Hazardous marine condition(s):
Heavy Freezing Spray Warning
Gale Warning
ANZ600-081815-
100 AM EST Sun Feb 8 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...
Arctic high pressure gradually settles over the region through
Monday. Gale force winds gradually diminish late tonight, with
Small Craft level winds then persisting into later Sunday/Sunday
night. Freezing spray is also likely throughout weekend, peaking
late tonight into Sunday morning. More benign boating conditions
settle over the waters Monday through the middle of the upcoming
week.
$$
ANZ650-081815- Coastal waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chincoteague VA out 20 nm- 100 AM EST Sun Feb 8 2026 GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING REST OF TONIGHT NW winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt late. Gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft, occasionally to 13 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds. Heavy freezing spray. SUN NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft, occasionally to 12 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 12 seconds. Freezing spray. SUN NIGHT NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, occasionally to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and NE 4 ft at 11 seconds. Freezing spray. MON NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 10 seconds. Freezing spray in the morning. MON NIGHT W winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 12 seconds. TUE W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. TUE NIGHT SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. WED W winds 10 kt with gusts up to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain in the afternoon. WED NIGHT NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of rain in the evening. $$
ANZ650-081815- Coastal waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chincoteague VA out 20 nm- 100 AM EST Sun Feb 8 2026 GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING REST OF TONIGHT NW winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt late. Gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft, occasionally to 13 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds. Heavy freezing spray. SUN NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft, occasionally to 12 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 12 seconds. Freezing spray. SUN NIGHT NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, occasionally to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and NE 4 ft at 11 seconds. Freezing spray. MON NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 10 seconds. Freezing spray in the morning. MON NIGHT W winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 12 seconds. TUE W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. TUE NIGHT SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. WED W winds 10 kt with gusts up to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain in the afternoon. WED NIGHT NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of rain in the evening. $$