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Coastal Waters Forecast for Virginia
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
653 PM EDT Thu Mar 14 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

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653 PM EDT Thu Mar 14 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 slide off the southeast coast from tonight
into Friday morning. A cold front will approach from the west on
Friday, and is expected to cross the region Friday night. A
stronger cold front crosses the waters late Monday into early
Tuesday morning.

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ANZ630-151115-
Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA-
653 PM EDT Thu Mar 14 2024

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming SW
with gusts to 20 kt late. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Waves
1 to 2 ft. Showers likely.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Waves
1 to 2 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 3 to
4 ft.

$$

ANZ631-151115-
Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA-
653 PM EDT Thu Mar 14 2024

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming SW
with gusts to 20 kt late. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Waves 1 to
2 ft. Showers likely.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to
10 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUN...W winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 3 to
4 ft.

$$

ANZ632-151115-
Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA-
653 PM EDT Thu Mar 14 2024

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt with gusts
to 20 kt late this evening and overnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N with gusts to 20 kt
after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Showers likely.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to
10 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in
the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves
1 to 2 ft.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 kt, becoming N with gusts to 20 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt with
gusts to 30 kt after midnight. Waves 3 to 4 ft.

$$

ANZ634-151115-
Chesapeake Bay from Little Creek VA to Cape Henry VA including
the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel-
653 PM EDT Thu Mar 14 2024

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming SW
with gusts to 20 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Waves 2 to 3 ft. Showers likely.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to
10 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in
the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight.
Waves around 2 ft.
.SUN...W winds 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 kt, becoming N with gusts to 20 kt after
midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt with
gusts to 30 kt after midnight. Waves 3 to 4 ft.

$$

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Coastal waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chincoteague VA out
20 nm-
653 PM EDT Thu Mar 14 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Dominant period 4 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas around
3 ft. Dominant period 5 seconds. A chance of showers in the
afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Dominant period 5 seconds. Showers likely.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming E 5 to
10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Dominant period
6 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Dominant period
6 seconds.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt with gusts
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft.

$$

ANZ652-151115-
Coastal waters from Chincoteague to Parramore Island VA out 20 nm-
653 PM EDT Thu Mar 14 2024

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Dominant period 11 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Dominant period 5 seconds. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Mainly S swell. Dominant period 5 seconds. Showers likely.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming E 5 to
10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Dominant period
6 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Dominant period
6 seconds.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW with gusts to 20 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft.

$$

ANZ654-151115-
Coastal waters from Parramore Island to Cape Charles Light VA out
20 nm-
653 PM EDT Thu Mar 14 2024

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming SW
with gusts to 20 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Dominant period
4 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Dominant period 4 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Dominant period 5 seconds. Showers likely.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to
10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Dominant period
6 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Dominant period 6 seconds.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 kt, becoming N with gusts to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt with
gusts to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ656-151115-
Coastal Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia-
North Carolina border out to 20 nm-
653 PM EDT Thu Mar 14 2024

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming SW
with gusts to 20 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Dominant
period 4 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Dominant period 4 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Dominant period 5 seconds. Showers likely.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to
10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Dominant period
4 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. Mainly NE swell. Dominant period 4 seconds.
.SUN...SW winds 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt with
gusts to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt with
gusts to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

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Coastal waters from NC VA border to Currituck Beach Light NC out
20 nm-
653 PM EDT Thu Mar 14 2024

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW with gusts to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Dominant period 4 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Dominant period 4 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming W
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Dominant period 5 seconds.
Showers likely.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to
10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Dominant period
4 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. Mainly NE swell. Dominant period 4 seconds.
.SUN...SW winds 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, increasing
to 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to
3 ft, building to 4 to 5 ft after midnight.

$$

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Currituck Sound-
653 PM EDT Thu Mar 14 2024

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves
around 1 foot.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves
around 1 foot. Showers likely, mainly in the evening.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to
10 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft, diminishing to around
1 foot in the afternoon. A chance of showers in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight.
Waves around 1 foot.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Waves around 1 foot.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with
gusts to 25 kt after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft, increasing to
around 2 ft after midnight.

$$

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Rappahannock River from Urbanna to Windmill Point-
653 PM EDT Thu Mar 14 2024

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW late. Waves around
1 foot.
.FRI...SW winds 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20
kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Waves
around 1 foot. Showers likely.
.SAT...N winds 10 kt, diminishing to 5 kt in the afternoon. Waves
around 1 foot, diminishing to 1 foot or less and light chop in
the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Waves
around 1 foot.
.MON...NW winds 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 1 to
2 ft.

$$

ANZ636-151115-
York River-
653 PM EDT Thu Mar 14 2024

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW late. Waves around
1 foot.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Waves
around 1 foot. Showers likely.
.SAT...N winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming NE in the
afternoon. Waves around 1 foot.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Waves around 1 foot.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Waves
around 1 foot.
.MON...N winds 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Waves around
1 foot.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 1 to
2 ft.

$$

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James River from Jamestown to the James River Bridge-
653 PM EDT Thu Mar 14 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming N
after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft, diminishing to around 1 foot
after midnight. Showers likely.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. A chance of
showers in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Waves around 1 foot.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Waves
around 1 foot.
.MON...N winds 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Waves around
1 foot.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to
2 ft.

$$

ANZ638-151115-
James River from James River Bridge to Hampton Roads Bridge-
Tunnel-
653 PM EDT Thu Mar 14 2024

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt late.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, increasing to 15
kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to
10 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers in
the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUN...W winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Waves
1 foot.
.MON...N winds 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves
around 2 ft.

$$


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