VA Piedmont.

The surface high and upper-level high will shift toward the Mid- Atlantic and Northeast coast for Monday and Tuesday, and a return southeasterly flow will develop. More warm conditions for this time of year are expected, but with plenty of low-level moisture in place, this may result in some low clouds and fog during the overnight and morning hours each day.

A popup shower from limited instability cannot be ruled out Monday afternoon into Monday night, but most places should be dry since forcing will be limited and the deeper moisture plume should hold off to our south and west (around the periphery) of the high. Moisture may sneak into our western and southern areas Tuesday as the high inches offshore just a bit, but confidence in that is low at this time. Will include a slight chance for showers in those areas for this reason.

For Wednesday and Wednesday night, the upper-level high may break down a bit and shift to the east as a closed upper-level low and its associated trough move through the central portion of the CONUS. Exactly where this low closes off and tracks is still uncertain, and that will have a significant impact as to how long the upper- level high can hold on just to our east. If this system is more progressive, then shower/t-storm chances will increase as a cold front moves toward the area. However, if the system is more blocked, then high pressure will continue to bring mainly dry conditions along with above normal temperatures. Will include chance pops for Wednesday/Wednesday night given the uncertainty at this time.

AVIATION /07Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/. Low clouds and fog late each night into early the following morning (generally 06z-15z), followed by shower and thunderstorm chances in the afternoon and evening (generally 18z-00z) will be the theme the next few days. KCHO/KMRB will stand the best chance of IFR or lower conditions and possibly dense fog, while terminals east of the Blue Ridge Mountains stand the best chance of brief restrictions in showers or thunderstorms.

High pressure will build in for Sunday and Monday bringing light winds and VFR conditions for most of the time. However, patchy fog is possible during the overnight and early morning hours each day, and IFR/subIFR conditions may result. Confidence is low at this time since slightly drier air may advect in from the north.

MARINE. Generally light northeasterly flow should take over for the next couple of days. Flow may be enhanced in the vicinity of the middle Chesapeake Bay and lower tidal Potomac River Friday as low pressure offshore makes its closest approach. Otherwise, afternoon and evening shower and thunderstorm chances will be present each day (though with slightly lower chances each day) through Saturday; fog, some dense, may also develop each night and early morning.

High pressure will build near the waters for Sunday and Monday, and winds should remain below SCA criteria most of the time.

TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING. Elevated water levels continue from a southerly flow earlier, but a lighter northeast flow is expected today and this will allow for anomalies to fall.

The onshore flow may strengthen for a period Friday before turning more northerly during the weekend. Water levels may increase some for Friday into Friday night, and minor flooding is possible. However, confidence is low since the flow will likely remain north of east during this time.

LWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES. DC . None. MD . Coastal Flood Advisory until 9 AM EDT this morning for MDZ011- 014. Coastal Flood Advisory until 10 AM EDT this morning for MDZ508. VA . None. WV . None. MARINE . None.

SYNOPSIS . DHOF NEAR TERM . DHOF SHORT TERM . DHOF LONG TERM . BJL AVIATION . BJL/DHOF MARINE . BJL/DHOF TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING . BJL

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Weather Reporting Stations

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Stations	Dist	Age	Wind	Air Temp	Water Temp	Waves	Pressure	DewPt
WASD2 - 8594900 - Washington, DC	15 mi	46 min	NE 1 G 4.1	74°F	77°F		1017.3 hPa
BSLM2 - Chesapeake Bay, MD	32 mi	64 min	NNE 1	67°F			1017 hPa	67°F
NCDV2	41 mi	46 min	NNW 1.9 G 2.9	73°F	80°F		1016.8 hPa
APAM2 - 8575512 - Annapolis, MD	44 mi	46 min	N 7 G 11	73°F	80°F		1017.5 hPa
44063 - Annapolis	46 mi	40 min	N 12 G 16	71°F	78°F		1018.5 hPa
TPLM2 - Thomas Point, MD	46 mi	34 min	N 14 G 15	73°F	78°F		1018.7 hPa (+0.9)	72°F
BLTM2 - 8574680 - Baltimore, MD	47 mi	46 min	NE 8.9 G 12	71°F	78°F		1017.7 hPa
FSKM2 - 8574728 - Francis Scott Key Bridge, MD	47 mi	46 min	NNE 7 G 8.9	71°F			1018.1 hPa
FSNM2	47 mi	46 min	NNE 8 G 9.9	71°F			1018.1 hPa
CPVM2	49 mi	46 min		74°F				71°F

Wind History for Washington, DC

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Airport Reports

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Airport	Dist	Age	Wind kt	Visibility	Sky/Weather	Temp	DewPt	Humidity	Pressure
Washington/Dulles International Airport, DC, VA	10 mi	42 min	NNE 4	10.00 mi	Partly Cloudy	69°F	67°F	93%	1017.9 hPa
Fort Belvoir, VA	12 mi	38 min	NE 4	10.00 mi	Overcast	73°F	64°F	74%	1017.9 hPa
Washington/Reagan National Airport, DC, VA	14 mi	42 min	NE 4	10.00 mi	Overcast	73°F	65°F	76%	1017.9 hPa
Manassas, Manassas Regional Airport/Harry P. Davis Field, VA	16 mi	38 min	N 5	10.00 mi	Fair	70°F	67°F	90%	1018.4 hPa
Leesburg / Godfrey, VA	20 mi	39 min	N 0	10.00 mi	Partly Cloudy	68°F	68°F	100%	1019.3 hPa
Gaithersburg - Montgomery County Airport, MD	21 mi	38 min	Var 3	10.00 mi	Fair	67°F	66°F	97%	1019.7 hPa
College Park Airport, MD	21 mi	59 min	N 0	10.00 mi	Partly Cloudy	70°F	64°F	83%	1017.9 hPa
Camp Springs / Andrews Air Force Base, MD	23 mi	38 min	NE 5	10.00 mi	Fair	69°F	63°F	82%	1018 hPa

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Tide / Current Tables for Chain Bridge, D.C.

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