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Coastal Waters Forecast for Virginia
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
956 PM EDT Fri May 31 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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956 PM EDT Fri May 31 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 builds in from the northwest tonight and Saturday.
The high will then move offshore by Sunday, and is expected to
become anchored well off the southeast coast into early next week.

$$

ANZ630-011415-
Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA-
956 PM EDT Fri May 31 2024

.OVERNIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of
showers.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. A chance of showers in
the morning.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot.
.TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

$$

ANZ631-011415-
Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA-
956 PM EDT Fri May 31 2024

.OVERNIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of
showers.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot. A chance of showers in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot.
.TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

$$

ANZ632-011415-
Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA-
956 PM EDT Fri May 31 2024

.OVERNIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W late. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves
1 to 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves
1 foot.
.TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.

$$

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Chesapeake Bay from Little Creek VA to Cape Henry VA including
the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel-
956 PM EDT Fri May 31 2024

.OVERNIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W late. Waves 1 to
2 ft. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at
7 seconds.
.SAT...W winds 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Waves 1 to
2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at
7 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves
around 2 ft.
.TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.

$$

ANZ650-011415-
Coastal waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chincoteague VA out
20 nm-
956 PM EDT Fri May 31 2024

.OVERNIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W late. Seas around
2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and NE 1 foot at
4 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot at
5 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at
8 seconds. A chance of showers.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

$$

ANZ652-011415-
Coastal waters from Chincoteague to Parramore Island VA out 20 nm-
956 PM EDT Fri May 31 2024

.OVERNIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W late. Seas around
2 ft. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 2 seconds and NE 1 foot at
4 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
1 to 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 2 seconds and NE 1 foot at
6 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
S 2 ft at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NE 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at
8 seconds. A chance of showers.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

$$

ANZ654-011415-
Coastal waters from Parramore Island to Cape Charles Light VA out
20 nm-
956 PM EDT Fri May 31 2024

.OVERNIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 1 foot
at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
S 2 ft at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and NE 1 foot at
5 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 8 seconds.
A chance of showers after midnight.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming S
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of
showers in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

$$

ANZ656-011415-
Coastal Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia-
North Carolina border out to 20 nm-
956 PM EDT Fri May 31 2024

.OVERNIGHT...NW winds 5 kt, becoming W late. Seas around 2 ft.
Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at
8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
S 2 ft at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at
8 seconds.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming SE
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

$$

ANZ658-011415-
Coastal waters from NC VA border to Currituck Beach Light NC out
20 nm-
956 PM EDT Fri May 31 2024

.OVERNIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at
8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
1 foot at 2 seconds and NE 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and NE 1 foot at
5 seconds.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.TUE...W winds 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

$$

ANZ633-011415-
Currituck Sound-
956 PM EDT Fri May 31 2024

.OVERNIGHT...N winds 5 kt, becoming W. Waves 1 foot or less and
light chop.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves
around 1 foot.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves
around 1 foot.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
1 to 2 ft.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Waves around 1 foot.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves
around 1 foot.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.

$$

ANZ635-011415-
Rappahannock River from Urbanna to Windmill Point-
956 PM EDT Fri May 31 2024

.OVERNIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. A chance of
showers.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Waves
around 1 foot, diminishing to 1 foot or less and light chop in
the afternoon. A chance of showers in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop.
.TUE...SE winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.

$$

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York River-
956 PM EDT Fri May 31 2024

.OVERNIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop.
.SAT...W winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. A chance
of showers.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.MON NIGHT...SE 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.

$$

ANZ637-011415-
James River from Jamestown to the James River Bridge-
956 PM EDT Fri May 31 2024

.OVERNIGHT...NW winds 5 kt, becoming W. Waves 1 foot or less and
light chop.
.SAT...W winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves
around 1 foot, diminishing to 1 foot or less and light chop after
midnight.
.TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.

$$

ANZ638-011415-
James River from James River Bridge to Hampton Roads Bridge-
Tunnel-
956 PM EDT Fri May 31 2024

.OVERNIGHT...N winds 5 kt, becoming W. Waves 1 foot.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Waves
1 foot.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves
1 foot.
.TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot.

$$

GINGRICH