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Coastal Waters Forecast for Virginia
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
344 AM 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

ANZ600-182015-
344 AM 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 offshore this week with generally benign
marine conditions apart from elevated southeast winds later this
afternoon and evening.

$$

ANZ630-182015-
Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA-
344 AM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024

.THROUGH 7 AM...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
1 to 2 ft.
.TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt late. Waves
1 to 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. 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...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 foot.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
1 to 2 ft.

$$

ANZ631-182015-
Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA-
344 AM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024

.THROUGH 7 AM...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
1 to 2 ft.
.TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt late. Waves
1 to 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. 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 5 to 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.

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ANZ632-182015-
Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA-
344 AM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024

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

$$

ANZ634-182015-
Chesapeake Bay from Little Creek VA to Cape Henry VA including
the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel-
344 AM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024

.THROUGH 7 AM...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at 12 seconds.
.TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at 12 seconds.
.TONIGHT...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 6 seconds and E 1 foot at 11 seconds.
.WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at 11 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. 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...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.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. 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 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft.

$$

ANZ650-182015-
Coastal waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chincoteague VA out
20 nm-
344 AM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024

.THROUGH 7 AM...S winds 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.TODAY...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at
7 seconds and SE 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.WED...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 NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. 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.
.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. Seas around 3 ft.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 3 ft.

$$

ANZ652-182015-
Coastal waters from Chincoteague to Parramore Island VA out 20 nm-
344 AM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024

.THROUGH 7 AM...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 12 seconds.
.TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at 12 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 3 ft
at 7 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 8 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.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 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 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 3 ft.

$$

ANZ654-182015-
Coastal waters from Parramore Island to Cape Charles Light VA out
20 nm-
344 AM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024

.THROUGH 7 AM...S winds 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 12 seconds.
.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 12 seconds.
.TONIGHT...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.
.WED...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 NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft.
.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 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 3 ft.

$$

ANZ656-182015-
Coastal Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia-
North Carolina border out to 20 nm-
344 AM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024

.THROUGH 7 AM...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 12 seconds.
.TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt late.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at
12 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. 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 8 seconds.
.THU...SE 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.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 3 ft.

$$

ANZ658-182015-
Coastal waters from NC VA border to Currituck Beach Light NC out
20 nm-
344 AM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024

.THROUGH 7 AM...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
E 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 1 foot at 12 seconds.
.TODAY...SE winds 5 to 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 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
7 seconds and E 1 foot at 11 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SE 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.
.FRI...SE 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 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.

$$

ANZ633-182015-
Currituck Sound-
344 AM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024

.THROUGH 7 AM...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.TODAY...SE winds 5 to 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 SE in the afternoon. Waves
around 1 foot.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.

$$

ANZ635-182015-
Rappahannock River from Urbanna to Windmill Point-
344 AM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024

.THROUGH 7 AM...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE early in the afternoon,
then increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt late. Waves
around 1 foot, increasing to 1 to 2 ft late.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
S 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft, diminishing to
around 1 foot after midnight.
.WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.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.

$$

ANZ636-182015-
York River-
344 AM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024

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

$$

ANZ637-182015-
James River from Jamestown to the James River Bridge-
344 AM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024

.THROUGH 7 AM...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 kt late. 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...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to 5 kt after
midnight. Waves around 1 foot, diminishing to 1 foot or less and
light chop after midnight.
.THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.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 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.

$$

ANZ638-182015-
James River from James River Bridge to Hampton Roads Bridge-
Tunnel-
344 AM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024

.THROUGH 7 AM...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot.
.TODAY...S winds 5 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt in the afternoon. 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. Waves 1 foot.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot.
.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves
1 foot.
.FRI...SW winds 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 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 kt. Waves 1 foot.

$$