840  
FZUS51 KAKQ 042111  
CWFAKQ  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
411 PM EST WED NOV 4 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  
 
ANZ600-050515-  
411 PM EST WED NOV 4 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 QUICKLY PASSES NORTH OF THE MID ATLANTIC REGION  
TONIGHT...DRAGGING A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE AREA. HIGH PRESSURE  
RETURNS LATE THURSDAY...AND REMAINS OVER THE REGION THROUGH  
THE WEEKEND.  
 
 
 
ANZ630-631-050515-  
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SMITH POINT TO WINDMILL POINT VA-  
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM WINDMILL POINT TO NEW POINT COMFORT VA-  
411 PM EST WED NOV 4 2009  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY  
NIGHT...  
   
TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT  
BECOMING N LATE. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.    
THU...N WINDS 10 KT  
BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.    
THU NIGHT  
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KT. WAVES  
2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRI  
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KT. WAVES 3 TO  
4 FT.    
FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT  
BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT...W WINDS 5 KT  
BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.    
SUN...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT  
BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...  
THEN BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT.    
MON...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT  
BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...  
THEN BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ632-050515-  
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO CAPE HENRY VA-  
411 PM EST WED NOV 4 2009  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY  
NIGHT...  
   
TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT  
THEN  
BECOMING NW LATE. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE LATE  
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.   
THU...N WINDS 10 KT  
BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT...  
WAVES 2 TO 3 FT AT THE MOUTH OF THE BAY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN  
THE MORNING.    
THU NIGHT  
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KT. WAVES  
3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AT THE MOUTH OF THE BAY...  
WAVES 5 TO 6 FT.    
FRI  
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KT. WAVES 4 TO  
5 FT.    
FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT  
BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AT THE  
MOUTH OF THE BAY...WAVES 3 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
SAT...W WINDS 5 KT  
BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.    
SUN...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT  
BECOMING 10 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.    
MON...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON  
THEN  
BECOMING SE IN THE EVENING...BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ650-050515-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND DE TO CHINCOTEAGUE VA OUT TO 20 NM-  
411 PM EST WED NOV 4 2009  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY  
MORNING...  
   
TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT  
BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT WITH A  
DOMINANT PERIOD OF 11 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE LATE EVENING AND  
EARLY MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE.    
THU...N WINDS 10 KT  
BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN  
THE MORNING.    
THU NIGHT  
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRI...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT  
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO NEAR 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 TO 8  
FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.   
FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT  
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SAT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT  
BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SUN...SW WINDS 10 KT  
BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.    
MON...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT  
BECOMING SE. SEAS 2 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ652-654-050515-  
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-  
411 PM EST WED NOV 4 2009  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY  
MORNING...  
   
TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT  
BECOMING SE IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY  
MORNING...THEN BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...MAINLY E SWELL WITH A  
DOMINANT PERIOD OF 10 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE LATE EVENING AND  
EARLY MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE.    
THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT  
BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FT WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
MORNING.    
THU NIGHT  
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRI...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT  
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO NEAR 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 TO 7  
FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.   
FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT  
BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SAT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT  
BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SUN...SW WINDS 10 KT  
BECOMING W. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.    
MON...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT  
BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...  
THEN BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ656-050515-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA TO NC VA BORDER OUT TO 20 NM-  
411 PM EST WED NOV 4 2009  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY  
MORNING...  
   
TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT  
BECOMING NW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT WITH  
A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 11 SECONDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE LATE EVENING  
AND OVERNIGHT.    
THU  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF  
10 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.    
THU NIGHT  
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRI...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT  
BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
GUSTS TO NEAR 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO  
4 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.   
FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT  
BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SAT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT  
BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.    
SUN...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT  
BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.    
MON...W WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON  
THEN BECOMING SE  
IN THE EVENING...BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ658-050515-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM NC VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC OUT TO  
20 NM-  
411 PM EST WED NOV 4 2009  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY  
MORNING...  
   
TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT  
THEN BECOMING  
NW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 11 SECONDS. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.    
THU  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF  
10 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.    
THU NIGHT  
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRI...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT  
BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
GUSTS TO NEAR 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO  
5 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.   
FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT  
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT  
BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.    
SUN...SW WINDS 10 KT  
BECOMING W. SEAS 2 FT.    
MON...NW WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON  
THEN BECOMING E  
IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ633-050515-  
CURRITUCK SOUND-  
411 PM EST WED NOV 4 2009  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY  
NIGHT...  
   
TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT  
BECOMING NW LATE. WAVES 1 FOOT.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.    
THU  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
IN THE MORNING.    
THU NIGHT  
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 KT. WAVES  
2 TO 3 FT.    
FRI...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT  
BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WAVES 2 FT.    
FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT  
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.    
SAT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT  
BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT.   
SAT NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT.    
SUN...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT  
BECOMING W. WAVES 1 FOOT.    
MON...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON  
THEN  
BECOMING E IN THE EVENING...BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT.  
 
 
 
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