Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast for Virginia
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
1001 PM EDT Sat Oct 5 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

ANZ600-061515-
1001 PM EDT Sat Oct 5 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 through
Sunday. A cold front crosses the waters Monday. High pressure
builds in from the northwest Monday night into Tuesday.

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ANZ630-061515-
Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA-
1001 PM EDT Sat Oct 5 2024

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot.
.SUN...E winds 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft.
.MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Waves
2 to 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 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...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.

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ANZ631-061515-
Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA-
1001 PM EDT Sat Oct 5 2024

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUN...E winds 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. 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, diminishing to
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 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 around 2 ft.

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ANZ632-061515-
Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA-
1001 PM EDT Sat Oct 5 2024

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
1 to 2 ft.
.MON...SW 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 25 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 2 to 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.

$$

ANZ634-061515-
Chesapeake Bay from Little Creek VA to Cape Henry VA including
the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel-
1001 PM EDT Sat Oct 5 2024

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUN...E winds 5 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.MON...SW 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 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 2 to 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 3 ft.

$$

ANZ650-061515-
Coastal waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chincoteague VA out
20 nm-
1001 PM EDT Sat Oct 5 2024

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to
5 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to
4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft.
.MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW 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 around 4 ft, occasionally
to 5 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft.

$$

ANZ652-061515-
Coastal waters from Chincoteague to Parramore Island VA out 20 nm-
1001 PM EDT Sat Oct 5 2024

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to
5 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to
4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to
6 ft.
.MON...SW winds 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...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to
6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 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 around 3 ft.

$$

ANZ654-061515-
Coastal waters from Parramore Island to Cape Charles Light VA out
20 nm-
1001 PM EDT Sat Oct 5 2024

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 kt, diminishing to 5 kt. Seas around
3 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to
5 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 25 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 around 3 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.

$$

ANZ656-061515-
Coastal Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia-
North Carolina border out to 20 nm-
1001 PM EDT Sat Oct 5 2024

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...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, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 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. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 kt, increasing to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt after midnight. Seas around 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ658-061515-
Coastal waters from NC VA border to Currituck Beach Light NC out
20 nm-
1001 PM EDT Sat Oct 5 2024

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to
5 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 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 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 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 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft, occasionally
to 5 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft, occasionally
to 5 ft.

$$

ANZ633-061515-
Currituck Sound-
1001 PM EDT Sat Oct 5 2024

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.SUN...NE winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.MON...SW winds 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 with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing to
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft, diminishing to
around 1 foot in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves
1 to 2 ft.

$$

ANZ635-061515-
Rappahannock River from Urbanna to Windmill Point-
1001 PM EDT Sat Oct 5 2024

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop.
.SUN...N winds 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot
or less and light chop.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 1 foot, increasing to
1 to 2 ft in the afternoon.
.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...NW 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.

$$

ANZ636-061515-
York River-
1001 PM EDT Sat Oct 5 2024

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop.
.SUN...NE winds 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot
or less and light chop.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 1 foot, increasing to
1 to 2 ft in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 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.

$$

ANZ637-061515-
James River from Jamestown to the James River Bridge-
1001 PM EDT Sat Oct 5 2024

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop.
.SUN...NE winds 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot
or less and light chop.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot.
.MON...W winds 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Waves around
1 foot.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Waves around 1 foot, increasing
to 1 to 2 ft after midnight.
.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.

$$

ANZ638-061515-
James River from James River Bridge to Hampton Roads Bridge-
Tunnel-
1001 PM EDT Sat Oct 5 2024

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 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 with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing to
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

$$