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Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort

Coastal Waters Forecast for Virginia
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
643 PM EST Tue Dec 23 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

ANZ631-241215-
Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA-
643 PM EST Tue Dec 23 2025

TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt late in the
morning, then diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Gusts
up to 25 kt until late afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.
THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Gusts up
to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of rain in the morning.
THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft.
FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft, subsiding to
1 foot in the afternoon. A chance of rain in the afternoon.
FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Waves 1 foot. Rain, mainly in the evening.
SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot.
SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot.
SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of rain
in the afternoon.
SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. A
chance of rain.

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Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek

Chesapeake Bay from Little Creek to Cape Henry including the CBBT

Coastal Waters Forecast for Virginia
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
643 PM EST Tue Dec 23 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

ANZ634-241215-
Chesapeake Bay from Little Creek VA to Cape Henry VA including
the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel-
643 PM EST Tue Dec 23 2025

TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to
2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at
5 seconds.
WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at
10 seconds.
WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 15 kt, becoming
E after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at
3 seconds.
THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to
2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 2 seconds and NE 1 foot at
4 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning.
THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at
11 seconds.
FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 3 to
4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and
E 2 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon.
FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 15 kt, becoming
W after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Rain likely, mainly in the
evening.
SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight.
Waves around 2 ft.
SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves
around 3 ft. A chance of rain.

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Cape Charles Light VA to NC VA Border

Coastal Waters Forecast for Virginia
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
643 PM EST Tue Dec 23 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

ANZ656-241215-
Coastal Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia-
North Carolina border out to 20 nm-
643 PM EST Tue Dec 23 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at
5 seconds.
WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and
S 1 foot at 7 seconds.
WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
E 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 10 seconds.
THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 2 seconds and NE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
A chance of rain in the morning.
THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 4 seconds
and NE 2 ft at 11 seconds.
FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming E
10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to
7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 6 seconds and E 4 ft at 12 seconds.
A chance of rain in the afternoon.
FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 15 kt, becoming
W after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Rain
likely, mainly in the evening.
SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 6 ft.
SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 6 ft.
SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 4 ft, occasionally to
6 ft.
SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas around 4 ft, occasionally to
6 ft. A chance of rain.

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Albemarle Sound

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
307 PM EDT Thu Apr 4 2019

From S of Currituck Beach Light to N of Surf City NC out 20 NM...
including the Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds and the Monitor National
Marine Sanctuary

AMZ130-050630-
Albemarle Sound-
307 PM EDT Thu Apr 4 2019

TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely
in the afternoon.
FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers.
SAT...W winds around 5 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft.
A chance of showers.
SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A slight chance of
showers in the evening.
SUN...N winds around 5 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft.
SUN NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft.
MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers.
TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Waves around
2 ft. A chance of showers.

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Pamlico Sound

Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
633 PM EST Tue Dec 23 2025

From S of Currituck Beach Light to N of Surf City NC out 20 NM,
including the Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds and the Monitor
National Marine Sanctuary

AMZ135-241215-
Pamlico Sound-
633 PM EST Tue Dec 23 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt with gusts up
to 25 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft in the evening, then 1 ft.
THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon.
THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 ft. Rain likely, mainly
in the evening.
SAT...NW winds around 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Waves
1 ft or less.
SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight.
Waves 1 ft or less.
SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon.
SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft.

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Offshore Oregon Inlet

Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
633 PM EST Tue Dec 23 2025

From S of Currituck Beach Light to N of Surf City NC out 20 NM,
including the Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds and the Monitor
National Marine Sanctuary

AMZ152-241215-
S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm-
633 PM EST Tue Dec 23 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING...

TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt,
diminishing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at
10 seconds.
WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft
at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 10 seconds.
WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 6 seconds and N 5 ft at 6 seconds,
becoming N 4 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds.
THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and
N 4 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of rain.
THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 7 seconds and
SW 5 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the evening.
FRI...NE winds around 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing
to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE
7 ft at 12 seconds and NE 6 ft at 7 seconds.
FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Rain likely in the evening, then showers likely
after midnight.
SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
SAT NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt, becoming E after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight.
SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of
rain after midnight.

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Source: NWS