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Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA
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280 FZUS51 KAKQ 250414 CWFAKQ Coastal Waters Forecast for Virginia National Weather Service Wakefield VA 1214 AM EDT Fri Jul 25 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 ANZ600-251645- 1214 AM EDT Fri Jul 25 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 over the western Atlantic will allow for winds to become more southerly overnight into Friday. A backdoor cold front is expected to move southward across the mid-Atlantic on Saturday before weakening and becoming diffuse on Sunday. This should bring about another wind direction shift to the north and eventually east through the day on Saturday, and then southeast on Sunday. $$ ANZ630-251645- Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA- 1214 AM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU...SE winds 5 kt, becoming S early. Waves 1 foot. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 15 kt in the morning. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves 1 foot. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 15 kt in the evening. Waves 1 foot. .SUN...SE winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves 1 foot. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 foot. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ631-251645- Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA- 1214 AM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU...SE winds 5 kt with gusts up to 15 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt early. Waves 1 foot. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 15 kt in the morning. Waves 1 foot. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves 1 foot. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 15 kt in the evening. Waves 1 foot. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves 1 foot. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms after midnight. .MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 foot. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ632-251645- Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA- 1214 AM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 15 kt early. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 15 kt in the morning. Waves 1 foot. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves 1 foot. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 15 kt in the evening. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 15 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 foot. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ634-251645- Chesapeake Bay from Little Creek VA to Cape Henry VA including the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel- 1214 AM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 15 kt in the evening. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at 2 seconds. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and E 1 foot at 6 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 6 seconds. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 2 seconds and E 1 foot at 3 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 15 kt in the evening. Waves around 2 ft. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers. .MON...NW winds 5 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. $$ ANZ650-251645- Coastal waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chincoteague VA out 20 nm- 1214 AM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. .THU...SE winds 5 kt with gusts up to 15 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt with gusts up to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 foot at 2 seconds. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 15 kt in the evening. Seas around 2 ft. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...N winds 5 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ652-251645- Coastal waters from Chincoteague to Parramore Island VA out 20 nm- 1214 AM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and NE 1 foot at 4 seconds. .THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 7 seconds and NE 1 foot at 4 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 6 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 15 kt in the evening. Seas around 2 ft. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 15 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers. .MON...N winds 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. $$ ANZ654-251645- Coastal waters from Parramore Island to Cape Charles Light VA out 20 nm- 1214 AM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 6 seconds. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 6 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds and SW 1 foot at 2 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 15 kt in the evening. Seas around 2 ft. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers. .MON...N winds 5 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. $$ ANZ656-251645- Coastal Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia- North Carolina border out to 20 nm- 1214 AM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 6 seconds. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 15 kt late in the morning, then 15 kt early. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 6 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 15 kt in the evening. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 6 seconds. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 foot at 2 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 foot at 3 seconds. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE with gusts up to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and W 1 foot at 3 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 15 kt in the evening. Seas around 2 ft. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers. .MON...NW winds 5 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. $$ ANZ658-251645- Coastal waters from NC VA border to Currituck Beach Light NC out 20 nm- 1214 AM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 6 seconds. .THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 15 kt in the late morning and early afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 6 seconds. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 6 seconds. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 6 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds and E 1 foot at 4 seconds. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds and N 1 foot at 3 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .SUN...SE winds 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. $$ ANZ633-251645- Currituck Sound- 1214 AM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves around 1 foot, diminishing to 1 foot or less and light chop after midnight. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves around 1 foot. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to 5 kt after midnight. Waves around 1 foot, diminishing to 1 foot or less and light chop after midnight. .SUN...SE winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. .MON...NW winds 5 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. $$ ANZ635-251645- Rappahannock River from Urbanna to Windmill Point- 1214 AM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 15 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .THU...SE winds 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt early. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop, increasing to around 1 foot early. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 15 kt in the evening. Waves around 1 foot. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. .SAT...NE winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 15 kt in the evening. Waves around 1 foot. .SUN...SE winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...N winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ636-251645- York River- 1214 AM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 15 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .THU...SE winds 5 kt with gusts up to 15 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 15 kt early. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop, increasing to around 1 foot early. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 15 kt in the evening. Waves around 1 foot. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 15 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Waves around 1 foot, diminishing to 1 foot or less and light chop after midnight. .SUN...SE winds 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop, increasing to around 1 foot in the afternoon. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves around 1 foot, diminishing to 1 foot or less and light chop after midnight. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...N winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ637-251645- James River from Jamestown to the James River Bridge- 1214 AM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .THU...SE winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .FRI...SW winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 1 foot. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 15 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Waves around 1 foot, diminishing to 1 foot or less and light chop after midnight. .SUN...SE winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...N winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less and light chop. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ638-251645- James River from James River Bridge to Hampton Roads Bridge- Tunnel- 1214 AM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 15 kt in the evening. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Waves 1 foot. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 foot. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms. $$