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NWS Forecast

FZUS51 KAKQ 051946
CWFAKQ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
346 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2009

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

ANZ600-060330-
346 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2009

.SYNOPSIS FOR FENWICK ISLAND DE TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC OUT
20 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING VIRGINIA PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY
AND CURRITUCK SOUND...

LOW PRESSURE MOVES EAST ALONG A STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS
NORTH CAROLINA TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS DOWN ACROSS THE
WATERS THROUGH MIDWEEK.



ANZ630-631-060330-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SMITH POINT TO WINDMILL POINT VA-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM WINDMILL POINT TO NEW POINT COMFORT VA-
346 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2009

TONIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E IN THE LATE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING... THEN A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

MON
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
IN THE MORNING.

MON NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES
1 FOOT.

TUE
SW WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT.

TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES
1 FOOT.

WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.

WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT.

THU
NE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING SE. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.

FRI
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT. 



ANZ632-060330-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO CAPE HENRY VA-
346 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2009

TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT...WAVES 2 FT AT THE MOUTH OF THE BAY. SHOWERS
IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

MON
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.

MON NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES
1 FOOT...WAVES 1 TO 2 FT AT THE MOUTH OF THE BAY.

TUE
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT...WAVES 1 TO 2 FT AT THE MOUTH
OF THE BAY.

TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES
1 FOOT...WAVES 2 FT AT THE MOUTH OF THE BAY.

WED
N WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.

WED NIGHT
E WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT...WAVES 2 FT AT THE MOUTH
OF THE BAY.

THU
NE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING E. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.

FRI
E WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT. 



ANZ650-060330-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND DE TO CHINCOTEAGUE VA OUT TO 20 NM-
346 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2009

TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT... THEN BECOMING
E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT...MAINLY SE SWELL. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

MON
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...MAINLY SE SWELL WITH A
DOMINANT PERIOD OF 9 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING.

MON NIGHT
S WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.

TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT.

WED
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

THU
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

FRI
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S. SEAS 3 FT. 



ANZ652-654-060330-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CHINCOTEAGUE TO PARRAMORE ISLAND VA OUT TO 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PARRAMORE ISLAND TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA OUT TO
20 NM-
346 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2009

TONIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE LATE
EVENING AND EARLY MORNING...THEN...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT WITH A
DOMINANT PERIOD OF 9 SECONDS. SHOWERS IN THE EVENING... THEN A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

MON
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF
10 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.

MON NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.

TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.

WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.

WED NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

THU
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

FRI
E WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 



ANZ656-658-060330-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA TO NC VA BORDER OUT TO 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM NC VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC OUT TO
20 NM-
346 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2009

TONIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N LATE IN THE EVENING...
THEN...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...BECOMING NE AFTER
MIDNIGHT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD
OF 11 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED TSTMS IN THE EVENING...THEN
SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.

MON
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF
10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING... THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON.

MON NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.

TUE
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT.

WED
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

WED NIGHT
E WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.

THU
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

FRI
E WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.



ANZ633-060330-
CURRITUCK SOUND-
346 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2009

TONIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT EARLY IN THE
EVENING...THEN BECOMING W IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING...
BECOMING NW LATE. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS IN THE EVENING.
SHOWERS.

MON
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING... THEN
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON.

MON NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES
1 FOOT.

TUE
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT.

TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES
1 FOOT.

WED
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES
1 FOOT.

WED NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES
1 FOOT.

THU
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT.

FRI
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT. 

WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.



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