Marine Forecast Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA ANZ630

 
 ANZ600-080815-
 213 PM EST Sat Mar 7 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...
 
 High pressure moves offshore through the weekend ahead of the
 next cold front approaching from the west. SCA conditions are
 expected for the bay, rivers, and coastal waters north of Cape
 Charles tonight into early Sunday. Through the first of of next
 week benign marine conditions are expected. By middle to late next
 week elevated marine conditions are likely as a cold front
 approaches the area.
 
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 ANZ630-080815-
 Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA-
 213 PM EST Sat Mar 7 2026
 
 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING
 THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
 

 TONIGHT
 S winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 15 kt, increasing
 to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Patchy
 fog. A slight chance of showers late. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.

 SUN
 SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
 Patchy fog until late afternoon. A chance of showers early in the
 morning. Showers likely in the late morning and afternoon. Vsby
 1 to 3 NM.

 SUN NIGHT
 NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight.
 Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers in the evening.

 MON
 SE winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot.

 MON NIGHT
 S winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot.

 TUE
 S winds 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
 Waves 1 foot.

 TUE NIGHT
 S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

 WED
 S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
 afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft.

 WED NIGHT
 S winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after
 midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to
 5 ft. A chance of rain after midnight.

 THU
 SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Gusts
 up to 30 kt. Waves 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Rain likely.

 THU NIGHT
 NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
 after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 3 to 4 ft, occasionally
 to 5 ft. A chance of rain in the evening.
 
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