Melfa, Virginia
5-day forecast
As of 3:28 PM EST on March 12, 2010
Tonight...Rain. Rain may be heavy at times late this evening and overnight. Windy with lows in the lower 50s. East winds 20 to 25 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph...increasing to 50 mph after midnight. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
Saturday...Rain until late afternoon. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Showers likely late. Rain may be heavy at times early in the morning. Rain may be heavy at times early in the afternoon. Windy with highs in the lower 60s. East winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts to 45 mph...becoming southeast 10 to 15 mph with gusts to 30 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
Saturday Night...Cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening...then a chance of showers in the late evening and overnight. Lows in the mid 40s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Almanac
Key: T = Trace of precipitation; MM = data not available
Coastal Flood Warning, High Surf Advisory, Areal Flood Watch
Issued by the National Weather Service at 3:56 PM EST on March 12, 2010
... High surf advisory in effect from 10 PM this evening to 4 PM
EST Saturday...
... Coastal Flood Warning in effect from 3 am to 10 am EST
Saturday...
The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a coastal
Flood Warning... which is in effect from 3 am to 10 am EST
Saturday. A high surf advisory has also been issued. This high
surf advisory is in effect from 10 PM this evening to 4 PM EST
Saturday.
A strong easterly wind will push water toward the coast late this
evening through early Saturday morning coinciding with the next
astronomical high tide cycle early Saturday morning. Expect water
levels nearly 3 feet above normal. This will cause moderate tidal
flooding.
At Ocean City Inlet... the next high tide will occur at 5 am EST.
The water level referenced to mean lower low water is expected to
peak between 5.0 and 5.2 feet... which is an anomaly of 2.8 to 3 feet
above normal. Moderate flooding at Ocean City Inlet begins at 5.0
feet MLLW.
The strong easterly wind along the coast will generate near shore
waves of around 8 feet late tonight and Saturday.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A coastal Flood Warning means that flooding is occurring or
imminent. Coastal residents in the warned area should be alert
for rising water... and take appropriate action to protect life
and property.
A high surf advisory means that high surf will affect beaches in
the advisory area... producing rip currents and localized beach
erosion.
321 PM EST Fri Mar 12 2010
... Flood Watch remains in effect through Saturday morning...
The Flood Watch continues for
* portions of the lower Eastern Shore of Maryland and Virginia...
including the following areas... in the lower Eastern Shore of
Maryland... Dorchester... inland Worcester... Maryland beaches...
Somerset and Wicomico. In Virginia... Accomack... Amelia...
Brunswick... Caroline... Charles City... Chesapeake...
Chesterfield... Cumberland... Dinwiddie... Essex... Fluvanna...
Gloucester... Goochland... Greensville... Hanover... Henrico...
Isle of Wight... James City... King William... King And Queen...
Lancaster... Louisa... Lunenburg... Mathews... Mecklenburg...
Middlesex... New Kent... Newport News/Hampton...
Norfolk/Portsmouth... Northampton VA... Northumberland...
Nottoway... Powhatan... Prince Edward... Prince George...
Richmond... Southampton... Suffolk... Surry... Sussex... Virginia
Beach... Westmoreland and York.
* Through Saturday morning
* a strong low pressure system along the southeast coast will
gradually lift north into Virginia on Saturday. The slow moving
nature of this system... along with the deep easterly fetch of
Atlantic moisture... will bring periods of moderate to heavy rain
to the watch area tonight through Saturday morning.
* Across the watch area... 1 to 2 inches of rainfall will be
possible tonight through Saturday morning across the southern
half of Virginia... mainly along and south of i64 including the
Richmond and Norfolk Metro areas. Rainfall amounts between 2 to
3 inches can be expected across the Virginia Northern Neck and
Eastern Shore areas.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on
current forecasts.
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible
flood warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be
prepared to take action should flooding develop.
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Wind Advisory
Issued by the National Weather Service at 12:03 PM EST on March 12, 2010
... Wind Advisory remains in effect from 10 PM this evening to
6 am EST Saturday...
A Wind Advisory remains in effect from 10 PM this evening to 6 am
EST Saturday.
A low pressure system forming off the South Carolina coast today
will intensify as it moves gradually north tonight and Saturday.
At the same time... high pressure will build into the Canadian
Maritimes and northern New England. The pressure gradient created
between these two systems will create a strong east to northeast
wind overnight across the lower Virginia Eastern Shore.
Peak wind gusts are expected to average between 45 and 50 mph.
The combination of the strong wind and anticipated heavy rain will
make it easier for weak trees... tree limbs... and power lines to be
knocked down. As a result... scattered power outages are possible.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Wind Advisory is issued when sustained wind speeds are forecast
to be 31 to 39 mph... or gusts between 46 and 57 mph. Wind of
this magnitude may cause minor property damage without extra
precaution. Motorists in high profile vehicles should use caution
until the wind subsides.
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Forecast
As of 3:28 PM EST on March 12, 2010
Tonight...Rain. Rain may be heavy at times late this evening and overnight. Windy with lows in the lower 50s. East winds 20 to 25 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph...increasing to 50 mph after midnight. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
Saturday...Rain until late afternoon. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Showers likely late. Rain may be heavy at times early in the morning. Rain may be heavy at times early in the afternoon. Windy with highs in the lower 60s. East winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts to 45 mph...becoming southeast 10 to 15 mph with gusts to 30 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
Saturday Night...Cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening...then a chance of showers in the late evening and overnight. Lows in the mid 40s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
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Coastal Flood Warning, High Surf Advisory, Areal Flood Watch
Issued by the National Weather Service at 3:56 PM EST on March 12, 2010
... High surf advisory in effect from 10 PM this evening to 4 PM
EST Saturday...
... Coastal Flood Warning in effect from 3 am to 10 am EST
Saturday...
The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a coastal
Flood Warning... which is in effect from 3 am to 10 am EST
Saturday. A high surf advisory has also been issued. This high
surf advisory is in effect from 10 PM this evening to 4 PM EST
Saturday.
A strong easterly wind will push water toward the coast late this
evening through early Saturday morning coinciding with the next
astronomical high tide cycle early Saturday morning. Expect water
levels nearly 3 feet above normal. This will cause moderate tidal
flooding.
At Ocean City Inlet... the next high tide will occur at 5 am EST.
The water level referenced to mean lower low water is expected to
peak between 5.0 and 5.2 feet... which is an anomaly of 2.8 to 3 feet
above normal. Moderate flooding at Ocean City Inlet begins at 5.0
feet MLLW.
The strong easterly wind along the coast will generate near shore
waves of around 8 feet late tonight and Saturday.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A coastal Flood Warning means that flooding is occurring or
imminent. Coastal residents in the warned area should be alert
for rising water... and take appropriate action to protect life
and property.
A high surf advisory means that high surf will affect beaches in
the advisory area... producing rip currents and localized beach
erosion.
321 PM EST Fri Mar 12 2010
... Flood Watch remains in effect through Saturday morning...
The Flood Watch continues for
* portions of the lower Eastern Shore of Maryland and Virginia...
including the following areas... in the lower Eastern Shore of
Maryland... Dorchester... inland Worcester... Maryland beaches...
Somerset and Wicomico. In Virginia... Accomack... Amelia...
Brunswick... Caroline... Charles City... Chesapeake...
Chesterfield... Cumberland... Dinwiddie... Essex... Fluvanna...
Gloucester... Goochland... Greensville... Hanover... Henrico...
Isle of Wight... James City... King William... King And Queen...
Lancaster... Louisa... Lunenburg... Mathews... Mecklenburg...
Middlesex... New Kent... Newport News/Hampton...
Norfolk/Portsmouth... Northampton VA... Northumberland...
Nottoway... Powhatan... Prince Edward... Prince George...
Richmond... Southampton... Suffolk... Surry... Sussex... Virginia
Beach... Westmoreland and York.
* Through Saturday morning
* a strong low pressure system along the southeast coast will
gradually lift north into Virginia on Saturday. The slow moving
nature of this system... along with the deep easterly fetch of
Atlantic moisture... will bring periods of moderate to heavy rain
to the watch area tonight through Saturday morning.
* Across the watch area... 1 to 2 inches of rainfall will be
possible tonight through Saturday morning across the southern
half of Virginia... mainly along and south of i64 including the
Richmond and Norfolk Metro areas. Rainfall amounts between 2 to
3 inches can be expected across the Virginia Northern Neck and
Eastern Shore areas.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on
current forecasts.
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible
flood warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be
prepared to take action should flooding develop.
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Wind Advisory
Issued by the National Weather Service at 12:03 PM EST on March 12, 2010
... Wind Advisory remains in effect from 10 PM this evening to
6 am EST Saturday...
A Wind Advisory remains in effect from 10 PM this evening to 6 am
EST Saturday.
A low pressure system forming off the South Carolina coast today
will intensify as it moves gradually north tonight and Saturday.
At the same time... high pressure will build into the Canadian
Maritimes and northern New England. The pressure gradient created
between these two systems will create a strong east to northeast
wind overnight across the lower Virginia Eastern Shore.
Peak wind gusts are expected to average between 45 and 50 mph.
The combination of the strong wind and anticipated heavy rain will
make it easier for weak trees... tree limbs... and power lines to be
knocked down. As a result... scattered power outages are possible.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Wind Advisory is issued when sustained wind speeds are forecast
to be 31 to 39 mph... or gusts between 46 and 57 mph. Wind of
this magnitude may cause minor property damage without extra
precaution. Motorists in high profile vehicles should use caution
until the wind subsides.
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