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Coastal Waters Forecast for Virginia
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
228 PM EDT Tue Jun 18 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

ANZ600-190715-
228 PM EDT Tue Jun 18 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 remains in place this week with generally benign
marine conditions, apart from briefly elevated southeast winds
later this afternoon and evening. Next rain chances don`t look to
come until early next week.

$$

ANZ630-190715-
Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA-
228 PM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024

.THROUGH 7 PM...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
1 foot.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
S 5 to 10 kt late. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot.
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 foot.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
1 to 2 ft.

$$

ANZ631-190715-
Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA-
228 PM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024

.THROUGH 7 PM...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt late. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot.
.THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 foot.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
1 to 2 ft.

$$

ANZ632-190715-
Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA-
228 PM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024

.THROUGH 7 PM...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt late. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
1 to 2 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 10 kt, becoming SE with gusts up to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves around
2 ft.

$$

ANZ634-190715-
Chesapeake Bay from Little Creek VA to Cape Henry VA including
the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel-
228 PM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024

.THROUGH 7 PM...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt late. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at 11 seconds.
.WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at 11 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 8 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 10 kt, becoming SE with gusts up to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft.

$$

ANZ650-190715-
Coastal waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chincoteague VA out
20 nm-
228 PM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024

.THROUGH 7 PM...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 11 seconds.
.WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at 11 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 9 seconds.
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 9 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
3 ft.

$$

ANZ652-190715-
Coastal waters from Chincoteague to Parramore Island VA out 20 nm-
228 PM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024

.THROUGH 7 PM...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 11 seconds.
.WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at 11 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 9 seconds.
.THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 9 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 3 ft.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
3 ft.

$$

ANZ654-190715-
Coastal waters from Parramore Island to Cape Charles Light VA out
20 nm-
228 PM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024

.THROUGH 7 PM...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 11 seconds.
.WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at 11 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to
5 ft.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
3 ft.

$$

ANZ656-190715-
Coastal Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia-
North Carolina border out to 20 nm-
228 PM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024

.THROUGH 7 PM...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 11 seconds.
.WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at 11 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 8 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 3 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 10 kt, becoming S with gusts up to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
3 ft.

$$

ANZ658-190715-
Coastal waters from NC VA border to Currituck Beach Light NC out
20 nm-
228 PM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024

.THROUGH 7 PM...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 12 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
3 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 11 seconds.
.WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at
6 seconds and E 1 foot at 11 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to
5 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to
5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft.

$$

ANZ633-190715-
Currituck Sound-
228 PM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024

.THROUGH 7 PM...SE winds 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves
around 1 foot.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.

$$

ANZ635-190715-
Rappahannock River from Urbanna to Windmill Point-
228 PM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024

.THROUGH 7 PM...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
around 1 foot.
.WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.THU...S winds 5 kt, becoming SE 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...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.

$$

ANZ636-190715-
York River-
228 PM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024

.THROUGH 7 PM...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the late
evening and overnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft, diminishing to around
1 foot in the late evening and overnight.
.WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 1 foot, increasing to
1 to 2 ft in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft,
diminishing to around 1 foot after midnight.
.THU...S winds 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot
or less and light chop, increasing to around 1 foot in the
afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight.
Waves around 1 foot, diminishing to 1 foot or less and light chop
after midnight.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight.
Waves around 1 foot.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves
around 1 foot.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
around 1 foot.

$$

ANZ637-190715-
James River from Jamestown to the James River Bridge-
228 PM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024

.THROUGH 7 PM...SE winds 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft,
diminishing to around 1 foot after midnight.
.WED...SE winds 5 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop,
increasing to 1 to 2 ft in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft,
diminishing to around 1 foot after midnight.
.THU...SE winds 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot
or less and light chop, increasing to around 1 foot in the
afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight.
Waves around 1 foot.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight.
Waves around 1 foot.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
1 to 2 ft.

$$

ANZ638-190715-
James River from James River Bridge to Hampton Roads Bridge-
Tunnel-
228 PM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024

.THROUGH 7 PM...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
1 to 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 1 foot.
.WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 1 foot.
.THU...SE winds 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves
1 foot.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
becoming S after midnight. Waves 1 foot.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves
1 foot.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
1 foot.

$$