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Coastal Waters Forecast for Virginia
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
956 AM EDT Sat Apr 19 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

ANZ600-200215-
956 AM EDT Sat Apr 19 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...

High pressure will remain centered off the coast today, as a weak
cold front approaches from the northwest. Expect gusty southerly
winds through this evening. The front drops south through the
waters Sunday, and dissipates Sunday night, with high pressure
returning early next week.

$$

ANZ630-200215-
Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA-
956 AM EDT Sat Apr 19 2025

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

.REST OF TODAY...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
1 to 2 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers
in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves
1 foot. A chance of showers.
.WED...N winds 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot.
A chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. A chance of
showers in the evening.

$$

ANZ631-200215-
Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA-
956 AM EDT Sat Apr 19 2025

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

.REST OF TODAY...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves
1 foot. A chance of showers.
.WED...N winds 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot.
A chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. A chance of
showers in the evening.

$$

ANZ632-200215-
Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA-
956 AM EDT Sat Apr 19 2025

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

.REST OF TODAY...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves
around 2 ft. A chance of showers.
.WED...N winds 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves 1 to
2 ft. A chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of
showers in the evening.

$$

ANZ634-200215-
Chesapeake Bay from Little Creek VA to Cape Henry VA including
the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel-
956 AM EDT Sat Apr 19 2025

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

.REST OF TODAY...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Waves 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft
at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 5 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot at 2
seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
E 2 ft at 3 seconds and NW 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to
2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at
7 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers.
.WED...N winds 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves around
2 ft. A chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers in the evening.

$$

ANZ650-200215-
Coastal waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chincoteague VA out
20 nm-
956 AM EDT Sat Apr 19 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...SW winds 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and N 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
S 2 ft at 5 seconds and NE 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to
5 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft,
occasionally to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
becoming NW after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of
showers.
.WED...N winds 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas around
2 ft. A chance of showers in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

$$

ANZ652-200215-
Coastal waters from Chincoteague to Parramore Island VA out 20 nm-
956 AM EDT Sat Apr 19 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at
5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and NE 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 4
seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to
5 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
NW after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of showers.
.WED...N winds 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas around
2 ft. A chance of showers in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

$$

ANZ654-200215-
Coastal waters from Parramore Island to Cape Charles Light VA out
20 nm-
956 AM EDT Sat Apr 19 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TODAY...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at
5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S
4 ft at 6 seconds.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 1 foot at
2 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 10 seconds.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of
showers in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
.WED...N winds 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas around
2 ft. A chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of
showers in the evening.

$$

ANZ656-200215-
Coastal Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia-
North Carolina border out to 20 nm-
956 AM EDT Sat Apr 19 2025

.REST OF TODAY...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at
4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and NE 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 3 seconds and NW 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
3 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
3 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms after midnight.
.WED...N winds 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas around
2 ft. A chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of
showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ658-200215-
Coastal waters from NC VA border to Currituck Beach Light NC out
20 nm-
956 AM EDT Sat Apr 19 2025

.REST OF TODAY...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at
9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NE 1 foot at
3 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft
at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft
at 7 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 3 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
3 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.WED...N winds 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas around
2 ft. A chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of
showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ633-200215-
Currituck Sound-
956 AM EDT Sat Apr 19 2025

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

.REST OF TODAY...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Waves around 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
1 to 2 ft.
.SUN...W winds 10 kt, becoming NE with gusts up to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 1 foot, increasing to 1 to 2 ft in the
afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
1 to 2 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. A chance of showers
in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves
around 1 foot. A chance of showers and tstms.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves
around 1 foot. A chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. A chance of
showers.

Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ635-200215-
Rappahannock River from Urbanna to Windmill Point-
956 AM EDT Sat Apr 19 2025

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

.REST OF TODAY...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Waves around 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft,
diminishing to around 1 foot after midnight.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves
around 1 foot.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves around 1 foot, increasing to 1 to 2 ft in the
afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. A chance of
showers in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt, becoming N after midnight. Waves
1 foot or less and light chop, increasing to around 1 foot after
midnight. A chance of showers.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves
around 1 foot, diminishing to 1 foot or less and light chop in
the afternoon. A chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop.
A chance of showers in the evening.

$$

ANZ636-200215-
York River-
956 AM EDT Sat Apr 19 2025

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

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

$$

ANZ637-200215-
James River from Jamestown to the James River Bridge-
956 AM EDT Sat Apr 19 2025

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

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

$$

ANZ638-200215-
James River from James River Bridge to Hampton Roads Bridge-
Tunnel-
956 AM EDT Sat Apr 19 2025

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

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

$$