Coastal Waters Forecast Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA
000
FZUS51 KAKQ 131055
CWFAKQ
Coastal Waters Forecast for Virginia
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
655 AM EDT Wed Mar 13 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
ANZ600-132315-
655 AM EDT Wed Mar 13 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 be over the area today into Thursday morning,
then slides off the southeast coast for Thursday afternoon into
Friday morning. A cold front will approach the waters on Friday,
and is expected to cross the region Friday night.
$$
ANZ630-132315-
Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA-
655 AM EDT Wed Mar 13 2024
.TODAY...W winds 5 kt, becoming S late. Waves 1 foot.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with
gusts to 20 kt after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves around
2 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW with gusts to 20 kt
after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S after midnight.
Waves around 2 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Waves
1 to 2 ft.
$$
ANZ631-132315-
Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA-
655 AM EDT Wed Mar 13 2024
.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S this afternoon. Waves
1 foot.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot.
.THU...W winds 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt with gusts to
20 kt after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves around
2 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming NE in
the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft, subsiding to 1 to 2 ft in the
afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves
around 2 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 foot.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Waves
1 to 2 ft.
$$
ANZ632-132315-
Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA-
655 AM EDT Wed Mar 13 2024
.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S this afternoon. Waves
1 foot.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves
1 foot.
.THU...W winds 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt with
gusts to 20 kt after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves around
2 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming
NW after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming NE in
the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S after midnight.
Waves around 2 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 foot.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
$$
ANZ634-132315-
Chesapeake Bay from Little Creek VA to Cape Henry VA including
the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel-
655 AM EDT Wed Mar 13 2024
.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S late. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves
1 to 2 ft.
.THU...W winds 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Waves around 2 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A
chance of showers in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming
NW after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming E in the
afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S after midnight.
Waves around 2 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Waves around
2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Waves
around 2 ft.
$$
ANZ650-132315-
Coastal waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chincoteague VA out
20 nm-
655 AM EDT Wed Mar 13 2024
.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW this afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Mainly S swell. Dominant period 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Mainly S swell.
Dominant period 12 seconds.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Mainly S swell.
Dominant period 11 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Dominant period 4 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Dominant period 4 seconds. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW with gusts to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Dominant period 5 seconds.
Showers likely.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming NE in
the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
around 3 ft.
$$
ANZ652-132315-
Coastal waters from Chincoteague to Parramore Island VA out 20 nm-
655 AM EDT Wed Mar 13 2024
.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW late. Seas around 2 ft.
Mainly S swell. Dominant period 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Mainly S swell.
Dominant period 12 seconds.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Mainly SE swell.
Dominant period 12 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Dominant period 11 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Dominant period 4 seconds. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Dominant period 5 seconds. A chance of showers in
the evening.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming NE in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S with gusts to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas around 2 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW with gusts to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
$$
ANZ654-132315-
Coastal waters from Parramore Island to Cape Charles Light VA out
20 nm-
655 AM EDT Wed Mar 13 2024
.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S late. Seas around 2 ft.
Mainly S swell. Dominant period 14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. Mainly S swell. Dominant period 13 seconds.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Mainly SE swell.
Dominant period 12 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Dominant period 11 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Dominant period 4 seconds. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Dominant period 5 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SAT...N winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming NE in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S with gusts to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas around 2 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 kt, becoming N with gusts to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
$$
ANZ656-132315-
Coastal Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia-
North Carolina border out to 20 nm-
655 AM EDT Wed Mar 13 2024
.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S late. Seas around 2 ft.
Mainly S swell. Dominant period 14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. Mainly E swell. Dominant period 13 seconds.
.THU...W winds 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas around
2 ft. Mainly E swell. Dominant period 12 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. 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 W after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Dominant period 4 seconds. Showers likely.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming NE in
the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S after midnight.
Seas around 2 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas around
2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft.
$$
ANZ658-132315-
Coastal waters from NC VA border to Currituck Beach Light NC out
20 nm-
655 AM EDT Wed Mar 13 2024
.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S this afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Mainly SE swell. Dominant period 14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. Mainly E swell. Dominant period 13 seconds.
.THU...W winds 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas around
2 ft. Mainly E swell. Dominant period 12 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Dominant
period 11 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Dominant period 4 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Dominant period 4 seconds. Showers likely.
.SAT...N winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming NE in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. A chance of showers.
$$
ANZ633-132315-
Currituck Sound-
655 AM EDT Wed Mar 13 2024
.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S this afternoon. Waves
around 1 foot, diminishing to 1 foot or less and light chop late
this morning and early afternoon, then increasing to around
1 foot late.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves
around 1 foot, diminishing to 1 foot or less and light chop after
midnight.
.THU...W winds 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or
less and light chop, increasing to around 1 foot in the
afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 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 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves
1 to 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves
around 1 foot.
.SUN...SW winds 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Waves around
1 foot.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Waves around 1 foot. A chance of showers.
$$
ANZ635-132315-
Rappahannock River from Urbanna to Windmill Point-
655 AM EDT Wed Mar 13 2024
.TODAY...W winds 5 kt, becoming S late. Waves 1 foot or less and
light chop.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 foot
or less and light chop.
.THU...W winds 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or
less and light chop, increasing to around 1 foot in the
afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.FRI...SW winds 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. A chance of showers
in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Waves around 1 foot. A chance of showers.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves
around 1 foot.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Waves
around 1 foot.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Waves
around 1 foot.
$$
ANZ636-132315-
York River-
655 AM EDT Wed Mar 13 2024
.TODAY...W winds 5 kt, becoming S late. Waves 1 foot or less and
light chop.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop.
.THU...SW winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop.
.THU NIGHT...S 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...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming
NW after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft, diminishing to around 1 foot
after midnight. A chance of showers.
.SAT...N winds 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves around
1 foot.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves
around 1 foot.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Waves
around 1 foot.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Waves
around 1 foot.
$$
ANZ637-132315-
James River from Jamestown to the James River Bridge-
655 AM EDT Wed Mar 13 2024
.TODAY...W winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop.
.THU...SW winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming
NW after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft, diminishing to around 1 foot
after midnight. A chance of showers.
.SAT...N winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming NE in the
afternoon. Waves around 1 foot.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight.
Waves around 1 foot.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Waves
around 1 foot.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Waves around 1 foot.
$$
ANZ638-132315-
James River from James River Bridge to Hampton Roads Bridge-
Tunnel-
655 AM EDT Wed Mar 13 2024
.TODAY...SW winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot.
.THU...SW winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves around
2 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming W
after midnight. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers.
.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...SE winds 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves
1 to 2 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Waves
1 foot.
$$
GINGRICH