Tropical Moisture Brings Heavy Rain to Southwest; Strong Coastal Low to Impact the East Coast

Deep tropical moisture surging into the Southwest U.S. will lead to widespread showers and thunderstorms capable of producing flash flooding the next several days. A strong coastal low will develop late Friday and is expected to bring flooding, high surf, dangerous rip currents, gusty winds and heavy rain to much of the U.S. East Coast through early next week. Read More >

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

Latest Marine Discussion:

.MARINE... High pressure to our north will bring one final day of good marine conditions with east winds around 10 to 15 knots. A coastal low begins to develop off the Southeast U.S. coast over the weekend, then tracks up the coast toward the Delmarva through the early part of next week. This is going to bring a prolonged period of hazardous marine conditions to all of the waters. A Gale Watch is in effect for all the waters Saturday evening through Sunday night. Frequent wind gusts of 35-45 knots are likely most of Sunday, with occasional gusts around 50 knots possible. Gale conditions continue Monday as winds gust near 40 knots across the Bay. Winds weaken slightly overnight Monday into Tuesday, with high end Small Craft Advisories likely. Update as of: 334 AM EDT Fri Oct 10 2025

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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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