Program Areas at WFO Wakefield Public Products Short-Fused Weather Warnings The Weather Forecast Office (WFO) in Wakefield issues short fused warnings for tornadoes, severe thunderstorms, marine weather warnings, flooding, and flash flooding for all 66 jurisdictions in the county warning area and the Chesapeake Bay south of Windmill Point as well as the Atlantic coast from Currituck Beach Light North Carolina to Fenwick Island Delaware. Retrieve the latest Severe Thunderstorm or Tornado Warnings for Virginia Retrieve the latest Severe Thunderstorm or Tornado Warnings For Maryland Retrieve the latest Severe Thunderstorm or Tornado Warnings For North Carolina Zone Forecast Products The Weather Forecast Office (WFO) in Wakefield issues zone forecasts for 66 jurisdictions in the county warning area. Zone forecasts describe expected temperatures, winds and chances for precipitation during the next 48 hours. Zone forecasts also include a generalized forecast for the 3-5 day period. The forecasts are issued routinely 4 times a day, by 5 A.M./P.M. and 11 A.M./P.M. Retrieve the latest forecast for your county. Short Term Forecasts   The Weather Forecast Office (WFO) in Wakefield issues a short term forecast for 66 jurisdictions in the county warning area on an event-driven basis. By "event-driven", we mean that STF's will only be issued and/or updated during periods of inclement weather. Examples include, but are certainly not limited to, thunderstorms, hurricanes, adverse marine weather conditions, strong winds, and temperature extremes. PLEASE keep this in mind when viewing the Short Term Forecast and remember that during periods of benign weather conditions, the forecast you are reading may be old. The short term forecast is carried on the Weather Channel. However at this time only cable television companies in the Norfolk and Richmond metro areas carry the weather. Click here to view the LATEST Short Term Forecast issued by the National Weather Service Office in Wakefield. Area Forecast Discussion   The Weather Forecast Office (WFO) in Wakefield issues an area forecast discussion (AFD) which describes expected short term conditions within the county warning area. The AFD is generally divided into three sections with a brief description of each... An analysis section....which describes the most recent trends in surface and upper air data as well as radar and satellite imagery. A discussion section...which describes key features to affect the county warning area and assesses numerical model trends associated with these features through 48 hours. A warnings section...which lists counties and marine areas under advisories, watches or warnings. Click here to retrieve the most recent area forecast discussion from NWSO Wakefield Aviation Products   Aviation Terminal Forecasts   The Weather Forecast Office (WFO) in Wakefield issues an International Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) for 5 airports within the county warning area. The product is in METAR format and conforms with World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Standards. The airports we issue TAFS for are as follows.... Norfolk International Airport (ORF) Richmond International Airport - Byrd Field (RIC) Newport News/Williamsburg Int'l Airport (PHF) Salisbury Airport (SBY) Elizabeth City Coast Guard Station (ECG) CLICK HERE FOR A CURRENT TAF FORECAST Marine Products   The Weather Forecast Office (WFO) in Wakefield issues marine forecast products for the lower Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic coastal waters from Fenwick Island, Delaware to Currituck Beach Light, North Carolina. Real-time marine forecasts can be found in the Marine & Tides section of the homepage. In addition we issue short term marine warnings for the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Coast in the form of Special Marine Warnings and Marine Weather Statements. We also issue Coastal Flood Watches, Warnings and Statements during times of above normal tides. Hydrologic Products   The Weather Forecast Office (WFO) in Wakefield also has hydrologic service area (HSA) responsibilities. Our HSA covers two river basins, the James River basin and the Chowan River basin. We have 9 forecast points on the James River basin and 5 forecast points on the Chowan River basin for a total of 14 forecast points within the HSA. The service hydrologist at WFO Wakefield will frequently coordinate with the hydrologic forecasters at the Middle Atlantic and Southeast River Forecast Centers. Follow this link to find out more about the Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center. Follow this link for the Southeast River Forecast Center. The following Hydrologic products are issued by WFO Wakefield.... River Statement for the James River River Flood Warnings for both the James/Chowan river basins River Flood Statements for both the James/Chowan river basins Flash Flood Watches, Warnings and Statements for the James/Chowan river basins Flood Watches, Warnings and Statements NOAA Weather Radio   The Weather Forecast Office (WFO) in Wakefield broadcasts routine weather information and short fused warnings on NOAA Weather Radio. We currently broadcast on 5 transmitters.....Norfolk, Richmond, Heathsville, Salisbury, and Margarettsville. We will periodically conduct NOAA Weather Radio surveys for our users who live in the Eastern Virginia....the lower Maryland eastern shore and Northeastern North Carolina. For more information on NOAA Weather Radio or a broadcast survey form click here. We now have an automated voice broadcast for the NOAA Weather Radio. Click here to see an open letter to ALL NWR listeners regarding the new automated voice broadcast. To see a map of our NOAA Weather Radio area coverage, click here.