Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA
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167 FZUS51 KAKQ 031653 CWFAKQ Coastal Waters Forecast for Virginia National Weather Service Wakefield VA 1253 PM EDT Fri May 3 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 ANZ600-040515- 1253 PM EDT Fri May 3 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... A backdoor cold front drops through the local waters today, and stalls over the Carolinas tonight and Saturday. The front lifts back north Saturday night into Sunday. $$ ANZ630-040515- Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA- 1253 PM EDT Fri May 3 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft. A chance of rain after midnight. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain after midnight. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of rain. .MON...S winds 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 foot or less. A chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. A chance of showers. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. A chance of showers in the evening. $$ ANZ631-040515- Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA- 1253 PM EDT Fri May 3 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves around 3 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt late. Waves 3 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain after midnight. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of rain. .MON...S winds 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 foot or less. A chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 foot, then around 2 ft after midnight. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 foot or less. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. A chance of showers in the evening. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ632-040515- Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA- 1253 PM EDT Fri May 3 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of rain. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 foot or less. A chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 foot or less. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. A chance of showers in the evening. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ634-040515- Chesapeake Bay from Little Creek VA to Cape Henry VA including the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel- 1253 PM EDT Fri May 3 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 10 seconds. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 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. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 7 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 7 seconds. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of rain. .MON...S winds 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers in the evening. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ650-040515- Coastal waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chincoteague VA out 20 nm- 1253 PM EDT Fri May 3 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 6 seconds. Areas of fog early with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 6 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 6 seconds. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of rain. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. A chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. A chance of showers in the evening. $$ ANZ652-040515- Coastal waters from Chincoteague to Parramore Island VA out 20 nm- 1253 PM EDT Fri May 3 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 5 seconds. Areas of fog early. Patchy fog late. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 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 4 ft at 7 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...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 6 seconds. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 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 and SE 2 ft at 4 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of rain. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. A chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. A chance of showers in the evening. $$ ANZ654-040515- Coastal waters from Parramore Island to Cape Charles Light VA out 20 nm- 1253 PM EDT Fri May 3 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 9 seconds and SE 2 ft at 4 seconds. Areas of fog early, then patchy fog late. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 6 seconds. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 6 seconds. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of rain. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. A chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers in the evening. $$ ANZ656-040515- Coastal Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia- North Carolina border out to 20 nm- 1253 PM EDT Fri May 3 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 4 seconds and NE 1 foot at 10 seconds. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 6 seconds. .SAT...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 7 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN...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 and SE 2 ft at 4 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of rain. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers in the evening. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ658-040515- Coastal waters from NC VA border to Currituck Beach Light NC out 20 nm- 1253 PM EDT Fri May 3 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 11 seconds. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 10 seconds and E 2 ft at 4 seconds. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 7 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at 4 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 6 seconds. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers in the evening. $$ ANZ633-040515- Currituck Sound- 1253 PM EDT Fri May 3 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Patchy fog late with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...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. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .MON...SW winds 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms after midnight. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. A chance of showers in the evening. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ635-040515- Rappahannock River from Urbanna to Windmill Point- 1253 PM EDT Fri May 3 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of rain. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of rain. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. A chance of rain. .MON...SW winds 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. Showers likely in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. A chance of tstms. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. A chance of showers in the evening. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ636-040515- York River- 1253 PM EDT Fri May 3 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TONIGHT...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 rain after midnight. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of rain. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. A chance of rain. .MON...SW winds 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. A chance of rain in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. A chance of tstms. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. A chance of showers in the evening. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ637-040515- James River from Jamestown to the James River Bridge- 1253 PM EDT Fri May 3 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of rain after midnight. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of rain. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. A chance of rain. .MON...SW winds 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. A chance of tstms. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. A chance of showers in the evening. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ638-040515- James River from James River Bridge to Hampton Roads Bridge- Tunnel- 1253 PM EDT Fri May 3 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the late evening and overnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of rain. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of rain. .MON...SW winds 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 foot or less. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 foot, then around 2 ft after midnight. A chance of tstms. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. .TUE...W winds 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 foot or less. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. A chance of showers in the evening. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$