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Coastal Waters Forecast for Virginia
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
1002 AM EDT Sun Oct 6 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

ANZ600-070315-
1002 AM EDT Sun Oct 6 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...

High pressure will lead to benign marine conditions during the day
today. A cold front crosses the coast Monday with increased winds
ahead and behind it. High pressure builds in from the northwest
Monday night into Tuesday.

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ANZ630-070315-
Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA-
1002 AM EDT Sun Oct 6 2024

.REST OF TODAY...E winds 5 kt, becoming S this afternoon. Waves
1 foot.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt late.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Waves
2 to 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming NW
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.

$$

ANZ631-070315-
Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA-
1002 AM EDT Sun Oct 6 2024

.REST OF TODAY...E winds 5 kt, becoming S late. Waves 1 foot.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
SW with gusts up to 20 kt late. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Waves
2 to 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft.
.TUE...N 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.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
around 2 ft.

$$

ANZ632-070315-
Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA-
1002 AM EDT Sun Oct 6 2024

.REST OF TODAY...E winds 5 kt, becoming SE late. Waves 1 foot.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
S with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming NW
in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft.
.TUE...N 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.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft.

$$

ANZ634-070315-
Chesapeake Bay from Little Creek VA to Cape Henry VA including
the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel-
1002 AM EDT Sun Oct 6 2024

.REST OF TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming NW
in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
around 3 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves around 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves around
3 ft.

$$

ANZ650-070315-
Coastal waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chincoteague VA out
20 nm-
1002 AM EDT Sun Oct 6 2024

.REST OF TODAY...E winds 5 kt, becoming SE late. Seas 3 to 4 ft,
occasionally to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, increasing
to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt late. Seas 4 to 5 ft,
occasionally to 6 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming NW
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to
6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to
5 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally
to 5 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft.

$$

ANZ652-070315-
Coastal waters from Chincoteague to Parramore Island VA out 20 nm-
1002 AM EDT Sun Oct 6 2024

.REST OF TODAY...E winds 5 kt, becoming SE late. Seas 3 to 4 ft,
occasionally to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming NW
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to
6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to
5 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally
to 5 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ654-070315-
Coastal waters from Parramore Island to Cape Charles Light VA out
20 nm-
1002 AM EDT Sun Oct 6 2024

.REST OF TODAY...NE winds 5 kt, becoming E late. Seas 3 to 4 ft,
occasionally to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 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.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing to
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to
5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to
5 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to
5 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft,
occasionally to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ656-070315-
Coastal Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia-
North Carolina border out to 20 nm-
1002 AM EDT Sun Oct 6 2024

.REST OF TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E late. Seas 3 to
4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming NW
in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to
5 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to
5 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft,
occasionally to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft.

$$

ANZ658-070315-
Coastal waters from NC VA border to Currituck Beach Light NC out
20 nm-
1002 AM EDT Sun Oct 6 2024

.REST OF TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft,
occasionally to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to
5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally
to 5 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft, occasionally to
5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft, occasionally
to 5 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft,
occasionally to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
around 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft.

$$

ANZ633-070315-
Currituck Sound-
1002 AM EDT Sun Oct 6 2024

.REST OF TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E late. Waves
around 1 foot.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves around
1 foot.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Waves
around 1 foot.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
1 to 2 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.WED...N winds 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Waves around 1 foot, increasing to 1 to 2 ft after
midnight.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves
around 2 ft.

$$

ANZ635-070315-
Rappahannock River from Urbanna to Windmill Point-
1002 AM EDT Sun Oct 6 2024

.REST OF TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt late. Waves around 1 foot.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Waves
around 1 foot.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves around
1 foot.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop.
.WED...NW winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.THU...N winds 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.

$$

ANZ636-070315-
York River-
1002 AM EDT Sun Oct 6 2024

.REST OF TODAY...E winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light
chop.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 kt after midnight.
Waves around 1 foot.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Waves
around 1 foot.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
1 to 2 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop.
.WED...N winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.

$$

ANZ637-070315-
James River from Jamestown to the James River Bridge-
1002 AM EDT Sun Oct 6 2024

.REST OF TODAY...E winds 5 kt, becoming SE late. Waves 1 foot or
less and light chop.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 kt late. Waves around
1 foot.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Waves
around 1 foot.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.THU...N winds 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.

$$

ANZ638-070315-
James River from James River Bridge to Hampton Roads Bridge-
Tunnel-
1002 AM EDT Sun Oct 6 2024

.REST OF TODAY...NE winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming NW
in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
1 to 2 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Waves 1 foot.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
around 2 ft.

$$