037  
FZUS51 KAKQ 212104  
CWFAKQ  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR VIRGINIA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
404 PM EST SAT FEB 21 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  
 
ANZ600-221015-  
404 PM EST SAT FEB 21 2026  
 
.SYNOPSIS FOR FENWICK ISLAND DE TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC OUT 20  
NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING VIRGINIA PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY,  
CURRITUCK SOUND AND PORTIONS OF THE JAMES, YORK, AND RAPPAHANNOCK  
RIVERS...  
 
SUB ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY.  
DANGEROUS MARINE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED LATER SUNDAY AND  
ESPECIALLY SUNDAY NIGHT, AS STRONG LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS OFF THE  
COAST.  
 

 
 
ANZ630-221015-  
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SMITH POINT TO WINDMILL POINT VA-  
404 PM EST SAT FEB 21 2026  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY  
AFTERNOON...  
   
THROUGH 7 PM
 
N WINDS 5 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT.    
TONIGHT
 
E WINDS 5 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. WAVES  
1 FOOT. A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE.    
SUN
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. RAIN.   
SUN NIGHT
 
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 30 TO 35 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. WAVES 4 TO 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN IN  
THE EVENING, THEN SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MON
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT, DIMINISHING  
TO 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
4 TO 5 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN  
THE AFTERNOON.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WAVES  
3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT, BECOMING W  
10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO  
4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.    
WED
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. WAVES AROUND  
2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 

 
 
ANZ631-221015-  
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM WINDMILL POINT TO NEW POINT COMFORT VA-  
404 PM EST SAT FEB 21 2026  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY  
AFTERNOON...  
   
THROUGH 7 PM
 
E WINDS 5 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT.    
TONIGHT
 
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT. A CHANCE OF RAIN  
LATE.    
SUN
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING N  
20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FT, BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.   
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. WAVES  
5 TO 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN SNOW AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
MON
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING  
TO 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
5 TO 6 FT. SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AND  
SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WAVES  
3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT, BECOMING W  
10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO  
4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.    
WED
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO  
3 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 

 
 
ANZ632-221015-  
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO LITTLE CREEK VA-  
404 PM EST SAT FEB 21 2026  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY  
AFTERNOON...  
   
THROUGH 7 PM
 
E WINDS 5 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT.    
TONIGHT
 
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN  
LATE.    
SUN
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING N  
20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FT, BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.   
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. WAVES  
5 TO 6 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. SNOW.   
MON
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. WAVES 4 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW  
IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WAVES  
3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT, BECOMING W  
10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO  
4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.    
WED
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ634-221015-  
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM LITTLE CREEK VA TO CAPE HENRY VA INCLUDING  
THE CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL-  
404 PM EST SAT FEB 21 2026  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY  
AFTERNOON...  
   
THROUGH 7 PM
 
E WINDS 5 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE.    
SUN
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING N  
20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO  
4 FT, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS.  
RAIN.   
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. WAVES 5  
TO 6 FT, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 4 SECONDS  
AND E 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN SNOW  
LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MON
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. WAVES 5 TO 6 FT, OCCASIONALLY TO  
9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.  
A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW  
IN THE AFTERNOON.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WAVES  
4 TO 5 FT, OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT  
5 SECONDS AND NE 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS.   
TUE
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT, BECOMING W  
10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO  
4 FT, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT.    
WED
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ650-221015-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND DE TO CHINCOTEAGUE VA OUT  
20 NM-  
404 PM EST SAT FEB 21 2026  
 
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY  
AFTERNOON...  
   
THROUGH 7 PM
 
E WINDS 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E  
2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
E WINDS 5 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT  
7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE.    
SUN
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO  
25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FT, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT, OCCASIONALLY  
TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND S  
1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS, BECOMING E 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT  
6 SECONDS. RAIN.   
SUN NIGHT
 
N WINDS 35 TO 40 KT, BECOMING NW 40 TO 45 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT, OCCASIONALLY TO 17  
FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 12 FT AT 9 SECONDS. RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN  
SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MON
 
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT, DIMINISHING  
TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO  
11 FT, OCCASIONALLY TO 16 FT, SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NE 11 FT AT  
10 SECONDS, BECOMING NE 8 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT  
4 SECONDS. SNOW IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS  
6 TO 8 FT, OCCASIONALLY TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 6 FT AT  
10 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT 4 SECONDS.   
TUE
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
6 FT, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.    
WED
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
5 FT, OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
5 FT, OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ652-221015-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CHINCOTEAGUE TO PARRAMORE ISLAND VA OUT 20 NM-  
404 PM EST SAT FEB 21 2026  
 
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY  
AFTERNOON...  
   
THROUGH 7 PM
 
S WINDS 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
2 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
E WINDS 5 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT  
7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE.    
SUN
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO  
25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FT, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT, OCCASIONALLY  
TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS,  
BECOMING E 7 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS. RAIN.   
SUN NIGHT
 
N WINDS 35 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 KT. SEAS  
8 TO 10 FT, OCCASIONALLY TO 15 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 9 FT AT  
9 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 4 SECONDS. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING,  
THEN SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MON
 
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT, DIMINISHING  
TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO  
9 FT, OCCASIONALLY TO 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 8 FT AT 10 SECONDS  
AND NW 6 FT AT 5 SECONDS. SNOW IN THE MORNING, THEN SNOW LIKELY  
WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS  
6 TO 8 FT, OCCASIONALLY TO 12 FT, SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 6 FT AT  
10 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 4 SECONDS, BECOMING NE 5 FT AT  
10 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT 4 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
6 FT, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.    
WED
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
5 FT, OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT, OCCASIONALLY  
TO 7 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ654-221015-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM PARRAMORE ISLAND TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA OUT  
20 NM-  
404 PM EST SAT FEB 21 2026  
 
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY  
AFTERNOON...  
   
THROUGH 7 PM
 
SE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
2 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
2 FT AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE.    
SUN
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT,  
BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 11 SECONDS,  
BECOMING NE 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS. RAIN.   
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 35 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT. SEAS  
6 TO 8 FT, OCCASIONALLY TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 7 FT AT  
9 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 5 SECONDS. RAIN IN THE EVENING. SNOW.   
MON
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 TO  
8 FT, OCCASIONALLY TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 5 SECONDS  
AND NE 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING, THEN  
A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS  
5 TO 6 FT, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT  
4 SECONDS AND NE 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS.   
TUE
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING  
TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO  
6 FT, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT, OCCASIONALLY TO  
6 FT.    
WED
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FT, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FT, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ656-221015-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO VIRGINIA-  
NORTH CAROLINA BORDER OUT TO 20 NM-  
404 PM EST SAT FEB 21 2026  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY  
AFTERNOON...  
   
THROUGH 7 PM
 
E WINDS 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E  
2 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
E WINDS 5 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E  
1 FOOT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE.    
SUN
 
NE WINDS 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO  
25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E  
1 FOOT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN.   
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS  
5 TO 6 FT, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT,  
OCCASIONALLY TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT  
5 SECONDS AND E 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS, BECOMING NW 6 FT AT 5 SECONDS  
AND NE 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS. RAIN IN THE EVENING. SNOW.   
MON
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT, OCCASIONALLY TO  
12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NE 5 FT AT  
9 SECONDS. SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AND  
SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS  
6 TO 7 FT, OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT  
5 SECONDS AND NE 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS.   
TUE
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING  
TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO  
6 FT, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT, OCCASIONALLY TO  
6 FT.    
WED
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FT, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT, OCCASIONALLY  
TO 6 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ658-221015-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM NC VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC OUT  
20 NM-  
404 PM EST SAT FEB 21 2026  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY  
AFTERNOON...  
   
THROUGH 7 PM
 
E WINDS 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E  
2 FT AT 7 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
TONIGHT
 
E WINDS 5 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E  
1 FOOT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY LATE.    
SUN
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING N  
20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FT, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT, OCCASIONALLY  
TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E  
1 FOOT AT 12 SECONDS, BECOMING E 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT  
AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.   
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS  
6 TO 8 FT, OCCASIONALLY TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT  
5 SECONDS AND E 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS. RAIN AND SNOW.    
MON
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING  
TO 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO  
8 FT, OCCASIONALLY TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS  
AND NE 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS. SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN A  
CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS  
6 TO 7 FT, OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 5 FT AT  
10 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT, OCCASIONALLY TO  
6 FT.    
WED
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FT, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT, OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ633-221015-  
CURRITUCK SOUND-  
404 PM EST SAT FEB 21 2026  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY  
AFTERNOON...  
   
THROUGH 7 PM
 
E WINDS 5 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS AND LIGHT  
CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
TONIGHT
 
E WINDS 5 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT. RAIN LIKELY LATE.    
SUN
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT, INCREASING TO 2 TO 3 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. RAIN.   
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. WAVES 2  
TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.    
MON
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT, DIMINISHING TO  
2 TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FT.    
TUE
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING W  
5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT, DIMINISHING TO  
AROUND 1 FOOT IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS  
UP TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS AND LIGHT CHOP,  
INCREASING TO AROUND 1 FOOT AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
WED
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ635-221015-  
RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER FROM URBANNA TO WINDMILL POINT-  
404 PM EST SAT FEB 21 2026  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY  
AFTERNOON...  
   
THROUGH 7 PM
 
E WINDS 5 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS AND LIGHT  
CHOP.    
TONIGHT
 
E WINDS 5 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS AND LIGHT CHOP. A  
CHANCE OF RAIN LATE.    
SUN
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT, INCREASING TO 2 TO 3 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN AND SNOW IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. WAVES 3 TO 4 FT, DIMINISHING  
TO 2 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW.   
MON
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT, DIMINISHING TO  
2 TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN A  
CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. WAVES  
2 TO 3 FT.    
TUE
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, BECOMING W  
5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT, DIMINISHING TO  
AROUND 1 FOOT IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TUE NIGHT
 
S WINDS 5 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS AND LIGHT CHOP,  
INCREASING TO AROUND 1 FOOT AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
WED
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 KT. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT. A CHANCE OF  
RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 

 
 
ANZ636-221015-  
YORK RIVER-  
404 PM EST SAT FEB 21 2026  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY  
AFTERNOON...  
   
THROUGH 7 PM
 
E WINDS 5 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS AND LIGHT  
CHOP.    
TONIGHT
 
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT. A CHANCE OF  
RAIN LATE.    
SUN
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT, INCREASING TO 2 TO 3 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. RAIN.   
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. WAVES 2  
TO 4 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. SNOW.   
MON
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. WAVES 2 TO  
4 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AND  
SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FT.    
TUE
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, BECOMING W  
5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT, DIMINISHING TO  
AROUND 1 FOOT IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TUE NIGHT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT, INCREASING  
TO 1 TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
WED
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ637-221015-  
JAMES RIVER FROM JAMESTOWN TO THE JAMES RIVER BRIDGE-  
404 PM EST SAT FEB 21 2026  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY  
AFTERNOON...  
   
THROUGH 7 PM
 
E WINDS 5 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS AND LIGHT  
CHOP.    
TONIGHT
 
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT. RAIN LIKELY  
LATE.    
SUN
 
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT, INCREASING TO 2 TO 3 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. RAIN.   
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT, INCREASING TO  
3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. SNOW.   
MON
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. WAVES 2 TO  
4 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT, DIMINISHING TO 1 TO 2 FT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
TUE
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING W  
5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT, DIMINISHING TO  
AROUND 1 FOOT IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT, INCREASING TO 1 TO 2 FT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
WED
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 TO  
3 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. WAVES  
1 TO 2 FT.  
 

 
 
ANZ638-221015-  
JAMES RIVER FROM JAMES RIVER BRIDGE TO HAMPTON ROADS BRIDGE-  
TUNNEL-  
404 PM EST SAT FEB 21 2026  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY  
AFTERNOON...  
   
THROUGH 7 PM
 
E WINDS 5 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT.    
TONIGHT
 
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT. RAIN LIKELY LATE.    
SUN
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING N  
15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO  
3 FT. RAIN.   
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. WAVES  
3 TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MON
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW  
IN THE MORNING.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. WAVES  
2 TO 3 FT.    
TUE
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT.    
WED
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. WAVES 1 TO  
2 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.  
 

 
 
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