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Severe Weather Possible from the Central Plains to the Northeast; Building Heat in the West; Fire Weather Concerns for the Southwest

Severe thunderstorms will be possible from the central Plains to the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Monday. Hazardous heat will linger across the southern U.S. and build across the West through mid-week. Hot and dry conditions will fuel fire weather concerns for Interior Alaska and the Four Corners region through Monday. Read More >


Map of estimated Water Temperatures
List of Water Temperature observations (at bottom of page/list)

 

Latest Marine Discussion:
.MARINE... Light and variable winds are expected over the waters today. Winds turn light out of the east to northeast on Sunday. Showers and thunderstorms are expected on and off over the course of the weekend, with SMWs possible. Sub-SCA level east to southeast flow is expected Monday as high pressure builds in the region. Winds will become more southerly Tuesday before turning southwesterly mid to late weekend. SCA conditions will be tied to channeling mainly over the Chesapeake Bay Tuesday afternoon and evening, and again Wednesday afternoon and evening. This is especially true over the middle and open waters where brief SCA conditions are possible during this time. Update as of: 358 AM EDT Sat Jun 27 2026

 

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Click here for the Synopsis and text forecast.

 

[LWX marine zones]

ANZ535 ANZ536 ANZ537 ANZ530 ANZ538 ANZ531 ANZ539 ANZ532 ANZ540 ANZ533 ANZ542 ANZ534 ANZ543 ANZ541

 

 

NEW FORECAST TOOL: Experimental NWS Marine Forecast Portal

Click on any marine zone on this map to go to a detailed hour-by-hour weather forecast for the next 7 days

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Marine Forecasts for the Lower Chesapeake Bay and Eastern VA Rivers

(These forecasts are provided by the Weather Forecast Office in Wakefield, VA)

Lower Chesapeake Bay

Smith Point to Windmill Point 

Windmill Point to New Point Comfort

New Point Comfort to Little Creek

Little Creek to Cape Henry Incl. CBBT

Eastern VA Rivers

Rappahannock River (Urbanna-Windmill Pt)

York River

James River (Jamestown-James River Bridge)

James River (James River Bridge-HRBT)

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Chesapeake Marine Observations

Hourly roundup of local/marine observations (tabluar)

Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System (CBIBS)

National Data Buoy Center (select northeast region on right side)

NOAA Tides and Currents

Tide Observations

 

Chesapeake Marine Forecasts

Chesapeake Wave Height: NWPS

 

Other Marine Links

Marine and Tide Forecasts and Warnings brochure (PDF) - Updated April 2017

Legacy Local Wind-Wave Correlations for Wave Forecasting

NOAA's Rip current Information

 

Other Marine Forecasts

All Atlantic marine products from ME to FL:

Text version          Graphic version (out to 40 miles)

 

North Atlantic High Seas Forecast

Extratropical Storm Surge Forecasts