NWS Marine Forecast



 Hazardous marine condition(s):
 Storm Warning
 Small Craft Advisory
 Heavy Freezing Spray Warning
   ANZ600-010815-  245 PM EST Sat Jan 31 2026    .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 strong coastal low is expected to bring high-end Gale to Storm  conditions tonight and Sunday. In addition, moderate to  occasionally heavy freezing spray is expected through Sunday. The  low pressure system pulls away from the coast later Sunday with  calmer marine conditions returning later Monday through at least  Wednesday.    $$
   ANZ650-010815-  Coastal waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chincoteague VA out  20 nm-  245 PM EST Sat Jan 31 2026    SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING  STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH  SUNDAY AFTERNOON  HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST SUNDAY  THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON    THROUGH 7 PM  N winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt  late. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 6 ft.  Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 4 seconds. Light freezing spray. A chance  of snow late with vsby 1 to 3 NM.  TONIGHT  N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, increasing  to 35 to 40 kt with gusts up to 50 kt in the late evening and  overnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft, occasionally to 9 ft, building to 7 to  9 ft, occasionally to 13 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft  at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at 14 seconds, becoming NE 9 ft at  7 seconds and E 1 foot at 13 seconds. A chance of snow. Freezing  spray. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM late.  SUN  NW winds 35 to 40 kt with gusts up to 50 kt. Seas 8 to  10 ft, occasionally to 15 ft. Wave Detail: NE 10 ft at 7 seconds  and NE 8 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of snow in the morning.  Freezing spray. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the morning.  SUN NIGHT  NW winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt  after midnight. Gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft, occasionally  to 15 ft. Wave Detail: NE 8 ft at 11 seconds. Light freezing  spray.  MON  NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the  afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, occasionally to  12 ft. Wave Detail: E 7 ft at 11 seconds and N 5 ft at 5 seconds.  Light freezing spray in the morning.  MON NIGHT  NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas  4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at  11 seconds and NW 3 ft at 4 seconds.  TUE  W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.  TUE NIGHT  SW winds 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft.  WED  NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the  afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of rain and snow.  WED NIGHT  N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after  midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.    $$