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Beach Hazards Statement 5, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this beach hazards statement at Aug 12, 2014, 9:37 AM EDT for City of Virginia Beach, Virginia; Currituck County, North Carolina. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 12, 2014, 9:37 AM EDT (13:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 12, 2014, 7:23 PM EDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 12:00Z, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 161 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 135 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -11 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 882 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 61 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 97 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
657 WHUS41 KAKQ 121337 CFWAKQ COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 937 AM EDT TUE AUG 12 2014 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS... .BUILDING WAVES ALONG THE CAST ARE RESULTING IN A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. NCZ102-VAZ098-122145- /O.NEW.KAKQ.BH.S.0005.140812T1337Z-140813T0000Z/ OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-VIRGINIA BEACH- 937 AM EDT TUE AUG 12 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT FOR RIP CURRENTS * TIMING...ALL DAY TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY WITHIN A FEW HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE THIS AFTERNOON. * WAVES AND SURF...BUILDING TO 4 FT. DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK OF 4 FEET THIS AFTERNOON CAN CAUSE NECK AND SPINAL INJURIES...AFFECTING EVEN THE MOST ABLE SWIMMERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS RIP CURRENTS...LONGSHORE CURRENTS...LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND OTHER HAZARDS ARE POSSIBLE. ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A LIFE GUARD. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS && $$ FOR THE LATEST TIDE LEVEL UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=AKQ
3 follow-up statements
158
WHUS41 KAKQ 121630
CFWAKQ
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1230 PM EDT TUE AUG 12 2014
...HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS SOUTHERN COASTAL WATERS...
...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IN MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE NEAR
CHESAPEAKE BAY...
MDZ021>023-130000-
/O.NEW.KAKQ.CF.Y.0016.140813T0500Z-140814T1200Z/
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-
1230 PM EDT TUE AUG 12 2014
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 AM
EDT THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 AM
EDT THURSDAY.
* LOCATION...SOUTHERN DORCHESTER COUNTY...WESTERN WICOMICO
COUNTY...AND WESTERN SOMERSET COUNTY
* COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR FLOODING OF AREAS ADJACENT TO
CHESAPEAKE BAY...TIDAL RIVERS...AND BACK BAYS.
* TIMING...DURING HIGH TIDE CYCLE LATE TONIGHT BETWEEN 1 AM AND 8 AM.
* IMPACTS...PERSISTENT SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL PUSH WATER UP THE
CHESAPEAKE BAY TODAY INTO TONIGHT...CAUSING TIDES TO RISE AROUND
1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE MLLW. TIDES AT BISHOPS HEAD WILL CREST JUST
BELOW MINOR FLOODING THRESHOLDS AT AROUND 3.1 FEET THIS
AFTERNOON...AND THEN REACH MINOR FLOODING LEVELS OF 3.3 FEET
DURING TONIGHT'S HIGH TIDE CYCLE. CAMBRIDGE IS EXPECTED TO CREST
AROUND 3.3 FEET DURING THE HIGH TIDE CYCLES EARLY THIS EVENING
AND NEAR DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY MORNING. THESE LEVELS ARE BELOW
MINOR FLOODING THRESHOLDS BUT COULD CAUSE NUISANCE FLOODING OF
TIDAL RIVERS AND BACK BAYS DURING THIS TIME.
* OUTLOOK...TIDAL LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE ON
WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS WINDS BECOME NORTHERLY AND
START PUSHING WATER TOWARDS THE MOUTH OF CHESAPEAKE BAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS...TIDES AND
/ OR WAVE ACTION WILL COMBINE TO CREATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS
ALONG THE SHORE...AND NEAR TIDAL RIVERS AND CREEKS. BE PREPARED
FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF ROAD CLOSURES AND MINOR FLOODING OF
PROPERTIES. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE
THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.
&&
&&
ALL TIDE HEIGHTS ARE REFERENCED TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. TIME OF
HIGH TOTAL TIDE IS APPROXIMATE TO NEAREST HOUR. TOTAL TIDE
COMBINES ASTRO TIDE AND SURGE. FLOOD CATEGORY BASED ON TOTAL TIDE.
CAMBRIDGE MD
MINOR 3.5 FT, MODERATE 4.0 FT, SEVERE 4.5 FT
TOTAL ASTRO
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
---------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
12/06 PM 3.2 2.2 1.0 1-2 NONE
13/07 AM 3.3 2.4 0.9 1 NONE
13/07 PM 2.7 2.2 0.5 1 NONE
14/07 AM 2.6 2.3 0.3 1 NONE
14/08 PM 2.6 2.2 0.4 1 NONE
15/08 AM 2.4 2.1 0.3 1 NONE
:
BISHOPS HEAD MD
MINOR 3.3 FT, MODERATE 3.8 FT, SEVERE 4.3 FT
TOTAL ASTRO
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
---------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
12/03 PM 3.3 2.3 1.0 2 MINOR
13/04 AM 3.4 2.5 0.9 1 MINOR
13/04 PM 3.0 2.4 0.6 1 NONE
14/05 AM 2.8 2.4 0.4 1 NONE
14/05 PM 2.8 2.3 0.5 1 NONE
15/06 AM 2.7 2.3 0.4 1 NONE
$$
VAZ077-078-130000-
/O.NEW.KAKQ.CF.S.0005.140812T1630Z-140814T1000Z/
NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-
1230 PM EDT TUE AUG 12 2014
...NUISANCE FLOODING POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT...
* LOCATION...EASTERN LANCASTER COUNTY AND NORTHERN NORTHUMBERLAND
COUNTY.
* COASTAL FLOODING...NUISANCE FLOODING OF AREAS ADJACENT TO
CHESAPEAKE BAY...TIDAL RIVERS...AND BACK BAYS.
* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...PERSISTENT SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL PUSH WATER UP THE
CHESAPEAKE BAY TODAY INTO TONIGHT...CAUSING TIDES TO RISE AROUND
1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE MLLW. TIDES AT WINDMILL POINT AND LEWISETTA
ARE EXPECTED TO CREST AROUND 2.5 TO 2.9 FEET DURING THE HIGH
TIDE CYCLES THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. THESE LEVELS
ARE BELOW MINOR FLOODING THRESHOLDS BUT COULD CAUSE NUISANCE
FLOODING OF TIDAL RIVERS AND BACK BAYS DURING THIS TIME.
* OUTLOOK...TIDAL LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE ON
WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS WINDS BECOME NORTHERLY AND
START PUSHING WATER TOWARDS THE MOUTH OF CHESAPEAKE BAY.
$$
VAZ099-130000-
/O.NEW.KAKQ.CF.S.0005.140813T0100Z-140814T0500Z/
ACCOMACK-
1230 PM EDT TUE AUG 12 2014
...NUISANCE FLOODING POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT...
* LOCATION...EASTERN ACCOMACK COUNTY.
* COASTAL FLOODING...NUISANCE FLOODING OF AREAS ADJACENT TO THE
ATLANTIC OCEAN...TIDAL RIVERS...AND BACK BAYS.
* TIMING...TONIGHT BETWEEN 9 PM AND 1 AM.
* IMPACTS...PERSISTENT SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL PUSH WATER INTO
ATLANTIC COASTAL AREAS TONIGHT...CAUSING TIDES TO RISE AROUND
2.5 TO 4.5 FEET ABOVE MLLW. THE HIGH TIDE AT WACHAPREAGUE IS
EXPECTED TO CREST AT 5.9 FEET AROUND 11 PM TONIGHT. THESE LEVELS
ARE BELOW MINOR FLOODING THRESHOLDS BUT COULD CAUSE NUISANCE
FLOODING OF TIDAL RIVERS AND BACK BAYS DURING THIS TIME.
* OUTLOOK...TIDAL LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE ON
WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS WINDS BECOME NORTHERLY AND
START PUSHING WATER TOWARDS THE MOUTH OF CHESAPEAKE BAY.
$$
NCZ102-VAZ098-130000-
/O.CON.KAKQ.BH.S.0005.000000T0000Z-140813T0000Z/
OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-VIRGINIA BEACH-
1230 PM EDT TUE AUG 12 2014
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
* HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT FOR RIP CURRENTS
* TIMING...ALL DAY TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY WITHIN A FEW HOURS
EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE THIS AFTERNOON.
* WAVES AND SURF...BUILDING TO 4 FT. DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK OF 4
FEET THIS AFTERNOON CAN CAUSE NECK AND SPINAL INJURIES...
AFFECTING EVEN THE MOST ABLE SWIMMERS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS RIP
CURRENTS...LONGSHORE CURRENTS...LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND OTHER
HAZARDS ARE POSSIBLE. ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A LIFE GUARD. CAUTION
SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER.
PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS
&&
$$
FOR THE LATEST TIDE LEVEL UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT
HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=AKQ640
WHUS41 KAKQ 122217
CFWAKQ
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
617 PM EDT TUE AUG 12 2014
...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IN MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE NEAR
CHESAPEAKE BAY...
...HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS SOUTHERN COASTAL WATERS THROUGH 8 PM
TONIGHT...
...HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS NORTHERN COASTAL WATERS WEDNESDAY...
MDZ021>023-130630-
/O.CON.KAKQ.CF.Y.0016.140813T0500Z-140814T1200Z/
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-
617 PM EDT TUE AUG 12 2014
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY
TO 8 AM EDT THURSDAY...
* LOCATION...SOUTHERN DORCHESTER COUNTY...WESTERN WICOMICO
COUNTY...AND WESTERN SOMERSET COUNTY
* COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR FLOODING OF AREAS DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO
CHESAPEAKE BAY...INCLUDING TIDAL RIVERS AND BACK BAYS.
* TIMING...DURING HIGH TIDE CYCLE LATE TONIGHT BETWEEN 1 AM AND
8 AM.
* IMPACTS...PERSISTENT SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL PUSH WATER UP
CHESAPEAKE BAY TONIGHT...CAUSING TIDES TO RISE AROUND 1 TO 2
FEET ABOVE MLLW. THIS AFTERNOON'S HIGH TIDE AT BISHOPS HEAD
REACHED 3.4 FEET AND IS EXPECTED TO REACH 3.4 FEET DURING HIGH
TIDE AT 345 AM LATE TONIGHT. CAMBRIDGE IS EXPECTED TO CREST
AROUND 3.4 FEET DURING THE CURRENT HIGH TIDE CYCLE THIS
EVENING...AND 3.3 FEET NEAR DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY MORNING. THESE
LEVELS ARE JUST BELOW MINOR FLOODING THRESHOLDS BUT COULD CAUSE
NUISANCE FLOODING ADJACENT TO CHESAPEAKE BAY...INCLUDING TIDAL
RIVERS AND BACK BAYS DURING THIS TIMEFRAME.
* OUTLOOK...TIDAL LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE ON
WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS WINDS BECOME NORTHERLY AND
START PUSHING WATER TOWARDS THE MOUTH OF CHESAPEAKE BAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS...TIDES AND
/ OR WAVE ACTION WILL COMBINE TO CREATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS
ALONG THE SHORE...AND NEAR TIDAL RIVERS AND CREEKS. BE PREPARED
FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF ROAD CLOSURES AND MINOR FLOODING OF
PROPERTIES. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE
THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.
&&
&&
ALL TIDE HEIGHTS ARE REFERENCED TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER.
TIME OF HIGH TOTAL TIDE IS APPROXIMATE TO NEAREST HOUR.
TOTAL TIDE COMBINES ASTRO TIDE AND SURGE.
FLOOD CATEGORY BASED ON TOTAL TIDE.
CAMBRIDGE MD
MINOR 3.5 FT, MODERATE 4.0 FT, SEVERE 4.5 FT
TOTAL ASTRO
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
---------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
12/06 PM 3.4 2.2 1.2 2 NONE
13/07 AM 3.3 2.4 0.9 1 NONE
13/07 PM 2.7 2.2 0.5 1 NONE
14/07 AM 2.6 2.3 0.3 1-2 NONE
14/08 PM 2.6 2.2 0.4 1 NONE
15/08 AM 2.4 2.1 0.3 1 NONE
:
BISHOPS HEAD MD
MINOR 3.3 FT, MODERATE 3.8 FT, SEVERE 4.3 FT
TOTAL ASTRO
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
---------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
12/05 PM 3.2 2.1 1.1 2-3 NONE
13/04 AM 3.5 2.5 1.0 1 MINOR
13/04 PM 3.0 2.4 0.6 1 NONE
14/05 AM 2.8 2.4 0.4 1-2 NONE
14/05 PM 2.8 2.3 0.5 1 NONE
15/06 AM 2.7 2.3 0.4 1 NONE
$$
VAZ099-130630-
/O.NEW.KAKQ.BH.S.0006.140813T1200Z-140814T0000Z/
/O.CON.KAKQ.CF.S.0005.140813T0100Z-140814T0500Z/
ACCOMACK-
617 PM EDT TUE AUG 12 2014
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...
...NUISANCE FLOODING POSSIBLE TONIGHT...
...HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS ON WEDNESDAY...
* LOCATION...EASTERN ACCOMACK COUNTY.
* HAZARDS...NUISANCE FLOODING OF AREAS ADJACENT TO THE ATLANTIC
OCEAN...INCLUDING TIDAL RIVERS AND BACK BAYS. IN
ADDITION...THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS ON WEDNESDAY.
* TIMING...NUISANCE FLOODING TONIGHT BETWEEN 9 PM AND 1 AM. HIGH
RIP CURRENT RISK ON WEDNESDAY...ESPECIALLY WITHIN A FEW HOURS OF
THE LOW TIDE CYCLE.
* WAVES AND SURF...2 TO 3 FEET.
* IMPACTS...PERSISTENT SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL PUSH WATER INTO AREAS
ADJACENT TO THE ATLANTIC OCEAN TONIGHT...CAUSING TIDES TO RISE
AROUND 2.5 TO 4.5 FEET ABOVE MLLW. THE HIGH TIDE AT WACHAPREAGUE
IS EXPECTED TO CREST AT 6.3 FEET AROUND 11 PM TONIGHT. THESE
LEVELS ARE BELOW MINOR FLOODING THRESHOLDS BUT COULD CAUSE
NUISANCE FLOODING TO AREAS ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST...INCLUDING
TIDAL RIVERS AND BACK BAYS DURING THIS TIMEFRAME.
* OUTLOOK...TIDAL LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE ON
WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS WINDS BECOME NORTHERLY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS RIP
CURRENTS...LONGSHORE CURRENTS...LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND OTHER
HAZARDS ARE POSSIBLE. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE
WATER.
PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS
&&
$$
MDZ025-130630-
/O.NEW.KAKQ.BH.S.0006.140813T1200Z-140814T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KAKQ.CF.S.0005.140813T0000Z-140813T0400Z/
MARYLAND BEACHES-
617 PM EDT TUE AUG 12 2014
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...
...NUISANCE FLOODING POSSIBLE TONIGHT...
...HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS ON WEDNESDAY...
* LOCATION...EASTERN WORCESTER COUNTY...INCLUDING THE MARYLAND
BEACHES.
* HAZARDS...NUISANCE FLOODING OF AREAS ADJACENT TO THE ATLANTIC
OCEAN...INCLUDING TIDAL RIVERS AND BACK BAYS. IN
ADDITION...THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS ON WEDNESDAY.
* TIMING...NUISANCE FLOODING TONIGHT BETWEEN 8 PM AND 12 AM. HIGH
RIP CURRENT RISK ON WEDNESDAY...ESPECIALLY WITHIN A FEW HOURS OF
THE LOW TIDE CYCLE.
* WAVES AND SURF...2 TO 3 FEET.
* IMPACTS...PERSISTENT SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL PUSH WATER INTO AREAS
ADJACENT TO THE ATLANTIC OCEAN TONIGHT...CAUSING TIDES TO RISE
AROUND 1.5 FEET ABOVE MLLW. THE HIGH TIDE AT OCEAN CITY INLET IS
EXPECTED TO CREST AT 3.9 FEET AROUND 10 PM TONIGHT. THESE LEVELS
ARE BELOW MINOR FLOODING THRESHOLDS BUT COULD CAUSE NUISANCE
FLOODING TO AREAS ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST...INCLUDING TIDAL
RIVERS AND BACK BAYS DURING THIS TIMEFRAME.
* OUTLOOK...TIDAL LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE ON
WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS WINDS BECOME NORTHERLY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS RIP
CURRENTS...LONGSHORE CURRENTS...LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND OTHER
HAZARDS ARE POSSIBLE. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE
WATER.
PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS
&&
$$
VAZ100-130630-
/O.NEW.KAKQ.BH.S.0006.140813T1200Z-140814T0000Z/
NORTHAMPTON VA-
617 PM EDT TUE AUG 12 2014
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A BEACH
HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* HAZARDS...HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS.
* TIMING...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK ON WEDNESDAY...ESPECIALLY WITHIN
A FEW HOURS OF THE LOW TIDE CYCLE.
* WAVES AND SURF...2 TO 3 FEET.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS RIP
CURRENTS...LONGSHORE CURRENTS...LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND OTHER
HAZARDS ARE POSSIBLE. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE
WATER.
PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS
&&
$$
MDZ024-130400-
/O.EXB.KAKQ.CF.S.0005.140813T0000Z-140813T0400Z/
INLAND WORCESTER-
617 PM EDT TUE AUG 12 2014
...NUISANCE FLOODING POSSIBLE TONIGHT...
* LOCATION...INLAND WORCESTER COUNTY.
* HAZARDS...NUISANCE FLOODING OF AREAS ADJACENT TO THE ATLANTIC
OCEAN...INCLUDING TIDAL RIVERS AND BACK BAYS.
* TIMING...NUISANCE FLOODING TONIGHT BETWEEN 8 PM AND 12 AM.
* IMPACTS...PERSISTENT SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL PUSH WATER INTO AREAS
ADJACENT TO THE ATLANTIC OCEAN TONIGHT...CAUSING TIDES TO RISE
AROUND 1.5 FEET ABOVE MLLW. THE HIGH TIDE AT OCEAN CITY INLET IS
EXPECTED TO CREST AT 3.9 FEET AROUND 10 PM TONIGHT. THESE LEVELS
ARE BELOW MINOR FLOODING THRESHOLDS BUT COULD CAUSE NUISANCE
FLOODING TO AREAS ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST...INCLUDING TIDAL
RIVERS AND BACK BAYS DURING THIS TIMEFRAME.
* OUTLOOK...TIDAL LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE ON
WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS WINDS BECOME NORTHERLY.
$$
VAZ077-078-130630-
/O.CON.KAKQ.CF.S.0005.000000T0000Z-140814T1000Z/
NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-
617 PM EDT TUE AUG 12 2014
...NUISANCE FLOODING POSSIBLE TONIGHT...
* LOCATION...EASTERN LANCASTER COUNTY AND NORTHERN
NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY.
* COASTAL FLOODING...NUISANCE FLOODING OF AREAS ADJACENT TO
CHESAPEAKE BAY...INCLUDING TIDAL RIVERS AND BACK BAYS.
* TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH 6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...PERSISTENT SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL PUSH WATER UP THE
CHESAPEAKE BAY TONIGHT...CAUSING TIDES TO RISE AROUND 1 TO 2
FEET ABOVE MLLW. TIDES AT WINDMILL POINT AND LEWISETTA ARE
EXPECTED TO CREST AROUND 2.5 TO 2.9 FEET DURING THE HIGH TIDE
CYCLE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. THESE LEVELS ARE BELOW MINOR FLOODING
THRESHOLDS BUT COULD CAUSE NUISANCE FLOODING OF TIDAL RIVERS AND
BACK BAYS DURING THIS TIME.
* OUTLOOK...TIDAL LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE ON
WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS WINDS BECOME NORTHERLY AND
START PUSHING WATER TOWARDS THE MOUTH OF CHESAPEAKE BAY.
$$
NCZ102-VAZ098-130000-
/O.CON.KAKQ.BH.S.0005.000000T0000Z-140813T0000Z/
OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-VIRGINIA BEACH-
617 PM EDT TUE AUG 12 2014
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
* HAZARDS...HIGH THREAT FOR RIP CURRENTS
* TIMING...ALL DAY TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY WITHIN A FEW HOURS
EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE THIS AFTERNOON.
* WAVES AND SURF...BUILDING TO 4 FT. DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK OF 4
FEET THIS AFTERNOON CAN CAUSE NECK AND SPINAL INJURIES...
AFFECTING EVEN THE MOST ABLE SWIMMERS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS RIP
CURRENTS...LONGSHORE CURRENTS...LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND OTHER
HAZARDS ARE POSSIBLE. ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A LIFE GUARD. CAUTION
SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER.
PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS
&&
$$
FOR THE LATEST TIDE LEVEL UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT
HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=AKQ879
WHUS41 KAKQ 122323 AAA
CFWAKQ
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
723 PM EDT TUE AUG 12 2014
...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IN MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE NEAR
CHESAPEAKE BAY...
...HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS NORTHERN COASTAL WATERS WEDNESDAY...
NCZ102-VAZ098-130030-
/O.CAN.KAKQ.BH.S.0005.000000T0000Z-140813T0000Z/
OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-VIRGINIA BEACH-
723 PM EDT TUE AUG 12 2014
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS CANCELLED THE BEACH
HAZARDS STATEMENT.
$$
MDZ021>023-130730-
/O.CON.KAKQ.CF.Y.0016.140813T0500Z-140814T1200Z/
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-
723 PM EDT TUE AUG 12 2014
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY
TO 8 AM EDT THURSDAY...
* LOCATION...SOUTHERN DORCHESTER COUNTY...WESTERN WICOMICO
COUNTY...AND WESTERN SOMERSET COUNTY
* COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR FLOODING OF AREAS DIRECTLY ADJACENT
TO CHESAPEAKE BAY...INCLUDING TIDAL RIVERS AND BACK BAYS.
* TIMING...DURING HIGH TIDE CYCLE LATE TONIGHT BETWEEN 1 AM AND
8 AM.
* IMPACTS...PERSISTENT SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL PUSH WATER UP
CHESAPEAKE BAY TONIGHT...CAUSING TIDES TO RISE AROUND 1 TO 2
FEET ABOVE MLLW. THIS AFTERNOON'S HIGH TIDE AT BISHOPS HEAD
REACHED 3.4 FEET AND IS EXPECTED TO REACH 3.4 FEET DURING HIGH
TIDE AT 345 AM LATE TONIGHT. CAMBRIDGE IS EXPECTED TO CREST
AROUND 3.4 FEET DURING THE CURRENT HIGH TIDE CYCLE THIS
EVENING...AND 3.3 FEET NEAR DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY MORNING. THESE
LEVELS ARE JUST BELOW MINOR FLOODING THRESHOLDS BUT COULD
CAUSE NUISANCE FLOODING ADJACENT TO CHESAPEAKE BAY...INCLUDING
TIDAL RIVERS AND BACK BAYS DURING THIS TIMEFRAME.
* OUTLOOK...TIDAL LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE ON
WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS WINDS BECOME NORTHERLY AND
START PUSHING WATER TOWARDS THE MOUTH OF CHESAPEAKE BAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS...TIDES AND
/ OR WAVE ACTION WILL COMBINE TO CREATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS
ALONG THE SHORE...AND NEAR TIDAL RIVERS AND CREEKS. BE PREPARED
FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF ROAD CLOSURES AND MINOR FLOODING OF
PROPERTIES. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE
THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.
&&
&&
ALL TIDE HEIGHTS ARE REFERENCED TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER.
TIME OF HIGH TOTAL TIDE IS APPROXIMATE TO NEAREST HOUR.
TOTAL TIDE COMBINES ASTRO TIDE AND SURGE.
FLOOD CATEGORY BASED ON TOTAL TIDE.
CAMBRIDGE MD
MINOR 3.5 FT, MODERATE 4.0 FT, SEVERE 4.5 FT
TOTAL ASTRO
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
---------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
12/06 PM 3.4 2.2 1.2 2 NONE
13/07 AM 3.3 2.4 0.9 1 NONE
13/07 PM 2.7 2.2 0.5 1 NONE
14/07 AM 2.6 2.3 0.3 1-2 NONE
14/08 PM 2.6 2.2 0.4 1 NONE
15/08 AM 2.4 2.1 0.3 1 NONE
:
BISHOPS HEAD MD
MINOR 3.3 FT, MODERATE 3.8 FT, SEVERE 4.3 FT
TOTAL ASTRO
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE SURGE WAVES FLOOD
/FT/ /FT/ /FT/ /FT/ CATEGORY
---------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ----------
12/05 PM 3.2 2.1 1.1 2-3 NONE
13/04 AM 3.5 2.5 1.0 1 MINOR
13/04 PM 3.0 2.4 0.6 1 NONE
14/05 AM 2.8 2.4 0.4 1-2 NONE
14/05 PM 2.8 2.3 0.5 1 NONE
15/06 AM 2.7 2.3 0.4 1 NONE
$$
VAZ099-130730-
/O.CON.KAKQ.CF.S.0005.140813T0100Z-140814T0500Z/
/O.CON.KAKQ.BH.S.0006.140813T1200Z-140814T0000Z/
ACCOMACK-
723 PM EDT TUE AUG 12 2014
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...
...HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS ON WEDNESDAY...
* LOCATION...EASTERN ACCOMACK COUNTY.
* HAZARDS...NUISANCE FLOODING OF AREAS ADJACENT TO THE ATLANTIC
OCEAN...INCLUDING TIDAL RIVERS AND BACK BAYS. IN ADDITION...
THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS ON WEDNESDAY.
* TIMING...NUISANCE FLOODING TONIGHT BETWEEN 9 PM AND 1 AM. HIGH
RIP CURRENT RISK ON WEDNESDAY...ESPECIALLY WITHIN A FEW HOURS
OF THE LOW TIDE CYCLE.
* WAVES AND SURF...2 TO 3 FEET.
* IMPACTS...PERSISTENT SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL PUSH WATER INTO
AREAS ADJACENT TO THE ATLANTIC OCEAN TONIGHT...CAUSING TIDES
TO RISE AROUND 2.5 TO 4.5 FEET ABOVE MLLW. THE HIGH TIDE AT
WACHAPREAGUE IS EXPECTED TO CREST AT 6.3 FEET AROUND 11 PM
TONIGHT. THESE LEVELS ARE BELOW MINOR FLOODING THRESHOLDS BUT
COULD CAUSE NUISANCE FLOODING TO AREAS ALONG THE ATLANTIC
COAST...INCLUDING TIDAL RIVERS AND BACK BAYS DURING THIS
TIMEFRAME.
* OUTLOOK...TIDAL LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE ON
WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS WINDS BECOME NORTHERLY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS RIP
CURRENTS...LONGSHORE CURRENTS...LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND OTHER
HAZARDS ARE POSSIBLE. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE
WATER.
PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS
&&
$$
MDZ025-130730-
/O.CON.KAKQ.CF.S.0005.140813T0000Z-140813T0400Z/
/O.CON.KAKQ.BH.S.0006.140813T1200Z-140814T0000Z/
MARYLAND BEACHES-
723 PM EDT TUE AUG 12 2014
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...
...HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS ON WEDNESDAY...
* LOCATION...EASTERN WORCESTER COUNTY...INCLUDING THE MARYLAND
BEACHES.
* HAZARDS...NUISANCE FLOODING OF AREAS ADJACENT TO THE ATLANTIC
OCEAN...INCLUDING TIDAL RIVERS AND BACK BAYS. IN ADDITION...
THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS ON WEDNESDAY.
* TIMING...NUISANCE FLOODING TONIGHT BETWEEN 8 PM AND 12 AM.
HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK ON WEDNESDAY...ESPECIALLY WITHIN A FEW
HOURS OF THE LOW TIDE CYCLE.
* WAVES AND SURF...2 TO 3 FEET.
* IMPACTS...PERSISTENT SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL PUSH WATER INTO
AREAS ADJACENT TO THE ATLANTIC OCEAN TONIGHT...CAUSING TIDES
TO RISE AROUND 1.5 FEET ABOVE MLLW. THE HIGH TIDE AT OCEAN
CITY INLET IS EXPECTED TO CREST AT 3.9 FEET AROUND 10 PM
TONIGHT. THESE LEVELS ARE BELOW MINOR FLOODING THRESHOLDS BUT
COULD CAUSE NUISANCE FLOODING TO AREAS ALONG THE ATLANTIC
COAST...INCLUDING TIDAL RIVERS AND BACK BAYS DURING THIS
TIMEFRAME.
* OUTLOOK...TIDAL LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE ON
WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS WINDS BECOME NORTHERLY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS RIP
CURRENTS...LONGSHORE CURRENTS...LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND OTHER
HAZARDS ARE POSSIBLE. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE
WATER.
PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS
&&
$$
VAZ077-078-130730-
/O.CON.KAKQ.CF.S.0005.000000T0000Z-140814T1000Z/
NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-
723 PM EDT TUE AUG 12 2014
...NUISANCE FLOODING POSSIBLE TONIGHT...
* LOCATION...EASTERN LANCASTER COUNTY AND NORTHERN
NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY.
* COASTAL FLOODING...NUISANCE FLOODING OF AREAS ADJACENT TO
CHESAPEAKE BAY...INCLUDING TIDAL RIVERS AND BACK BAYS.
* TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH 6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...PERSISTENT SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL PUSH WATER UP THE
CHESAPEAKE BAY TONIGHT...CAUSING TIDES TO RISE AROUND 1 TO 2
FEET ABOVE MLLW. TIDES AT WINDMILL POINT AND LEWISETTA ARE
EXPECTED TO CREST AROUND 2.5 TO 2.9 FEET DURING THE HIGH TIDE
CYCLE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. THESE LEVELS ARE BELOW MINOR FLOODING
THRESHOLDS BUT COULD CAUSE NUISANCE FLOODING OF TIDAL RIVERS
AND BACK BAYS DURING THIS TIME.
* OUTLOOK...TIDAL LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE ON
WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS WINDS BECOME NORTHERLY AND
START PUSHING WATER TOWARDS THE MOUTH OF CHESAPEAKE BAY.
$$
MDZ024-130400-
/O.CON.KAKQ.CF.S.0005.140813T0000Z-140813T0400Z/
INLAND WORCESTER-
723 PM EDT TUE AUG 12 2014
...NUISANCE FLOODING POSSIBLE THIS EVENING...
* LOCATION...INLAND WORCESTER COUNTY.
* HAZARDS...NUISANCE FLOODING OF AREAS ADJACENT TO THE ATLANTIC
OCEAN...INCLUDING TIDAL RIVERS AND BACK BAYS.
* TIMING...NUISANCE FLOODING TONIGHT BETWEEN 8 PM AND 12 AM.
* IMPACTS...PERSISTENT SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL PUSH WATER INTO
AREAS ADJACENT TO THE ATLANTIC OCEAN TONIGHT...CAUSING TIDES
TO RISE AROUND 1.5 FEET ABOVE MLLW. THE HIGH TIDE AT OCEAN
CITY INLET IS EXPECTED TO CREST AT 3.9 FEET AROUND 10 PM
TONIGHT. THESE LEVELS ARE BELOW MINOR FLOODING THRESHOLDS BUT
COULD CAUSE NUISANCE FLOODING TO AREAS ALONG THE ATLANTIC
COAST...INCLUDING TIDAL RIVERS AND BACK BAYS DURING THIS
TIMEFRAME.
* OUTLOOK...TIDAL LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE ON
WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS WINDS BECOME NORTHERLY.
$$
VAZ100-130730-
/O.CON.KAKQ.BH.S.0006.140813T1200Z-140814T0000Z/
NORTHAMPTON VA-
723 PM EDT TUE AUG 12 2014
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...
...HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS ON WEDNESDAY...
* HAZARDS...HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS.
* TIMING...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK ON WEDNESDAY...ESPECIALLY
WITHIN A FEW HOURS OF THE LOW TIDE CYCLE.
* WAVES AND SURF...2 TO 3 FEET.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS RIP
CURRENTS...LONGSHORE CURRENTS...LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND OTHER
HAZARDS ARE POSSIBLE. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE
WATER.
PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS
&&
$$
FOR THE LATEST TIDE LEVEL UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT
HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=AKQWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this beach hazards statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Wakefield, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this beach hazards statement went out at Aug 12, 7:24 AM EDT, 2 hours 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 12, 7:24 AM EDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
724 AM EDT TUE AUG 12 2014
.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER NEW ENGLAND WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE FARTHER OFFSHORE
EARLY TODAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THE COLD
FRONT CROSSES THE LOCAL AREA LATER TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.
HIGHS PRESSURE BUILDS BACK INTO THE REGION WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
INTO FRIDAY AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES
AND NEW ENGLAND.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
LATEST ANALYSIS CONTINUES TO REVEAL SFC HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE NEW
ENGLAND COAST...WITH 2 SEPARATE AREAS OF LOW PRESSURE...ONE OVER
THE GREAT LAKES AND A SECONDARY SYSTEM ALONG/OFF THE SE NC COAST.
WV SATELLITE SHOWING A STRONG SHORTWAVE OVER IL/IN...WHICH IS EXPECTED
TO PUSH ESE LATER TODAY AS THE UPPER TROUGH AMPLIFIES DUE TO
DOWNSTREAM RIDGING ALOFT ALONG/OFF THE EAST COAST. BULK OF PRECIP
THUS FAR HAS BEEN CONFINED TO THE FAR W/NW COUNTIES ALTHOUGH SOME
VERY LIGHT AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN RECORDED INTO RIC METRO AND INTERIOR
SE VA.
GFS/NAM IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE WITH THE EVOLUTION OF
THE SFC LOW OFF THE SE COAST GRADUALLY BECOMING ENGULFED BY THE
LARGER SCALE SFC LOW OVER THE GREAT LAKES AND INTO ONTARIO CANADA
LATER THIS AFTN/TONIGHT AS TROUGH ALOFT AMPLIFIES AND SW FLOW
ALOFT INCREASES. THIS SHOULD PUSH A WEAK WARM FRONTAL BOUNDARY
THROUGH SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF OF THE CWA LATER THIS MORNING INTO
EARLY AFTN...AND TO NE SECTIONS EARLY THIS EVENING. WHILE
INSTABILITY WILL BE LIMITED ALONG AND TO THE N/NE OF THE BOUNDARY
(GENLY 500 J/KG OR LESS THROUGH LATE AFTN)...SHEAR (ESPECIALLY
DIRECTIONAL SHEAR) WILL BE ON THE INCREASE WITH 0-6KM VALUES
APPROACHING 30-35 KT PER THE GFS AND 25-30 KT ON THE NAM. GIVEN
DEW PTS IN THE UPPER 60S/LOWER 70S...AND LOW LCL'S...WILL NEED TO
MONITOR CLOSELY FOR STORMS FIRING ALONG THE BOUNDARY AS IT
ADVANCES NE THIS AFTN/EVENING. THIS WILL BE ESPECIALLY TRUE IF ANY
BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS DEVELOP IN THE VICINITY OF THE BOUNDARY. SPC
HAS PLACED APPROXIMATELY THE NE/E 1/2 OF THE CWA INTO SLIGHT RISK
FOR SEVERE WX THIS AFTN/EVENING. WHILE DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE
PRIMARY THREAT...THERE IS ALSO AT LEAST SOME RISK FOR AN ISOLATED
SPIN-UP TORNADO AFFECTING MAINLY AREAS IN THE QUADRANT N/NE OF
I-64 AND TO THE E OF I-95. THIS IS WHERE SHEAR WILL REMAIN HIGHEST
THROUGH THE AFTN/EARLY EVENING COINCIDING WITH PEAK HEATING. FOR
AREAS FARTHER SOUTH AND WEST...SHEAR WILL BE A BIT LOWER BUT
INSTABILITY RISES TO 1000-1500 J/KG SEVERAL HRS EARLIER SO A FEW
STRONG TO MARGINALLY SEVERE STORMS CAN'T BE RULED OUT. IN
ADDITION...IF MODELS ARE TOO FAST AT ADVANCING THE BOUNDARY TO THE
NE...SEVERE THREAT COULD END UP BEING A CONCERN FARTHER SOUTH AND
WEST THAN THE CURRENT SLIGHT RISK AREA. HIGHS TODAY WILL GENLY BE
WARMEST IN SOUTHERN/SOUTHEAST VA/NE NC THAT HAS GREATEST CHC TO
GET INTO THE TRUE WARM SECTOR...WITH MID- UPPER 80S EXPECTED.
LOOKS TO STAY SOMEWHAT COOLER N/W AS LOW LEVEL WEDGE IS SLOW TO
RETREAT KEEPING THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND LOW
CLOUDS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. HAVE GENLY GONE W/ HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S/LOWER 80S ON THE ERN SHORE AND AREAS N/W OF RICHMOND.
PRECIP BEGINS TO TAPER OFF WEST TO EAST LATE TONIGHT AS THE COLD
FRONT PUSHES INTO/THRU THE REGION. WILL HOLD ONTO LIKELY POPS OVER
THE NORTHERN NECK/EASTERN SHORE WELL AFTER MIDNIGHT AS THE TROUGH
AXIS PUSHES THRU THE REGION...TAPERING OFF TO SLIGHT TO LOW CHC
POPS (~20-30%) ACROSS THE PIEDMONT AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE SKY MAY ACTUALLY
BEGIN TO CLEAR ACROSS THE PIEDMONT PRIOR TO DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S EAST TO THE UPPER 60S WEST OF I-95.
&&
.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
FRONT WILL RESIDE OFFSHORE BY 12Z/WED...ALTHOUGH BUFKIT SOUNDINGS
DEPICT SOME LINGERING MOISTURE ALONG THE COAST SO WILL MAINTAIN
SOME LOW CHC POPS/MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES THROUGH LATE MORNING THERE
(GENLY BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR FARTHER WEST). A WNW DOWNSLOPE FLOW
WILL PROMOTE DEEP MIXING AND WITH SKIES BECOMING PARTLY TO MOSTLY
SUNNY HAVE BUMPED HIGH TEMPS INTO THE UPPER 80S FOR MOST OF THE
CWA...DEW PTS MIX OUT INTO THE UPPER 50S/AROUND 60 F ALONG/WEST
OF I-95 SO OVERALL IT WILL BE FAIRLY PLEASANT. MOSTLY CLEAR/COOLER
AND DRIER WED NIGHT W/ LOWS INTO THE UPPER 50S WEST OF I-95...MAINLY
IN THE 60S ELSEWHERE (AROUND 70 F NC OUTER BANKS). ON THU...LIGHT AM
FLOW VEERS AROUND TO THE W/SW LATER IN THE DAY AS SHORTWAVE ENERGY
ROUNDS THE BASE OF AN ANOMALOUSLY DEEP UPPER TROUGH CENTERED OVER
QUEBEC. THIS SHOULD HELP HIGHS REACH 80-85 F UNDER MOSTLY SUNNY
SKIES WITH DRY AIR AND DEW PTS MIXING INTO THE 50S.
&&
.LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
DRYING WLY FLOW ALOFT AND SFC HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION WILL
KEEP CONDITIONS COOL AND DRY FROM THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH THE
UPCOMING WEEKEND. DEWPOINTS IN THE MID 50S TO MID 60S AND HIGH TEMPS
GENERALLY IN THE 80S WILL MAKE FOR PLEASANT DAYS. THINGS COOL OFF
NICELY AT NIGHT AS WELL WITH LOWS GENERALLY IN THE 60S...EXCEPT
UPPER 50S IN THE PIEDMONT THU/FRI NIGHTS.
MAIN AREA OF SFC HIGH PRESSURE SLIDES OFF THE COAST FRIDAY NIGHT
WITH SLIGHTLY WEAKER HIGH PRESSURE RESIDING OVER THE MAINLAND. THIS
WILL ALLOW MOISTURE FROM THE ATLANTIC OCEAN TO BE PULLED UP ALONG
THE CAROLINA COAST INTO THE MID ATLANTIC REGION. GFS AND ECMWF MODEL
SOLUTIONS BOTH TRY TO BRING COASTAL SHOWERS INTO NE NC/FAR SE VA
DURING SAT/SUN AFTNS. THE ECMWF IS STILL RATHER DRY WITH THIS
SCENARIO BY GENERATING VERY LIGHT AMTS OF QPF...WHILE THE GFS IS
MORE AGGRESSIVE WITH QPF BULLSEYES. PREFER TO LEAN TWD THE ECMWF
ESPECIALLY SINCE IT HAS PROVEN TO BE MORE CONSISTENT FROM RUN TO
RUN IN THE EXTENDED PERIODS LATELY AND VERIFIED BETTER OVER THE
PAST WEEKEND IN REGARD TO PRECIPITATION PLACEMENT.
&&
.AVIATION /12Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
A SLOW MOVING TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT LAKES AND OHIO
VALLEY CONTINUES TO PUSH WARM AND MOIST AIR INTO THE MID ATLANTIC
STATES THIS MORNING. BUT WITH BEST FORCING NORTH AND WEST OF THE
AREA...HAVE SEEN VERY LITTLE IN THE WAY OF PRECIPITATION ACROSS ERN
PORTIONS OF THE CWA DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. HOWEVER MODELS DO
SHOW LIFT BECOMING MORE ORGANIZED AS UPPER TROUGH APPROACHES TODAY.
SO HAVE ADDED SOME MVFR CONDITIONS WITH THE BANDS OF SHOWERS THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE CHANCES FOR RAIN WILL LINGER LONGER AT
SBY...BUT EXPECTING MAINLY MVFR CONDITIONS IN THE SHOWERS...ALTHOUGH
A BRIEF PERIOD OF IFR CONDITIONS IS POSSIBLE.
BY EVENING...THE SFC LOW WILL BEGIN LIFT NE AWAY FROM THE
REGION...TAKING ANY LINGERING SHOWERS WITH IT...BUT THE LOW LEVELS
WILL STILL HAVE ABUNDANT MOISTURE AROUND SO COULD SEE EITHER SOME
STRATUS OR FOG POTENTIAL AS WINDS ARE LIGHT IN ADVANCE OF THE COLD
FRONT ARRIVING TOWARD 12Z. AT THIS POINT HAVE LEANED TOWARD THE FOG
ASPECT AND HAVE ADDED MVFR LEVEL FOG FOR MOST AREAS EXCEPT ORF
OVERNIGHT.
ONCE THE COLD FRONT CLEARS ON WEDNESDAY...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
INTO THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY WHICH WILL BRING A RETURN TO W/NW
WINDS... DRIER WEATHER...AND VFR CONDITIONS.
&&
.MARINE...
TO BEGIN THE FORECAST PERIOD...WINDS AND SEAS REMAIN BELOW SCA
LEVELS WITH MOST WINDS LESS THAN 15 KT ACROSS THE REGION AND SEAS
ARE JUST BEGINNING TO INCREASE OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NC TO
AROUND 4 FT NEAR OREGON INLET. EXPECT THIS STRENGTHEN TREND IN THE
WINDS AND SEAS TO CONTINUE TODAY.
THE COMBINATION OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT LAKES AND A SLOW
MOVING WARM FRONT OVER THE CAROLINAS WILL PRODUCE STRONG SE FLOW
TODAY ACROSS THE WATERS. A SECOND AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED
TO DEVELOP ALONG THE WARM FRONT THIS AFTERNOON WHICH WILL SERVE TO
STRENGTHEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND KICK THE WINDS UP ENOUGH TO
SUPPORT SCA CONDITIONS ON THE BAY WITH GUST TO SCA LEVELS EXPECTED
ON THE OCEAN. THE MODELS ARE HAVING SOME DIFFICULTY IN DEPICTING
WHERE THIS WAVE IS GOING TO FORM WITH THE 00Z GFS HAVING IT MORE
INLAND OVER VA AND LIFTING NE INTO NJ...WHILE THE NAM HAS IT MORE
OUT TO SEA. IN EITHER CASE...EXPECT TO SEE STRONGER WINDS ACROSS
THE NORTHERN COASTAL WATERS WHERE GUST TO 30 KT IS POSSIBLE THIS
AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING AND SEAS WILL BUILD MORE WITH A BETTER
FETCH TO AID SO HAVE RAISED SEAS TO 5 TO 7 FT. FURTHER
SOUTH...CONDITIONS MAY NOT BE QUITE AS BAD WITH GUST TO AROUND 25 KT
AND SEAS MORE IN THE 4 -5 FT RANGE. OVER THE BAY...THE SE FLOW WILL
INTENSIFY TODAY AND SHOULD REACH SCA LEVELS BY MID DAY THROUGH THE
EARLY EVENING WHEN THE SFC LOW MOVES PAST AND THE WINDS TURN MORE
WESTERLY AND WEAKEN.
AS THE WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES BY OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...AND THE
WARM FRONT LIFTS NE OF THE REGION...THE WINDS WILL SHIFT MORE SWRLY
AND SHOULD WEAKEN. THE SEAS WILL GRADUALLY BEGINS TO DIMINISH AS
WELL. OVERALL THE FORECAST FOR TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT IS SIMILAR TO
THE PREVIOUS FORECAST...JUST A BIT SLOWER TO GET STARTED. SO HAVE
MAINTAINED THE CURRENT HAZARD HEADLINES WITH SCA CONDITIONS NEARLY
AREA WIDE TODAY...ALTHOUGH FOR SOUTHERN COASTAL ZONES THE WINDOW FOR
SEEING SCA CONDITIONS LOOKS SMALL...FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY
AFTERNOON.
WITH THE SFC LOW DEEPENING TO THE NE OF THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY...HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL
BEGIN TO RELAX. SO SHOULD SEE LIGHTER WINDS WITH SEAS GRADUALLY
DIMINISHING TO 2 - 3 FT ON WEDNESDAY. COULD SEE A COLD AIR SURGE
WED NIGHT WITH COLD ADVECTION BEHIND THE DEEPENING LOW OVER NEW
ENGLAND. THIS SHOULD KICK THE WINDS UP SOME...BUT HAVE KEPT BELOW
SCA LEVELS WITH WINDS OF 10 TO 15 KT.
HIGH PRESSURE THEN BUILDS INTO THE REGION ON THURSDAY WITH LIGHTER
WINDS AND LOWER SEAS. A BACK DOOR FRONT MOVES SOUTHWARD THURSDAY
NIGHT INTO FRIDAY...BEFORE STALLING SOUTH OF THE AREA ACROSS THE
CAROLINAS. THIS WOULD ALLOW FOR A PERIOD OF EASTERLY FLOW ON
SATURDAY...BUT SPEEDS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW SCA LEVELS.
&&
.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
BISHOP'S HEAD PEAKED AT SLIGHTLY OVER 3.25 FT MLLW (MINOR FLOODING
THRESHOLD) EARLIER THIS MORNING. MAY NEED ADDITIONAL ADVISORIES
IN THE UPPER BAY AND POSSIBLY THE ATLC COAST OF THE ERN SHORE FOR
SUBSEQUENT MINOR FLOODING WITH THE NEXT 2 HIGH TIDE CYCLES AS SE
FLOW INCREASES THROUGH THE DAY. THE MOST LIKELY FLOODING LOOKS TO
COME WITH THE CYCLE LATER TONIGHT/EARLY WED MORNING AS THIS WILL
BE THE HIGHER OF THE 2 TIDES ASTRONOMICALLY.
&&
.AKQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MD...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR MDZ025.
NC...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR NCZ102.
VA...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR VAZ098>100.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR
ANZ630>632-634-656-658.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 1 AM EDT WEDNESDAY FOR ANZ652-654.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY FOR ANZ650.
&&
SYNOPSIS...LKB
NEAR TERM...LKB
SHORT TERM...JDM/LKB
LONG TERM...BMD
AVIATION...ESS
MARINE...BMD/ESS
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 12, 7:16 AM EDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 716 AM EDT TUE AUG 12 2014 NCZ012>017-030>032-VAZ048-049-060>062-065>070-079>081-087>089-092- 093-095>097-131130- NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK- BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-FLUVANNA-LOUISA-PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND- GOOCHLAND-MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN- CHESTERFIELD-BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX- SURRY-SOUTHAMPTON-ISLE OF WIGHT-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-SUFFOLK- CHESAPEAKE- 716 AM EDT TUE AUG 12 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR COASTAL NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...INTERIOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...INTERIOR SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS VIRGINIA AND THE PIEDMONT OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BRING STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ102-VAZ098-131130- OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-VIRGINIA BEACH- 716 AM EDT TUE AUG 12 2014 ...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NORTHERN OUTER BANKS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BRING STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MDZ021>024-VAZ063-064-071>078-082>086-090-091-094-131130- DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-HANOVER-CAROLINE- HENRICO-KING WILLIAM-KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND- NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX- MATHEWS-JAMES CITY-YORK-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON- 716 AM EDT TUE AUG 12 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...THE MIDDLE PENINSULA OF VIRGINIA...THE NORTHERN NECK OF VIRGINIA AND THE PENINSULA OF SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER...MAINLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE FROM DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS...ALTHOUGH AN ISOLATED TORNADO AND LARGE HAIL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...ANY THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATER TODAY. MDZ025-VAZ099-100-131130- MARYLAND BEACHES-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- 716 AM EDT TUE AUG 12 2014 ...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND AND THE EASTERN SHORE OF VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER...MAINLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE FROM DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS...ALTHOUGH AN ISOLATED TORNADO AND LARGE HAIL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...ANY THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATER TODAY. BROWN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 10:54 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Hanover, Powhatan | 51 min |
| Aug 12, 11:18 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, Powhatan | 102 min |
| Aug 12, 11:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Hanover | 63 min |
| Aug 12, 12:27 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Caroline, Hanover, Henrico, King William | 3 hr |
| Aug 12, 12:30 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | AKQ | Accomack, Lancaster, Northumberland | 12 hr |
| Aug 12, 12:30 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Lancaster, Northumberland | 28 hr |
| Aug 12, 12:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | King William | 65 min |
| Aug 12, 1:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Essex, King and Queen, Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond | 52 min |
| Aug 12, 2:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Essex, King and Queen, Middlesex | 58 min |
| Aug 12, 2:30 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Essex, King and Queen, Middlesex | 21 min |
| Aug 12, 3:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Lancaster, Middlesex, Northumberland | 67 min |
| Aug 12, 3:30 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Essex, King and Queen, King William, Middlesex | 3 hr |
| Aug 12, 4:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Lancaster, Middlesex, New Kent | 63 min |
| Aug 12, 4:54 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Gloucester, King and Queen, Lancaster, Middlesex, New Kent | 3 hr |
| Aug 12, 5:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Gloucester, James City, Mathews, City of Williamsburg | 79 min |
| Aug 12, 5:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Caroline | 44 min |
| Aug 12, 6:17 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton | 11 hr |
| Aug 12, 6:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 65 min |
| Aug 12, 6:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Mathews | 32 min |
| Aug 12, 7:22 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 38 min | |
| Aug 12, 7:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Northampton | 42 min |
| Aug 12, 7:58 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 62 min | |
| Aug 12, 7:59 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Northampton | 2 hr |
Nearby
Beach Hazards Statements in Virginia, 2014Beach Hazards Statements in North Carolina, 2014Every beach hazards statement in 2014
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.