VA-NC border to Currituck Beach Light, NC out 20 nm Marine Forecast
| Today...N Winds 10 To 15 Kt With Gusts Up To 20 Kt, Becoming Ne 5 Kt Late. Seas 4 To 5 Ft, Occasionally To 7 Ft. Wave Detail: N 3 Ft At 4 Seconds And Se 3 Ft At 10 Seconds. |
| Tonight...Ne Winds 5 To 10 Kt. Seas 3 To 4 Ft, Occasionally To 6 Ft. Wave Detail: Se 3 Ft At 9 Seconds And N 2 Ft At 5 Seconds. |
| Thu...Ne Winds 5 To 10 Kt. Seas 3 To 4 Ft, Occasionally To 6 Ft. Wave Detail: Se 3 Ft At 9 Seconds And Ne 2 Ft At 5 Seconds. |
| Thu Night...E Winds 5 Kt. Seas 3 To 4 Ft, Occasionally To 6 Ft. Wave Detail: Se 3 Ft At 9 Seconds And N 1 Foot At 5 Seconds. |
| Fri...E Winds 5 Kt. Seas 3 To 4 Ft, Occasionally To 6 Ft. Wave Detail: E 4 Ft At 10 Seconds And N 1 Foot At 4 Seconds. |
| Fri Night...S Winds 5 To 10 Kt. Seas 3 To 4 Ft, Occasionally To 6 Ft. Wave Detail: E 3 Ft At 9 Seconds. |
| Sat...Sw Winds 10 Kt. Seas Around 3 Ft. |
| Sat Night...Sw Winds 10 Kt. Seas Around 3 Ft. |
| Sun...Sw Winds 10 Kt. Seas Around 3 Ft. |
| Sun Night...Sw Winds 10 To 15 Kt, Becoming Nw 15 To 20 Kt After Midnight. Seas 3 To 4 Ft, Occasionally To 6 Ft. |
| Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Wakefield VA 306am EDT Wednesday Mar 18 2026 .WHAT HAS CHANGED... No Significant changes has been made to the forecast. .KEY MESSAGES... 1) Temperatures remain below average today through Thursday morning. Another hard freeze is likely late tonight/early Thursday morning for rural inland areas. 2) Temperatures return to near seasonal averages during the day Thursday with a steady moderating trend in temperatures Friday into next weekend. Dry conditions continue late this week into next weekend outside of a minimal chance of showers Friday night. 3) A cold front crosses the Mid-Atlantic region early next week bringing a chance of showers and a return to cooler temperatures. As of 305am EDT Wednesday... KEY MESSAGE 1...Temperatures remain below average today through Thursday morning. Another hard freeze is likely late tonight/early Thursday morning for rural inland areas. High pressure is centered over the Mid-Atlantic early this morning beneath a longwave trough that covers much of the Eastern Seaboard. Mostly clear early this morning with temperatures in the upper 20s to around 30F inland, with mid/upper 30s along the coast where a light northerly wind persists. Temperatures likely drop a few degrees toward sunrise with early morning lows in the mid/upper 20s inland and lower 30s along the coast. Cool today with less wind and highs in the lower to mid 40s as high pressure over the region. Chilly again tonight. Inland rural areas will likely have another hard freeze with lows in the upper 20s (mid 20s possible in the Piedmont). Closer to and along the coast, light onshore flow will result in lows not quite a chilly and generally in the lower/mid 30s. KEY MESSAGE 2...Temperatures return to near seasonal averages during the day Thursday with a steady moderating trend in temperatures Friday into next weekend. Dry conditions continue late this week into next weekend outside of a minimal chance of showers Friday night. 00z/18 ensemble guidance continues to depict a strong upper ridge over the central CONUS late week building E by next weekend. Temperatures return to near seasonal averages Thursday/Thursday night, with a steady warming trend beginning Friday and continuing into next weekend. There is no signal for organized rainfall later this week into next weekend aside from a weak upper system that brings a chance of showers Friday night. Otherwise, dry conditions are expected to continue. KEY MESSAGE 3...A cold front crosses the Mid-Atlantic region early next week bringing a chance of showers and a return to cooler temperatures. 00z/18 EPS/GEFS depict weakening of the upper ridge early next week as a trough digs from the Great Lakes to the Northeast. This will allow a cold front to drop across the region along with a chance of showers. Below average temperatures are expected to return behind the cold front. Marine As of 220am EDT Wednesday... Key Messages: - SCAs (Small Craft Advisories) in effect for the Chesapeake Bay and coastal waters through early this morning, turning to benign conditions later this morning through the end of the week. - The next good chance of solid SCAs (Small Craft Advisories) is Sunday night-Monday following a cold frontal passage. High pressure continues to build into the area early this morning. Winds shifted to the N during the evening yesterday, bringing a small push of Cold Air Advection bringing slightly elevated winds along with it. Latest obs depict winds of 15 to 20kt in the bay and coastal waters and 10-15kt over the rivers. Seas have been under-performing slightly, but offshore buoys do suggest 5ft seas out near 20nm. Small Craft Advisories are in effect for the bay and coastal waters through later this morning. The surface high then settles to the N of the area later today. Winds become much lighter at 5-10kt and onshore. Seas fall back to 2-3ft. This pattern this persists through the remainder of the week. Next chance for elevated winds look to be over the weekend with southerly flow ahead of a front, but guidance currently keeps this sub-SCA. There is higher confidence reaching SCA (Small Craft Advisory) conditions behind the cold front during the Sunday-Monday time period. NOAA Wakefield VA Office: Watches - Warnings - Advisories MD...None. NC...None. VA...None. Marine Small Craft Advisory until 4am EDT early this morning for ANZ630>632-634. Small Craft Advisory until 10am EDT this morning for ANZ650- 652-654-656-658. |
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