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Coastal Waters Forecast for Virginia
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
952 AM EDT Tue Mar 26 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

ANZ600-270215-
952 AM EDT Tue Mar 26 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...

Deepening low pressure drifts away from local waters today as
weak high pressure builds in temporarily. Another coastal low
develops along the Carolina coastline Wednesday night before
tracking northeast off the coast into early Friday morning. This
will allow for increasing winds and building seas through late
week.

$$

ANZ630-270215-
Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA-
952 AM EDT Tue Mar 26 2024

.REST OF TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot.
.WED...E winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot. A chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. Rain.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, increasing to
20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 to
2 ft, building to 3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt. Waves 4 to
5 ft. Rain in the evening, then a chance of showers after
midnight.
.FRI...NW winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Waves
1 to 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Waves 1 foot.

$$

ANZ631-270215-
Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA-
952 AM EDT Tue Mar 26 2024

.REST OF TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot.
.WED...E winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot. A chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. Rain.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, increasing to
20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 to
2 ft, building to 3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt. Waves 4 to
5 ft. Rain in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.
.FRI...NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt, diminishing to
20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt in the afternoon. Waves 4 to
5 ft. A chance of showers in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT...W winds 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Waves 1 foot.

$$

ANZ632-270215-
Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA-
952 AM EDT Tue Mar 26 2024

.REST OF TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight.
Waves 1 to 2 ft. Rain.
.THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming N 20 to
25 kt with gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 4 ft.
Rain.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt. Waves 5 to
6 ft. Rain in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.
.FRI...NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt, diminishing to
20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt in the afternoon. Waves 4 to
5 ft. A chance of showers in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT...W winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 foot.

$$

ANZ634-270215-
Chesapeake Bay from Little Creek VA to Cape Henry VA including
the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel-
952 AM EDT Tue Mar 26 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 5 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...E winds 5 kt. Waves 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight.
Waves 2 to 3 ft. Rain.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming N 20 to
25 kt with gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 5 ft.
Rain.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt. Waves 6 to
7 ft. Rain in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.
.FRI...NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt, diminishing to
20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt in the afternoon. Waves 5 to
6 ft. A chance of showers in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Waves 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...W winds 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Waves around
2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.

$$

ANZ650-270215-
Coastal waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chincoteague VA out
20 nm-
952 AM EDT Tue Mar 26 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...NE winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 9 to
11 ft. Dominant period 12 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 8 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft after midnight.
Dominant period 11 seconds.
.WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Mainly E swell.
Dominant period 11 seconds. A chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Mainly E swell.
Dominant period 10 seconds. Rain.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts
to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Dominant period
10 seconds. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft
after midnight. Dominant period 10 seconds. Rain in the evening,
then showers likely after midnight.
.FRI...NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt, diminishing to
20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
A chance of showers in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight.
Seas around 3 ft.

$$

ANZ652-270215-
Coastal waters from Chincoteague to Parramore Island VA out 20 nm-
952 AM EDT Tue Mar 26 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft. Dominant period 12 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Dominant period 11 seconds.
.WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Mainly E swell.
Dominant period 11 seconds. A chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Mainly E swell.
Dominant period 10 seconds. Rain.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming N 15 to
20 kt with gusts to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
Dominant period 10 seconds. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft
after midnight. Dominant period 10 seconds. Rain in the evening,
then showers likely after midnight.
.FRI...NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt, diminishing to
20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
A chance of showers in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming SW in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Seas around 3 ft.

$$

ANZ654-270215-
Coastal waters from Parramore Island to Cape Charles Light VA out
20 nm-
952 AM EDT Tue Mar 26 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft. Dominant period 13 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 7 ft after midnight.
Dominant period 12 seconds.
.WED...NE winds 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Mainly E swell. Dominant
period 11 seconds. A chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Mainly E swell.
Dominant period 10 seconds. Rain.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming N 20 to
25 kt with gusts to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
Dominant period 10 seconds. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft. Dominant period 10 seconds. Rain in the evening, then
showers likely after midnight.
.FRI...NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt, diminishing to
20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
A chance of showers in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming SW in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft.

$$

ANZ656-270215-
Coastal Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia-
North Carolina border out to 20 nm-
952 AM EDT Tue Mar 26 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Dominant
period 13 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 8 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft after midnight.
Dominant period 13 seconds.
.WED...NE winds 5 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Mainly E swell. Dominant
period 11 seconds. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Mainly E swell.
Dominant period 11 seconds. Rain.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming N 20 to
25 kt with gusts to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
Dominant period 10 seconds. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft. Dominant period 5 seconds. Rain in the evening, then
showers likely after midnight.
.FRI...NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt, diminishing to
20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
A chance of showers in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft.

$$

ANZ658-270215-
Coastal waters from NC VA border to Currituck Beach Light NC out
20 nm-
952 AM EDT Tue Mar 26 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Dominant
period 13 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Mainly E swell.
Dominant period 13 seconds.
.WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Mainly E swell.
Dominant period 12 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Mainly E swell.
Dominant period 11 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then
rain likely after midnight.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming N 20 to
25 kt with gusts to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
Dominant period 10 seconds. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft. Dominant period 5 seconds. Rain in the evening, then
showers likely after midnight.
.FRI...NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt, diminishing to
20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
A chance of showers in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT...W winds 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft.

$$

ANZ633-270215-
Currituck Sound-
952 AM EDT Tue Mar 26 2024

.REST OF TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. A chance of
showers in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. Rain.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming N 20 to
25 kt with gusts to 30 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft,
increasing to 2 to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt. Waves 2 to
4 ft. Rain in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts to 35 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft, diminishing to around
2 ft in the afternoon. A chance of showers in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SAT...W winds 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.

$$

ANZ635-270215-
Rappahannock River from Urbanna to Windmill Point-
952 AM EDT Tue Mar 26 2024

.REST OF TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 kt, increasing to 10 kt late in the evening,
then becoming SE after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less and light
chop, increasing to around 1 foot late in the evening, then
diminishing to 1 foot or less and light chop after midnight.
.WED...SE winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. A
chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop.
Rain.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft, increasing to around 2 ft in the
afternoon. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft, increasing to 2 to 3 ft after
midnight. Rain in the evening, then a chance of showers after
midnight.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves around
2 ft. A chance of showers in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.

$$

ANZ636-270215-
York River-
952 AM EDT Tue Mar 26 2024

.REST OF TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E late. Waves
around 1 foot.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.WED...E winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. A
chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop.
Rain.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, increasing to
15 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 to
2 ft, increasing to around 2 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft, increasing to 2 to 3 ft after
midnight. Rain in the evening, then a chance of showers after
midnight.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves around
2 ft. A chance of showers in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming W
5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft, diminishing to around
1 foot after midnight.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.

$$

ANZ637-270215-
James River from Jamestown to the James River Bridge-
952 AM EDT Tue Mar 26 2024

.REST OF TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E late. Waves
around 1 foot.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.WED...E winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. A
chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop.
Rain.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft, increasing to around 2 ft in the
afternoon. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves
around 2 ft. Rain in the evening, then a chance of showers after
midnight.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves around
2 ft. A chance of showers in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming W
5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft, diminishing to around
1 foot after midnight.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 1 foot, increasing to
1 to 2 ft in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.

$$

ANZ638-270215-
James River from James River Bridge to Hampton Roads Bridge-
Tunnel-
952 AM EDT Tue Mar 26 2024

.REST OF TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.WED...E winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot. A chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight.
Waves 1 to 2 ft. Rain.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming N 15 to
20 kt with gusts to 30 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
Rain.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft. Rain in the evening, then a chance of showers after
midnight.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves around
2 ft. A chance of showers in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Waves 1 foot.

$$


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