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Coastal Waters Forecast for Virginia
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
937 AM EDT Fri Mar 29 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

ANZ600-300215-
937 AM EDT Fri Mar 29 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...

Coastal low pressure deepens well off the mid Atlantic coast
early this morning, bringing elevated northwest winds through
today. High pressure builds over the waters Saturday, with a weak
backdoor cold front dropping south on Sunday. A strong cold front
is expected to cross the region during the mid to late portion of
next week.

$$

ANZ630-300215-
Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA-
937 AM EDT Fri Mar 29 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3
ft, subsiding to around 2 ft this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, diminishing
to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 2 ft, subsiding to 1 foot.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot, building to 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers.
.MON...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Waves
1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers
likely after midnight.
.TUE...S winds 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Waves 1 to
2 ft. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.

$$

ANZ631-300215-
Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA-
937 AM EDT Fri Mar 29 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

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

$$

ANZ632-300215-
Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA-
937 AM EDT Fri Mar 29 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

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

$$

ANZ634-300215-
Chesapeake Bay from Little Creek VA to Cape Henry VA including
the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel-
937 AM EDT Fri Mar 29 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming W
5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves
around 2 ft.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers after midnight.
.MON...SE winds 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Waves around
2 ft. A chance of showers in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Waves
around 2 ft. A chance of showers.
.TUE...SW winds 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves
around 2 ft. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers
likely after midnight.

$$

ANZ650-300215-
Coastal waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chincoteague VA out
20 nm-
937 AM EDT Fri Mar 29 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft, subsiding to 4 to 5 ft this afternoon. Dominant period 10
seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft. Dominant period 11 seconds.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Dominant period 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming
10 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Dominant period
10 seconds.
.SUN...W winds 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas around
3 ft. Mainly S swell. Dominant period 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Dominant period 11 seconds. A chance of
showers after midnight.
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE after midnight.
Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers in the evening, then
showers likely after midnight.
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely
after midnight.

$$

ANZ652-300215-
Coastal waters from Chincoteague to Parramore Island VA out 20 nm-
937 AM EDT Fri Mar 29 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt late. Seas
4 to 5 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft late. Dominant period 10
seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft. Dominant period 11 seconds.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts to
20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Dominant period
11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Dominant
period 10 seconds.
.SUN...W winds 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Mainly S swell. Dominant period 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Dominant period
11 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of
showers.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE after midnight.
Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely
after midnight.

$$

ANZ654-300215-
Coastal waters from Parramore Island to Cape Charles Light VA out
20 nm-
937 AM EDT Fri Mar 29 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft late. Dominant
period 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, subsiding to 3
ft after midnight. Mainly E swell. Dominant period 11 seconds.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Mainly E swell. Dominant period 11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Dominant
period 10 seconds.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Dominant period 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Dominant
period 11 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
.MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in the
morning.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas
around 3 ft. A chance of showers.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
A chance of showers.

$$

ANZ656-300215-
Coastal Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia-
North Carolina border out to 20 nm-
937 AM EDT Fri Mar 29 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft late. Dominant
period 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft, subsiding to 3 ft. Dominant period 11
seconds.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts to
20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Dominant period
11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Dominant period 10 seconds.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Dominant period 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Dominant
period 11 seconds.
.MON...S winds 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas 2 to
3 ft. A chance of showers.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of
showers.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas
around 3 ft. A chance of showers.

$$

ANZ658-300215-
Coastal waters from NC VA border to Currituck Beach Light NC out
20 nm-
937 AM EDT Fri Mar 29 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming W
10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt late this morning and afternoon.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Dominant period 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft. Dominant period
11 seconds.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Dominant period 11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Dominant period 11 seconds.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Dominant period 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Mainly E swell. Dominant period 11 seconds.
.MON...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 10 kt, increasing to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt in
the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers in the
afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
A chance of showers.

$$

ANZ633-300215-
Currituck Sound-
937 AM EDT Fri Mar 29 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with
gusts to 25 kt. Waves building to 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, diminishing
to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft, diminishing to
around 1 foot after midnight.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 1 foot, increasing to
1 to 2 ft in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves
around 1 foot.
.MON...SW winds 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Waves around
1 foot.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves
around 1 foot.
.TUE...SW winds 10 kt, increasing to 15 kt with gusts 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 afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to
2 ft. A chance of showers.

$$

ANZ635-300215-
Rappahannock River from Urbanna to Windmill Point-
937 AM EDT Fri Mar 29 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with
gusts to 25 kt. Waves building to 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, diminishing
to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft, diminishing to
around 1 foot after midnight.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Waves
around 1 foot.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. A chance of
showers.
.MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. A chance of
showers.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Waves
around 1 foot. A chance of showers.
.TUE...S winds 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Waves around
1 foot. A chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. Showers likely.


$$

ANZ636-300215-
York River-
937 AM EDT Fri Mar 29 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with
gusts to 25 kt. Waves building to 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming W
5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft, diminishing to around
1 foot after midnight.
.SAT...SW winds 5 kt, increasing to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt in
the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop, increasing to
around 1 foot in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Waves
around 1 foot.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. A chance of
showers after midnight.
.MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Waves
around 1 foot. A chance of showers in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Waves
around 1 foot. A chance of showers.
.TUE...SW winds 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. A chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt, increasing to 15 kt after midnight.
Waves around 1 foot, increasing to 1 to 2 ft after midnight. A
chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after
midnight.

$$

ANZ637-300215-
James River from Jamestown to the James River Bridge-
937 AM EDT Fri Mar 29 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with
gusts to 25 kt. Waves building to 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming W
5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft, diminishing to around
1 foot after midnight.
.SAT...SW winds 5 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts to
20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop,
increasing to 1 to 2 ft in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Waves
around 1 foot.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Waves
around 1 foot.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Waves
around 1 foot.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Waves
around 1 foot. A chance of showers.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of
showers.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to
2 ft. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely
after midnight.

$$

ANZ638-300215-
James River from James River Bridge to Hampton Roads Bridge-
Tunnel-
937 AM EDT Fri Mar 29 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts
to 25 kt this afternoon. Waves building to 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming W
5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft, subsiding to 1 foot.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot, building to 1 to 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.SUN...W winds 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Waves
1 to 2 ft.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Waves
1 foot.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Waves
1 foot. A chance of showers.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of
showers.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves around
2 ft. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely
after midnight.

$$


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