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coastal waters forecast for virginia
national weather service wakefield va
649 am edt thu mar 12 2026

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


anz631-122315-
chesapeake bay from windmill point to new point comfort va-
649 am edt thu mar 12 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through this evening...

.today...sw winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming nw 20 to
25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt late this morning and afternoon.
waves 3 to 4 ft. rain until late afternoon, then rain and snow
late. 
.tonight...nw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. waves 2 to 3 ft. a chance of rain and
snow early in the evening. 
.fri...s winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts
up to 25 kt in the afternoon. waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.fri night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. waves
3 to 4 ft. 
.sat...w winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 5 kt in the afternoon.
waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.sat night...e winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 foot. 
.sun...se winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. waves 1 to 2 ft, building to 2 to 3 ft in the
afternoon. 
.sun night...se winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. waves
3 to 4 ft. a chance of showers in the evening, then showers
likely after midnight. 
.mon...s winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. waves 3 to 4 ft. showers. a chance of tstms in the
afternoon. 
.mon night...w winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming nw after midnight.
waves 3 to 4 ft. showers with a chance of tstms in the evening,
then a chance of rain and snow showers after midnight.  

winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus51 kakq 121049
cwfakq
expires:202603122315;;070756

coastal waters forecast for virginia
national weather service wakefield va
649 am edt thu mar 12 2026

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


anz632-122315-
chesapeake bay from new point comfort to little creek va-
649 am edt thu mar 12 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through this evening...

.today...sw winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming nw 20 to
25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt late this morning and afternoon.
waves 3 to 4 ft. showers likely early this morning. a slight
chance of tstms this morning. rain late this morning and
afternoon. 
.tonight...nw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. waves 3 to 4 ft, subsiding to 1 to
2 ft after midnight. a chance of rain and snow early in the
evening. 
.fri...s winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts
up to 25 kt in the afternoon. waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.fri night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. waves
2 to 3 ft. 
.sat...w winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 5 kt in the afternoon.
waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.sat night...e winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.sun...se winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.sun night...se winds 20 to 25 kt. waves 3 to 4 ft. a chance of
showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. 
.mon...s winds 25 to 30 kt. waves 4 to 5 ft. showers. a chance of
tstms in the afternoon. 
.mon night...w winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming nw 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. waves 4 to 5 ft. showers with a chance of tstms in the
evening, then showers likely after midnight.  

winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus51 kakq 121049
cwfakq
expires:202603122315;;070760

coastal waters forecast for virginia
national weather service wakefield va
649 am edt thu mar 12 2026

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


anz654-122315-
coastal waters from parramore island to cape charles light va out
20 nm-
649 am edt thu mar 12 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through this evening...

.today...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming w
20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt late this morning, then
becoming nw 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt this afternoon.
seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 7 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at
6 seconds and nw 4 ft at 4 seconds. rain. a slight chance of
tstms late this morning. 
.tonight...nw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt,
diminishing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas 4 to
5 ft, occasionally to 7 ft. wave detail: n 4 ft at 4 seconds and
se 2 ft at 8 seconds. rain and snow likely early in the evening. 
.fri...se winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s 15 to 20 kt with gusts up
to 25 kt in the afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 6 ft.
wave detail: s 2 ft at 3 seconds and ne 2 ft at 5 seconds. 
.fri night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas
4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 7 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 4 seconds
and ne 1 foot at 6 seconds. 
.sat...w winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 5 kt in the afternoon.
seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 6 seconds and e 1 foot at
11 seconds. 
.sat night...e winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se
2 ft at 6 seconds. 
.sun...se winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas 3 to
4 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. 
.sun night...se winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas
5 to 6 ft, occasionally to 9 ft. a chance of showers in the
evening, then showers likely after midnight. 
.mon...s winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 7 ft, occasionally to 10 ft. showers. a
chance of tstms in the afternoon. 
.mon night...sw winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming nw after midnight.
seas 6 to 7 ft, occasionally to 10 ft. showers with a chance of
tstms in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

fzus51 kakq 121049
cwfakq
expires:202603122315;;070761

coastal waters forecast for virginia
national weather service wakefield va
649 am edt thu mar 12 2026

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


anz656-122315-
coastal waters from cape charles light to virginia-
north carolina border out to 20 nm-
649 am edt thu mar 12 2026

...gale warning in effect from 10 am edt this morning through
this evening...

.today...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming w
20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt late this morning, then
becoming n 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt this afternoon.
seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 6 ft, building to 5 to 6 ft,
occasionally to 9 ft this afternoon. wave detail: s 4 ft at
6 seconds and w 2 ft at 3 seconds, becoming nw 5 ft at 4 seconds
and se 3 ft at 8 seconds. showers likely this morning. a slight
chance of tstms. rain this afternoon. 
.tonight...nw winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt,
diminishing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas 4 to
5 ft, occasionally to 7 ft. wave detail: n 5 ft at 5 seconds and
se 2 ft at 8 seconds. rain likely early in the evening. 
.fri...se winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s 15 to 20 kt with gusts up
to 25 kt in the afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: n 2 ft at
5 seconds and s 1 foot at 2 seconds. 
.fri night...s winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming sw 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. wave detail: sw
3 ft at 4 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sat...w winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 5 kt in the afternoon.
seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft at 3 seconds and se 2 ft at
7 seconds. 
.sat night...e winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: e 2 ft at 3 seconds and nw
1 foot at 3 seconds. 
.sun...se winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 3 to
4 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. 
.sun night...se winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas
4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 7 ft. showers likely. 
.mon...s winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 7 ft, occasionally to 10 ft. showers. a
chance of tstms in the afternoon. 
.mon night...sw winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming nw 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 7 ft, occasionally to 10 ft. showers with a
chance of tstms in the evening, then showers likely after
midnight.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$