Coastal Waters Forecast
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091 FZUS51 KAKQ 230441 CWFAKQ Coastal Waters Forecast for Virginia National Weather Service Wakefield VA 1241 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024 Virginia Portion of the Chesapeake Bay, Currituck Sound and Atlantic Coastal Waters from Fenwick Island DE to Currituck Beach Light NC out 20 nautical miles ANZ600-231715- 1241 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .Synopsis for Fenwick Island DE to Currituck Beach Light NC out 20 nautical miles including Virginia portion of the Chesapeake Bay, Currituck Sound and portions of the James, York, and Rappahannock Rivers... High pressure will shift farther out to sea overnight, maintaining dry weather and benign marine conditions across the local waters. A cold front approaches from the northwest Thursday with daily chances for showers and thunderstorms to end the week and into the weekend. $$ ANZ630-231715- Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA- 1241 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the late morning and afternoon. Waves 1 foot. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 foot. Tstms likely. Showers likely. .FRI...W winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 foot. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ631-231715- Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA- 1241 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 foot. Tstms likely. Showers likely. .FRI...W winds 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 foot. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. .SUN...NE winds 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. .MON...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ632-231715- Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA- 1241 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 foot. Tstms likely. Showers likely. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. .SUN...SW winds 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ634-231715- Chesapeake Bay from Little Creek VA to Cape Henry VA including the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel- 1241 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms late. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 8 seconds. Tstms likely. Showers likely. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. .SUN...NW winds 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ650-231715- Coastal waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chincoteague VA out 20 nm- 1241 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms late. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. Tstms likely. Showers likely. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ652-231715- Coastal waters from Chincoteague to Parramore Island VA out 20 nm- 1241 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. Tstms likely. Showers likely. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 ft. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. .SUN...SW winds 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ654-231715- Coastal waters from Parramore Island to Cape Charles Light VA out 20 nm- 1241 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. Tstms likely. Showers likely. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. .SUN...W winds 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ656-231715- Coastal Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia- North Carolina border out to 20 nm- 1241 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening, then showers and tstms likely after midnight. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. .SUN...W winds 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ658-231715- Coastal waters from NC VA border to Currituck Beach Light NC out 20 nm- 1241 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. .SUN...W winds 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ633-231715- Currituck Sound- 1241 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves around 1 foot, diminishing to 1 foot or less and light chop in the afternoon. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. .SUN...NW winds 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop, increasing to around 1 foot in the afternoon. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. .MON...S winds 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ635-231715- Rappahannock River from Urbanna to Windmill Point- 1241 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. Tstms likely. Showers likely. .FRI...W winds 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...S winds 5 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. .SUN...E winds 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop, increasing to around 1 foot in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. A chance of showers. .MON...S winds 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ636-231715- York River- 1241 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. Tstms likely. Showers likely. .FRI...W winds 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...S winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. .SUN...SW winds 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ637-231715- James River from Jamestown to the James River Bridge- 1241 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. Tstms likely. Showers likely. .FRI...SW winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...S winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. .SUN...SW winds 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ638-231715- James River from James River Bridge to Hampton Roads Bridge- Tunnel- 1241 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. Tstms likely. Showers likely. .FRI...W winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves 1 foot. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 foot. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. .SUN...SW winds 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. .MON...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ GINGRICH