FZUS51 KAKQ 201944 CWFAKQ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 244 PM EST TUE JAN 20 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 ANZ600-210315- 244 PM EST TUE JAN 20 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 EAST OF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST THIS AFTERNOON ACCELERATES INTO THE NORTHERN ATLANTIC TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO AND ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE WATERS LATE FRIDAY NIGHT OR EARLY SATURDAY. $$ ANZ630-631-210315- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SMITH POINT TO WINDMILL POINT VA- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM WINDMILL POINT TO NEW POINT COMFORT VA- 244 PM EST TUE JAN 20 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .THROUGH 7 PM...N WINDS 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KT. WAVES 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT LATE IN THE EVENING. WAVES 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT. .THU...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. $$ ANZ632-210315- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO CAPE HENRY VA- 244 PM EST TUE JAN 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... .THROUGH 7 PM...N WINDS 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KT. WAVES 3 TO 4 FT. AT THE MOUTH OF THE BAY...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. WAVES 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KT IN THE LATE EVENING...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 3 TO 4 FT. AT THE MOUTH OF THE BAY...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KT. WAVES 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT...WAVES 3 TO 4 FT AT THE MOUTH OF THE BAY. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT...WAVES 2 FT AT THE MOUTH OF THE BAY. .THU...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT...WAVES 2 TO 3 FT AT THE MOUTH OF THE BAY. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. WAVES 2 FT...WAVES 3 FT AT THE MOUTH OF THE BAY. .FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT...WAVES 2 TO 3 FT AT THE MOUTH OF THE BAY. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 4 TO 5 FT. $$ ANZ650-652-210315- COASTAL WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND DE TO CHINCOTEAGUE VA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CHINCOTEAGUE TO PARRAMORE ISLAND VA OUT 20 NM- 244 PM EST TUE JAN 20 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .THROUGH 7 PM...N WINDS 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 7 SECONDS. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 10 SECONDS. .WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 12 SECONDS. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ ANZ654-210315- COASTAL WATERS FROM PARRAMORE ISLAND TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA OUT 20 NM- 244 PM EST TUE JAN 20 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .THROUGH 7 PM...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW EARLY IN THE EVENING. .WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 9 SECONDS. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ ANZ656-658-210315- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA TO NC VA BORDER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM NC VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC OUT 20 NM- 244 PM EST TUE JAN 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... .THROUGH 7 PM...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 8 SECONDS. PERIODS OF SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 10 SECONDS... SUBSIDING TO 5 FT WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 11 SECONDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW LIKELY IN THE EVENING. .WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 12 SECONDS. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ ANZ633-210315- CURRITUCK SOUND- 244 PM EST TUE JAN 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... .THROUGH 7 PM...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. PERIODS OF SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT THROUGH LATE EVENING. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT LATE. PERIODS OF SNOW EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW LATE IN THE EVENING. .WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT. .THU...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. $$