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Coastal Waters Forecast for Virginia
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
651 AM EDT Fri Jun 7 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

ANZ600-072315-
651 AM EDT Fri Jun 7 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...

A cold front pushes offshore this morning as high pressure builds
in from the west. A brief surge of northerly winds is expected
tonight as the high continues to build into the local waters. Low
pressure passes by north of the area Sunday, pushing a weak cold
front through the region into Monday.

$$

ANZ630-072315-
Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA-
651 AM EDT Fri Jun 7 2024

.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUN...W winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 foot.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot.

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ANZ631-072315-
Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA-
651 AM EDT Fri Jun 7 2024

.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SAT...W winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of
showers.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

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ANZ632-072315-
Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA-
651 AM EDT Fri Jun 7 2024

.TODAY...W winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt after midnight. Waves building to 2 ft.
.SAT...W winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Waves 1 foot, building to 2 to
3 ft. A chance of showers.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing
to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft, subsiding to
1 foot in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

$$

ANZ634-072315-
Chesapeake Bay from Little Creek VA to Cape Henry VA including
the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel-
651 AM EDT Fri Jun 7 2024

.TODAY...W winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at
3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt after midnight. Waves 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3
seconds.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
1 foot at 2 seconds and W 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SUN...SW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at
3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt, increasing to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing
to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft, subsiding to 1
to 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Waves
around 2 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves around
2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.

$$

ANZ650-072315-
Coastal waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chincoteague VA out
20 nm-
651 AM EDT Fri Jun 7 2024

.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW this afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at
9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at
8 seconds and NW 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers.
.MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas around
2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

$$

ANZ652-072315-
Coastal waters from Chincoteague to Parramore Island VA out 20 nm-
651 AM EDT Fri Jun 7 2024

.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 7 seconds and NE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and NW 2 ft at 3 seconds.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers.
.MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas around
2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

$$

ANZ654-072315-
Coastal waters from Parramore Island to Cape Charles Light VA out
20 nm-
651 AM EDT Fri Jun 7 2024

.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW late. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt, becoming NW with gusts up to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds
and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT...NW winds 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming W
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas around
2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

$$

ANZ656-072315-
Coastal Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia-
North Carolina border out to 20 nm-
651 AM EDT Fri Jun 7 2024

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

$$

ANZ658-072315-
Coastal waters from NC VA border to Currituck Beach Light NC out
20 nm-
651 AM EDT Fri Jun 7 2024

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

$$

ANZ633-072315-
Currituck Sound-
651 AM EDT Fri Jun 7 2024

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

$$

ANZ635-072315-
Rappahannock River from Urbanna to Windmill Point-
651 AM EDT Fri Jun 7 2024

.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.SUN...W winds 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. A chance of
showers.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight.
Waves around 1 foot.

$$

ANZ636-072315-
York River-
651 AM EDT Fri Jun 7 2024

.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. A chance of
showers.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight.
Waves around 1 foot.

$$

ANZ637-072315-
James River from Jamestown to the James River Bridge-
651 AM EDT Fri Jun 7 2024

.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. A chance of
showers.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight.
Waves around 1 foot.

$$

ANZ638-072315-
James River from James River Bridge to Hampton Roads Bridge-
Tunnel-
651 AM EDT Fri Jun 7 2024

.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SAT...W winds 10 kt. Waves 1 foot.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of
showers.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Waves
1 to 2 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves
1 foot.

$$