Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA
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720 FZUS51 KAKQ 021658 CWFAKQ Coastal Waters Forecast for Virginia National Weather Service Wakefield VA 1258 PM EDT Thu May 2 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 ANZ600-030515- 1258 PM EDT Thu May 2 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 briefly builds in today. A backdoor cold front drops into the region Friday from the northeast. The front lifts back north Saturday night into Sunday. $$ ANZ630-030515- Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA- 1258 PM EDT Thu May 2 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. A chance of showers. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. A chance of showers. $$ ANZ631-030515- Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA- 1258 PM EDT Thu May 2 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt, becoming SW late. Waves 1 foot. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. A chance of showers. .MON...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. A chance of showers. $$ ANZ632-030515- Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA- 1258 PM EDT Thu May 2 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt late. Waves around 2 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot, then 2 to 3 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers. .MON...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ634-030515- Chesapeake Bay from Little Creek VA to Cape Henry VA including the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel- 1258 PM EDT Thu May 2 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt late. Waves around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 12 seconds. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 11 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 10 seconds. .SAT...E winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 5 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. .MON...S winds 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ650-030515- Coastal waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chincoteague VA out 20 nm- 1258 PM EDT Thu May 2 2024 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds. Areas of dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight, then becoming N late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 11 seconds. Patchy fog until early morning. Patchy fog late. Vsby 1 to 3 NM until early morning. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 10 seconds and SE 3 ft at 4 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 5 seconds. .SAT...E winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 6 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...SE winds 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. A chance of showers. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. A chance of showers. $$ ANZ652-030515- Coastal waters from Chincoteague to Parramore Island VA out 20 nm- 1258 PM EDT Thu May 2 2024 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 10 seconds. Areas of dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight, then becoming NW late. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 11 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM until early morning. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 6 seconds. .SAT...E winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 6 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. A chance of showers. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. A chance of showers. $$ ANZ654-030515- Coastal waters from Parramore Island to Cape Charles Light VA out 20 nm- 1258 PM EDT Thu May 2 2024 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 10 seconds. Areas of dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt, becoming SW late. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 11 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM until early morning. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 4 seconds and NE 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 5 seconds. .SAT...E winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. A chance of showers. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. A chance of showers. $$ ANZ656-030515- Coastal Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia- North Carolina border out to 20 nm- 1258 PM EDT Thu May 2 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt, becoming SW late. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 11 seconds. Patchy fog until early morning. Patchy fog late. Vsby 1 to 3 NM until early morning. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 5 seconds. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 6 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. A chance of showers. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ658-030515- Coastal waters from NC VA border to Currituck Beach Light NC out 20 nm- 1258 PM EDT Thu May 2 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW late. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 11 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM until early morning. .FRI...W winds 5 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 10 seconds and E 2 ft at 4 seconds. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 6 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at 4 seconds. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. A chance of showers. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ633-030515- Currituck Sound- 1258 PM EDT Thu May 2 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves around 1 foot. .FRI...W winds 5 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop, increasing to 1 to 2 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. A chance of showers. .MON...S winds 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ635-030515- Rappahannock River from Urbanna to Windmill Point- 1258 PM EDT Thu May 2 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW late. Waves around 1 foot, diminishing to 1 foot or less and light chop late. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 1 foot, increasing to 1 to 2 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. .MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. A chance of showers. $$ ANZ636-030515- York River- 1258 PM EDT Thu May 2 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves around 1 foot. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 1 foot, increasing to 1 to 2 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. .MON...SW winds 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ637-030515- James River from Jamestown to the James River Bridge- 1258 PM EDT Thu May 2 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW late. Waves around 1 foot. .FRI...W winds 5 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop, increasing to 1 to 2 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. .MON...SW winds 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ638-030515- James River from James River Bridge to Hampton Roads Bridge- Tunnel- 1258 PM EDT Thu May 2 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 foot. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot, then 2 to 3 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. A chance of showers. .MON...SW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$