Coastal Waters Forecast for Virginia
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
1228 AM EDT Mon Oct 19 2026

Virginia Portion of the Chesapeake Bay, Currituck Sound and
Atlantic Coastal Waters from Fenwick Island DE to Currituck Beach
Light NC out 60 nautical miles


ANZ631-191715-
Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA-
1228 AM EDT Mon Oct 19 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to
25 kt late. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to
6 ft.
MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 4 to
5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft.
MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 35 kt. Waves 5 to 6 ft, occasionally to
8 ft.
TUE...N winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 35 kt. Waves 5 to 6 ft, occasionally to
8 ft.
TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves
4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft.
WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 5 to
6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft.
WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves
5 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft.
THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 5 to
6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft.
THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Waves 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft, subsiding to
2 to 3 ft after midnight.
FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft.

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Coastal Waters Forecast for Virginia
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
1228 AM EDT Mon Oct 19 2026

Virginia Portion of the Chesapeake Bay, Currituck Sound and
Atlantic Coastal Waters from Fenwick Island DE to Currituck Beach
Light NC out 60 nautical miles


ANZ632-191715-
Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA-
1228 AM EDT Mon Oct 19 2026

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
Waves 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft.
MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 5 to
6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft.
MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Waves
5 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft.
TUE...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Waves 4 to
5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft.
TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Waves
4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft.
WED...N winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 35 kt. Waves 5 to 6 ft, occasionally to
8 ft.
WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 5 to 6 ft, occasionally
to 8 ft.
THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 5 to
6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft.
THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to
6 ft.
FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft.
FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves
3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft.

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Coastal Waters Forecast for Virginia
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
1228 AM EDT Mon Oct 19 2026

Virginia Portion of the Chesapeake Bay, Currituck Sound and
Atlantic Coastal Waters from Fenwick Island DE to Currituck Beach
Light NC out 60 nautical miles


ANZ634-191715-
Chesapeake Bay from Little Creek VA to Cape Henry VA including
the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel-
1228 AM EDT Mon Oct 19 2026

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt.
Waves 6 to 8 ft, occasionally to 10 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at
12 seconds and N 3 ft at 5 seconds.
MON...N winds 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Waves 6 to 8 ft,
occasionally to 10 ft. Wave Detail: E 7 ft at 13 seconds and N
4 ft at 5 seconds.
MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Waves
6 to 8 ft, occasionally to 10 ft. Wave Detail: E 7 ft at
13 seconds and N 5 ft at 5 seconds.
TUE...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Waves 6 to
8 ft, occasionally to 10 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 12 seconds
and N 5 ft at 5 seconds.
TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Waves
6 to 8 ft, occasionally to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at
5 seconds and E 5 ft at 11 seconds.
WED...N winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 35 kt. Waves 7 to 9 ft, occasionally to
11 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and E 5 ft at 11 seconds.
WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves
7 to 9 ft, occasionally to 11 ft.
THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 6 to
8 ft, occasionally to 10 ft.
THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves
5 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft.
FRI...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Waves 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to
5 ft.
FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Waves 3 to 4 ft, occasionally
to 5 ft, building to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft after midnight.

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Coastal Waters Forecast for Virginia
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
1228 AM EDT Mon Oct 19 2026

Virginia Portion of the Chesapeake Bay, Currituck Sound and
Atlantic Coastal Waters from Fenwick Island DE to Currituck Beach
Light NC out 60 nautical miles


ANZ656-191715-
Coastal Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia-
North Carolina border out 20 NM-
1228 AM EDT Mon Oct 19 2026

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to
30 kt late. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft, occasionally to
16 ft. Wave Detail: NE 11 ft at 12 seconds.
MON...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 11 to
13 ft, occasionally to 19 ft. Wave Detail: E 13 ft at 13 seconds.
MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
11 to 13 ft, occasionally to 19 ft. Wave Detail: E 13 ft at
13 seconds.
TUE...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 10 to
12 ft, occasionally to 17 ft. Wave Detail: NE 12 ft at
12 seconds.
TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
10 to 12 ft, occasionally to 17 ft. Wave Detail: NE 11 ft at
11 seconds.
WED...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 9 to
11 ft, occasionally to 16 ft. Wave Detail: NE 11 ft at
10 seconds.
WED NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt,
diminishing to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt after midnight.
Seas 10 to 12 ft, occasionally to 17 ft.
THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 9 to
11 ft, occasionally to 16 ft.
THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft, occasionally to 12 ft.
FRI...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft, occasionally to 10 ft.
FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft, occasionally to 10 ft.

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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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Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
722 PM EDT Sun Oct 18 2026

From S of Currituck Beach Light to N of Surf City NC out 60 NM,
including the Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds and the Monitor
National Marine Sanctuary


AMZ135-191230-
Pamlico Sound-
722 PM EDT Sun Oct 18 2026

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

TONIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Waves
3 to 5 ft.
MON...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Waves 3 to
5 ft. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of
showers in the afternoon.
MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Waves
3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers, mainly in the evening.
TUE...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Waves 3 to
4 ft. A slight chance of showers in the morning.
TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Waves
3 to 4 ft.
WED...N winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 35 kt. Waves 3 to 4 ft. A chance of
showers.
WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves
2 to 3 ft.
THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Waves 3 to 4 ft.

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Coastal Waters Forecast for North Carolina
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
722 PM EDT Sun Oct 18 2026

From S of Currituck Beach Light to N of Surf City NC out 60 NM,
including the Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds and the Monitor
National Marine Sanctuary


AMZ152-191230-
S of Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC out 20 nm-
722 PM EDT Sun Oct 18 2026

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

TONIGHT...NE winds around 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
12 to 16 ft. Wave Detail: NE 15 ft at 13 seconds and N 1 ft at
4 seconds. A slight chance of showers late.
MON...N winds 30 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 12 to
17 ft. Wave Detail: NE 16 ft at 13 seconds and N 3 ft at
5 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers
likely in the afternoon.
MON NIGHT...N winds 30 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas
12 to 16 ft. Wave Detail: NE 16 ft at 13 seconds and N 4 ft at
6 seconds. A chance of showers.
TUE...N winds around 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 10 to
14 ft. Wave Detail: NE 14 ft at 12 seconds and N 3 ft at
5 seconds. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning.
TUE NIGHT...N winds around 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
10 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NE 14 ft at 12 seconds and N 2 ft at
4 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
WED...N winds around 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 10 to
14 ft. Wave Detail: NE 14 ft at 12 seconds and N 2 ft at
4 seconds. A chance of showers.
WED NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
10 to 14 ft. A chance of showers in the evening.
THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

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