FZUS51 KAKQ 082030 CWFAKQ Coastal Waters Forecast for Virginia National Weather Service Wakefield VA 330 PM EST Fri Dec 8 2023 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 ANZ600-090915- 330 PM EST Fri Dec 8 2023 .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 remains off the southeast coast into this weekend. A strong cold front will approach from the west on Saturday, and is expected to impact the waters Sunday through Monday. $$ ANZ630-090915- Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA- 330 PM EST Fri Dec 8 2023 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .THROUGH 7 PM...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 kt after midnight. Waves 1 foot. .SAT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt after midnight. Waves 3 to 4 ft. Showers. .MON...NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves 1 foot. $$ ANZ631-090915- Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA- 330 PM EST Fri Dec 8 2023 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .THROUGH 7 PM...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 kt after midnight. Waves 1 foot. .SAT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt after midnight. Waves 4 to 5 ft. Showers. .MON...NW winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves 1 foot. $$ ANZ632-090915- Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA- 330 PM EST Fri Dec 8 2023 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .THROUGH 7 PM...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 foot. .SAT...SW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt after midnight. Waves 4 to 5 ft. Showers. .MON...NW winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. $$ ANZ634-090915- Chesapeake Bay from Little Creek VA to Cape Henry VA including the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel- 330 PM EST Fri Dec 8 2023 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .THROUGH 7 PM...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt, becoming SW late. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt after midnight. Waves 4 to 5 ft. Showers. .MON...NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves around 2 ft. $$ ANZ650-090915- Coastal waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chincoteague VA out 20 nm- 330 PM EST Fri Dec 8 2023 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .THROUGH 7 PM...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Mainly E swell. Dominant period 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt, becoming SW late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Mainly E swell. Dominant period 10 seconds. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Dominant period 10 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Dominant period 4 seconds. .SUN...S winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Dominant period 4 seconds. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt, becoming NW late. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Dominant period 7 seconds. Showers in the evening, then rain after midnight. .MON...NW winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. A chance of rain in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ652-090915- Coastal waters from Chincoteague to Parramore Island VA out 20 nm- 330 PM EST Fri Dec 8 2023 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .THROUGH 7 PM...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Mainly E swell. Dominant period 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt, becoming SW late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Mainly E swell. Dominant period 10 seconds. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Dominant period 10 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Dominant period 10 seconds. .SUN...S winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Dominant period 4 seconds. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt, becoming NW late. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Dominant period 7 seconds. Showers. .MON...NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. A chance of rain in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ654-090915- Coastal waters from Parramore Island to Cape Charles Light VA out 20 nm- 330 PM EST Fri Dec 8 2023 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .THROUGH 7 PM...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Mainly E swell. Dominant period 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Mainly E swell. Dominant period 10 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Mainly E swell. Dominant period 10 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Dominant period 9 seconds. .SUN...S winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Dominant period 4 seconds. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt, becoming NW with gusts to 40 kt late. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Dominant period 7 seconds. Showers. .MON...NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to 6 ft in the afternoon. A chance of rain in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ656-090915- Coastal Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia- North Carolina border out to 20 nm- 330 PM EST Fri Dec 8 2023 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .THROUGH 7 PM...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Mainly E swell. Dominant period 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Mainly E swell. Dominant period 9 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Mainly E swell. Dominant period 10 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Dominant period 10 seconds. .SUN...S winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Dominant period 5 seconds. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Dominant period 6 seconds. Showers. .MON...NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. $$ ANZ658-090915- Coastal waters from NC VA border to Currituck Beach Light NC out 20 nm- 330 PM EST Fri Dec 8 2023 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .THROUGH 7 PM...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Mainly E swell. Dominant period 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Mainly E swell. Dominant period 10 seconds. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Mainly E swell. Dominant period 10 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Mainly E swell. Dominant period 10 seconds. .SUN...S winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Dominant period 10 seconds. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Dominant period 6 seconds. Showers with a chance of tstms. .MON...NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to 6 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ633-090915- Currituck Sound- 330 PM EST Fri Dec 8 2023 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .THROUGH 7 PM...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft, increasing to around 2 ft in the afternoon. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW with gusts to 35 kt late. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of tstms in the evening. Showers. .MON...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 35 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft, diminishing to around 2 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Waves around 1 foot, diminishing to 1 foot or less and light chop in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves around 1 foot. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ635-090915- Rappahannock River from Urbanna to Windmill Point- 330 PM EST Fri Dec 8 2023 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .THROUGH 7 PM...SE winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft, increasing to around 2 ft in the afternoon. Showers likely. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 35 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft, increasing to 2 to 3 ft after midnight. Showers. .MON...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft, diminishing to around 2 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft, diminishing to around 1 foot after midnight. .TUE...W winds 5 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop, increasing to around 1 foot in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves around 1 foot. $$ ANZ636-090915- York River- 330 PM EST Fri Dec 8 2023 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .THROUGH 7 PM...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft, increasing to around 2 ft in the afternoon. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 35 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft, increasing to 2 to 3 ft after midnight. Showers. .MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .TUE...NW winds 5 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves around 1 foot. $$ ANZ637-090915- James River from Jamestown to the James River Bridge- 330 PM EST Fri Dec 8 2023 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .THROUGH 7 PM...S winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW late. Waves around 1 foot. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft, increasing to around 2 ft in the afternoon. Showers likely. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 35 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft, increasing to 2 to 3 ft after midnight. Showers. .MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .TUE...NW winds 5 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves around 1 foot. $$ ANZ638-090915- James River from James River Bridge to Hampton Roads Bridge- Tunnel- 330 PM EST Fri Dec 8 2023 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .THROUGH 7 PM...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW late. Waves 1 foot. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 40 kt after midnight. Waves 3 to 4 ft. Showers. .MON...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 35 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 4 ft, subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves 1 foot. $$