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Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA
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590 FZUS51 KAKQ 011845 CWFAKQ Coastal Waters Forecast for Virginia National Weather Service Wakefield VA 245 PM EDT Mon Sep 1 2025 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 ANZ600-020715- 245 PM EDT Mon Sep 1 2025 .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 period of elevated onshore flow continues into this evening as high pressure centers north of the area and low pressure remains well offshore. A cold front approaches late in the week. $$ ANZ630-020715- Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA- 245 PM EDT Mon Sep 1 2025 .THROUGH 7 PM...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the late evening and overnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 15 kt in the morning. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot. .WED...N winds 5 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft. $$ ANZ631-020715- Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA- 245 PM EDT Mon Sep 1 2025 .THROUGH 7 PM...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. .THU...S winds 5 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft. $$ ANZ632-020715- Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA- 245 PM EDT Mon Sep 1 2025 .THROUGH 7 PM...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 15 kt in the evening. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft. $$ ANZ634-020715- Chesapeake Bay from Little Creek VA to Cape Henry VA including the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel- 245 PM EDT Mon Sep 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .THROUGH 7 PM...NE winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 6 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 6 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 15 kt in the evening. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds and N 1 foot at 3 seconds. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .THU...S winds 5 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft. $$ ANZ650-020715- Coastal waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chincoteague VA out 20 nm- 245 PM EDT Mon Sep 1 2025 .THROUGH 7 PM...NE winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 6 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt with gusts up to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to 5 kt after midnight. Seas around 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. $$ ANZ652-020715- Coastal waters from Chincoteague to Parramore Island VA out 20 nm- 245 PM EDT Mon Sep 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .THROUGH 7 PM...NE winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt late. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas around 3 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. $$ ANZ654-020715- Coastal waters from Parramore Island to Cape Charles Light VA out 20 nm- 245 PM EDT Mon Sep 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .THROUGH 7 PM...NE winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt late. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 15 kt in the evening. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds. .THU...S winds 5 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas around 3 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. $$ ANZ656-020715- Coastal Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia- North Carolina border out to 20 nm- 245 PM EDT Mon Sep 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .THROUGH 7 PM...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the late evening and overnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 15 kt in the evening. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 15 kt in the morning. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds. .THU...S winds 5 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 3 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 3 ft. $$ ANZ658-020715- Coastal waters from NC VA border to Currituck Beach Light NC out 20 nm- 245 PM EDT Mon Sep 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... .THROUGH 7 PM...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas around 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the late evening and overnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds. .THU...SE winds 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ ANZ633-020715- Currituck Sound- 245 PM EDT Mon Sep 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .THROUGH 7 PM...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A slight chance of showers early this afternoon. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 15 kt late. Waves 1 to 2 ft, diminishing to around 1 foot late. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming N after midnight. Waves around 1 foot, diminishing to 1 foot or less and light chop after midnight. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 15 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. .THU...SE winds 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 15 kt 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. Gusts up to 15 kt in the evening. Waves around 1 foot. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 1 foot. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening. Waves around 1 foot. $$ ANZ635-020715- Rappahannock River from Urbanna to Windmill Point- 245 PM EDT Mon Sep 1 2025 .THROUGH 7 PM...NE winds 10 kt with gusts up to 15 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 15 kt in the evening. Waves around 1 foot. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 15 kt in the morning. Waves around 1 foot. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 kt, becoming N after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. .WED...N winds 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. .THU...S winds 5 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop, increasing to 1 to 2 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 1 foot. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 15 kt. Waves around 1 foot. $$ ANZ636-020715- York River- 245 PM EDT Mon Sep 1 2025 .THROUGH 7 PM...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft, diminishing to around 1 foot after midnight. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 15 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Waves around 1 foot, diminishing to 1 foot or less and light chop after midnight. .WED...N winds 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop, increasing to around 1 foot in the afternoon. .WED 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. .THU...S winds 5 kt, increasing to 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. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 15 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 15 kt. Waves around 1 foot. $$ ANZ637-020715- James River from Jamestown to the James River Bridge- 245 PM EDT Mon Sep 1 2025 .THROUGH 7 PM...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft, diminishing to around 1 foot after midnight. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 15 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Waves around 1 foot, diminishing to 1 foot or less and light chop after midnight. .WED...N winds 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves around 1 foot, diminishing to 1 foot or less and light chop after midnight. .THU...S winds 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop, increasing to around 1 foot in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 1 foot. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 15 kt. Waves around 1 foot. $$ ANZ638-020715- James River from James River Bridge to Hampton Roads Bridge- Tunnel- 245 PM EDT Mon Sep 1 2025 .THROUGH 7 PM...NE winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt late. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. .THU...S winds 5 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt with gusts up to 15 kt. Waves 1 foot. $$