Coastal Waters Forecast
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755 FZUS51 KAKQ 201946 CWFAKQ Coastal Waters Forecast for Virginia National Weather Service Wakefield VA 346 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 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 ANZ600-210830- 346 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 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... Low pressure will linger well off the northern mid Atlantic coast today before slowly drifting south this weekend as high pressure becomes centered over Atlantic Canada. $$ ANZ630-210830- Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA- 346 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024 .THROUGH 7 PM...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt late. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. $$ ANZ631-210830- Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA- 346 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024 .THROUGH 7 PM...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt late. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. $$ ANZ632-210830- Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA- 346 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024 .THROUGH 7 PM...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt late. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft, subsiding to 1 foot after midnight. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. $$ ANZ634-210830- Chesapeake Bay from Little Creek VA to Cape Henry VA including the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel- 346 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024 .THROUGH 7 PM...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 9 seconds and E 1 foot at 10 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 9 seconds and E 1 foot at 10 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NE 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 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. $$ ANZ650-210830- Coastal waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chincoteague VA out 20 nm- 346 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .THROUGH 7 PM...NE winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 8 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 10 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 10 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 9 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 9 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. $$ ANZ652-210830- Coastal waters from Chincoteague to Parramore Island VA out 20 nm- 346 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .THROUGH 7 PM...NE winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 8 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 9 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 9 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 10 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 9 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 9 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. $$ ANZ654-210830- Coastal waters from Parramore Island to Cape Charles Light VA out 20 nm- 346 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .THROUGH 7 PM...NE winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 8 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 8 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...N winds 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 9 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 10 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 10 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 9 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. $$ ANZ656-210830- Coastal Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia- North Carolina border out to 20 nm- 346 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .THROUGH 7 PM...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 8 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 8 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 9 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 10 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 9 seconds and E 1 foot at 10 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 10 seconds and NE 4 ft at 5 seconds. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. $$ ANZ658-210830- Coastal waters from NC VA border to Currituck Beach Light NC out 20 nm- 346 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .THROUGH 7 PM...NE winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 8 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 9 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 10 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 10 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 10 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft, occasionally to 9 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft, occasionally to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. $$ ANZ633-210830- Currituck Sound- 346 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024 .THROUGH 7 PM...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt late. Waves 1 to 2 ft, diminishing to around 1 foot late. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .SUN...E winds 5 kt, increasing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop, increasing to around 1 foot in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. $$ ANZ635-210830- Rappahannock River from Urbanna to Windmill Point- 346 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024 .THROUGH 7 PM...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE late. Waves around 1 foot, diminishing to 1 foot or less and light chop late. .SAT...N winds 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. A chance of showers. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. A chance of showers in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. .TUE...E winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. A chance of showers after midnight. $$ ANZ636-210830- York River- 346 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024 .THROUGH 7 PM...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming NE late. Waves around 1 foot. .SAT...N winds 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop, increasing to around 1 foot in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. A chance of showers. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. A chance of showers in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. $$ ANZ637-210830- James River from Jamestown to the James River Bridge- 346 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024 .THROUGH 7 PM...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE late. Waves around 1 foot, diminishing to 1 foot or less and light chop late. .SAT...N winds 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop, increasing to around 1 foot in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. A chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. A chance of showers in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .TUE...E winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. $$ ANZ638-210830- James River from James River Bridge to Hampton Roads Bridge- Tunnel- 346 PM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024 .THROUGH 7 PM...E winds 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt late. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. $$