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Wakefield, VA Local Forecast Office

5NM WNW Rappahannock Light VA

Marine Point Forecast

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    • Today

      Today:SSW wind 21 to 24 kt, with gusts as high as 32 kt. Mostly cloudy. Waves 3 to 4 ft.

      SSW 24kt
      3-4ft

      Small Craft Advisory
      Small Craft Advisory

    • Tonight

      Tonight:SW wind around 21 kt becoming WNW after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 kt. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear. Waves around 3 ft.

      SW 21kt
      3ft

      Small Craft Advisory
      Small Craft Advisory

    • Thursday

      Thursday:NW wind 18 to 21 kt decreasing to 14 to 17 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Waves 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft.

      NW 21kt⇓
      4ftWaves Subsiding

      Small Craft Advisory
      Small Craft Advisory

    • Thursday Night

      Thursday Night:WNW wind 10 to 15 kt. Mostly clear. Waves 2 to 3 ft.

      WNW 15kt
      2-3ft

    • Friday

      Friday:W wind 6 to 9 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. A slight chance of rain and snow between 1pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of rain after 4pm. Waves around 1 ft.

      W 9kt
      1ft

    • Friday Night

      Friday Night:WSW wind 6 to 9 kt increasing to 11 to 14 kt after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

      ⇑WSW 14kt
      1-2ft

    • Saturday

      Saturday:W wind 11 to 15 kt. Mostly sunny. Waves around 2 ft.

      W 15kt
      2ft

    • Saturday Night

      Saturday Night:WSW wind 11 to 14 kt becoming SSW after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Waves around 2 ft.

      SSW 14kt
      2ft

    • Sunday

      Sunday:W wind 15 to 18 kt becoming NW 21 to 24 kt in the afternoon. A chance of rain and snow before 1pm. Waves 2 ft building to 4 ft.

      ⇑NW 24kt
      Waves Building4ft


Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 11:55 pm EST Dec 9, 2025
Forecast Valid: 9am EST Dec 10, 2025-6pm EST Dec 16, 2025

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

Today
SSW wind 21 to 24 kt, with gusts as high as 32 kt. Mostly cloudy. Waves 3 to 4 ft.
Tonight
SW wind around 21 kt becoming WNW after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 kt. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear. Waves around 3 ft.
Thursday
NW wind 18 to 21 kt decreasing to 14 to 17 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Waves 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft.
Thursday Night
WNW wind 10 to 15 kt. Mostly clear. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
Friday
W wind 6 to 9 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. A slight chance of rain and snow between 1pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of rain after 4pm. Waves around 1 ft.
Friday Night
WSW wind 6 to 9 kt increasing to 11 to 14 kt after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
Saturday
W wind 11 to 15 kt. Mostly sunny. Waves around 2 ft.
Saturday Night
WSW wind 11 to 14 kt becoming SSW after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Waves around 2 ft.
Sunday
W wind 15 to 18 kt becoming NW 21 to 24 kt in the afternoon. A chance of rain and snow before 1pm. Waves 2 ft building to 4 ft.

*Notices:

  1. This forecast is for a single location. For safety concerns, mariners should be aware of the weather over a larger area. Forecast information for a larger area can be found within the zone forecast and the NDFD graphics.
  2. The forecast conditions at a particular point may not exceed the criteria of a Small Craft Advisory, Gale, Storm etc. These watches/warnings/advisories are issued for the entire zone in which the point resides and mariners should act accordingly.
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Point Forecast: 37.56°N 76.14°W
Last Update: 11:55 pm EST Dec 9, 2025
Forecast Valid: 9am EST Dec 10, 2025-6pm EST Dec 16, 2025
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