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994 FZUS51 KAKQ 291715 CWFAKQ Coastal Waters Forecast for Virginia National Weather Service Wakefield VA 115 PM EDT Mon Apr 29 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 ANZ600-300615- 115 PM EDT Mon Apr 29 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 anchors off the southeast coast through Tuesday. A weak cold front crosses the waters Tuesday night into Wednesday. $$ ANZ630-300615- Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA- 115 PM EDT Mon Apr 29 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 foot, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. A chance of showers in the evening. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. $$ ANZ631-300615- Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA- 115 PM EDT Mon Apr 29 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. .TUE...SW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. A chance of showers in the evening. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. $$ ANZ632-300615- Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA- 115 PM EDT Mon Apr 29 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 foot, then around 2 ft after midnight. .TUE...SW winds 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. A chance of showers in the evening. .THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. $$ ANZ634-300615- Chesapeake Bay from Little Creek VA to Cape Henry VA including the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel- 115 PM EDT Mon Apr 29 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 10 seconds. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE...SW winds 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 12 seconds. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening. .THU...NE winds 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ650-300615- Coastal waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chincoteague VA out 20 nm- 115 PM EDT Mon Apr 29 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 11 seconds. .WED...SW winds 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. $$ ANZ652-300615- Coastal waters from Chincoteague to Parramore Island VA out 20 nm- 115 PM EDT Mon Apr 29 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 11 seconds. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening. .THU...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. $$ ANZ654-300615- Coastal waters from Parramore Island to Cape Charles Light VA out 20 nm- 115 PM EDT Mon Apr 29 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 11 seconds. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening. .THU...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. $$ ANZ656-300615- Coastal Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia- North Carolina border out to 20 nm- 115 PM EDT Mon Apr 29 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 12 seconds. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and NE 2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers. .THU...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ ANZ658-300615- Coastal waters from NC VA border to Currituck Beach Light NC out 20 nm- 115 PM EDT Mon Apr 29 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 3 seconds. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 3 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 12 seconds. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and NE 2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. .THU...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ633-300615- Currituck Sound- 115 PM EDT Mon Apr 29 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. A chance of tstms in the evening. A chance of showers. .THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .FRI...NE winds 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop, increasing to around 1 foot in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ635-300615- Rappahannock River from Urbanna to Windmill Point- 115 PM EDT Mon Apr 29 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .WED...W winds 5 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. A chance of showers in the evening. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. $$ ANZ636-300615- York River- 115 PM EDT Mon Apr 29 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .TUE...SW winds 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Waves around 1 foot, diminishing to 1 foot or less and light chop in the afternoon. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. A chance of showers in the evening. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ637-300615- James River from Jamestown to the James River Bridge- 115 PM EDT Mon Apr 29 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. A chance of showers in the evening. .THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .FRI...SE winds 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop, increasing to around 1 foot in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ638-300615- James River from James River Bridge to Hampton Roads Bridge- Tunnel- 115 PM EDT Mon Apr 29 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. .TUE...SW winds 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. A chance of showers in the evening. .THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$