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Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA
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349 FZUS51 KAKQ 261055 CWFAKQ Coastal Waters Forecast for Virginia National Weather Service Wakefield VA 655 AM EDT Sun May 26 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 ANZ600-262315- 655 AM EDT Sun May 26 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... Light onshore flow continues early this morning, followed by increasing south to southeasterly winds later today through Monday afternoon ahead of an approaching cold front. The front crosses the waters on Tuesday, with weak high pressure building into the region through midweek. $$ ANZ630-262315- Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA- 655 AM EDT Sun May 26 2024 .TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. Patchy fog this morning. A chance of showers and tstms early this morning. A slight chance of showers and tstms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ631-262315- Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA- 655 AM EDT Sun May 26 2024 .TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt late. Waves 1 foot. Patchy fog this morning. A slight chance of showers and tstms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ632-262315- Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA- 655 AM EDT Sun May 26 2024 .TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt this afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Patchy fog this morning. A slight chance of showers and tstms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft, subsiding to 1 foot in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ634-262315- Chesapeake Bay from Little Creek VA to Cape Henry VA including the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel- 655 AM EDT Sun May 26 2024 .TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt this afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. A slight chance of showers and tstms this afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM this morning. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .TUE...W 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. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds. .WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .THU...N winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves around 2 ft. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ650-262315- Coastal waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chincoteague VA out 20 nm- 655 AM EDT Sun May 26 2024 .TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. Patchy fog until late afternoon. A slight chance of showers and tstms early this morning. A slight chance of showers and tstms late. Vsby 1 to 3 NM until late afternoon. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 foot at 5 seconds. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft, building to 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds, becoming S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ652-262315- Coastal waters from Chincoteague to Parramore Island VA out 20 nm- 655 AM EDT Sun May 26 2024 .TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. Patchy fog until late afternoon. A slight chance of showers and tstms early this morning. A slight chance of showers and tstms late. Vsby 1 to 3 NM until late afternoon. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft, building to 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds, becoming S 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 7 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU...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. .THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ654-262315- Coastal waters from Parramore Island to Cape Charles Light VA out 20 nm- 655 AM EDT Sun May 26 2024 .TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog until late afternoon. A slight chance of showers and tstms this afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM until late afternoon. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .MON...S winds 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft, building to 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds, becoming SE 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ656-262315- Coastal Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia- North Carolina border out to 20 nm- 655 AM EDT Sun May 26 2024 .TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. A slight chance of showers and tstms this afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM this morning. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. .MON...S winds 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 6 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ658-262315- Coastal waters from NC VA border to Currituck Beach Light NC out 20 nm- 655 AM EDT Sun May 26 2024 .TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. A slight chance of showers and tstms late. Vsby 1 to 3 NM this morning. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft, building to 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds, becoming SE 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ633-262315- Currituck Sound- 655 AM EDT Sun May 26 2024 .TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. Patchy fog this morning. A slight chance of showers and tstms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .MON...S 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. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves around 1 foot. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves around 1 foot, diminishing to 1 foot or less and light chop after midnight. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ635-262315- Rappahannock River from Urbanna to Windmill Point- 655 AM EDT Sun May 26 2024 .TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. A slight chance of showers and tstms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. A chance of showers after midnight. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 1 foot, increasing to 1 to 2 ft in the afternoon. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft, diminishing to around 1 foot after midnight. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. .WED...W winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ636-262315- York River- 655 AM EDT Sun May 26 2024 .TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt late. Waves around 1 foot, increasing to 1 to 2 ft late. A slight chance of showers and tstms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the late evening and overnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft, diminishing to around 1 foot in the late evening and overnight. A chance of showers after midnight. .MON...S 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. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft, diminishing to around 1 foot after midnight. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ637-262315- James River from Jamestown to the James River Bridge- 655 AM EDT Sun May 26 2024 .TODAY...SE winds 5 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt late. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop, increasing to 1 to 2 ft late. A slight chance of showers and tstms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the late evening and overnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft, diminishing to around 1 foot in the late evening and overnight. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 1 foot, increasing to 1 to 2 ft in the afternoon. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft, diminishing to around 1 foot after midnight. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ638-262315- James River from James River Bridge to Hampton Roads Bridge- Tunnel- 655 AM EDT Sun May 26 2024 .TODAY...S winds 5 kt, becoming E late this morning and early afternoon, then becoming SE 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt late. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 foot. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$