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coastal waters forecast for virginia
national weather service wakefield va
956 pm est fri jan 16 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


anz630-171515-
chesapeake bay from smith point to windmill point va-
956 pm est fri jan 16 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 7 am est saturday...

.tonight...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. waves
2 to 3 ft. 
.sat...s winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming sw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.sat night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw after midnight.
waves 1 foot. rain likely after midnight. 
.sun...n winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 foot. rain in the morning,
then snow and rain in the afternoon. vsby 1 to 3 nm in the
morning. 
.sun night...nw winds 10 kt. waves 1 foot. snow in the evening. 
.mon...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.mon night...w winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw after midnight.
waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.tue...nw winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 kt in the
afternoon. waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.tue night...w winds 10 to 15 kt. waves 1 to 2 ft.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for virginia
national weather service wakefield va
956 pm est fri jan 16 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


anz631-171515-
chesapeake bay from windmill point to new point comfort va-
956 pm est fri jan 16 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 7 am est saturday...

.tonight...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. waves
2 to 3 ft. 
.sat...s winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming sw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.sat night...w winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw after midnight.
waves 1 foot. rain likely after midnight. 
.sun...n winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 foot. rain. snow in the
afternoon. vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.sun night...nw winds 10 kt. waves 1 foot. snow in the evening. 
.mon...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.mon night...w winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw after midnight.
waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.tue...nw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming w
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.tue night...w winds 10 kt. waves 1 foot.  

$$

fzus51 kakq 170256
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coastal waters forecast for virginia
national weather service wakefield va
956 pm est fri jan 16 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


anz654-171515-
coastal waters from parramore island to cape charles light va out
20 nm-
956 pm est fri jan 16 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 7 am est saturday...

.tonight...sw winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 4 to
5 ft, occasionally to 7 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 5 seconds and 
se 1 foot at 10 seconds. 
.sat...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. wave detail: s
4 ft at 5 seconds and se 3 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat night...w winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw after midnight. seas
2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 7 seconds. rain likely after
midnight. 
.sun...n winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 7 seconds and
n 2 ft at 2 seconds. rain. snow in the afternoon. vsby 1 to 3 nm.
.sun night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: n
2 ft at 4 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. snow and rain in the
evening with vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.mon...w winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas 2 to
3 ft. 
.mon night...w winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw after midnight.
seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. 
.tue...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to
6 ft. 
.tue night...w winds 10 to 15 kt. seas around 2 ft.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service baltimore md/washington dc
1220 am est sat jan 17 2026

tidal potomac river and maryland portion of chesapeake bay.

forecasts of wave heights do not include effects of wind direction
relative to tidal currents. expect higher waves when winds are
blowing against the tidal flow.  waves flat where waters are iced over.


anz530-172100-
chesapeake bay north of pooles island-
1220 am est sat jan 17 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through this afternoon...

.overnight...s winds 10 kt. waves 1 ft. a chance of light snow. vsby
1 to 3 nm. 
.sat...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. gusts up to 20 kt until late afternoon.
waves 1 ft. rain likely with a chance of light snow. vsby 1 to 3 nm.
.sat night...w winds around 5 kt. waves 1 ft. 
.sun...nw winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft. a chance of light snow and
rain. 
.sun night...w winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft. 
.mon...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.mon night...w winds 15 to 20 kt. waves 2 ft. 
.tue...w winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming sw around 5 kt after midnight.
waves 1 ft. 
.wed...s winds 10 to 15 kt. waves 1 ft.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service baltimore md/washington dc
1220 am est sat jan 17 2026

tidal potomac river and maryland portion of chesapeake bay.

forecasts of wave heights do not include effects of wind direction
relative to tidal currents. expect higher waves when winds are
blowing against the tidal flow.  waves flat where waters are iced over.


anz531-172100-
chesapeake bay from pooles island to sandy point-
1220 am est sat jan 17 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through this afternoon...

.overnight...s winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. waves 2 ft. a chance
of light snow. vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.sat...s winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt... becoming sw 5 kt
late. waves 2 ft. rain likely with a chance of light snow. vsby 1 to
3 nm. 
.sat night...w winds around 5 kt. waves 1 ft or less. 
.sun...nw winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft. a chance of light snow. 
.sun night...nw winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft. 
.mon...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. waves 2 ft. 
.mon night...nw winds 15 to 20 kt. waves 3 ft. 
.tue...nw winds 15 to 20 kt...becoming w 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 to
2 ft. 
.wed...s winds 15 to 20 kt. waves 2 ft.  

$$

fzus51 klwx 170520
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coastal waters forecast
national weather service baltimore md/washington dc
1220 am est sat jan 17 2026

tidal potomac river and maryland portion of chesapeake bay.

forecasts of wave heights do not include effects of wind direction
relative to tidal currents. expect higher waves when winds are
blowing against the tidal flow.  waves flat where waters are iced over.


anz532-172100-
chesapeake bay from sandy point to north beach-
1220 am est sat jan 17 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through this afternoon...

.overnight...s winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. waves 3 ft. a slight
chance of light snow. vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.sat...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt. waves 2 ft. a chance
of rain and light snow. vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.sat night...w winds 5 kt. waves less than 1 ft. 
.sun...n winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft. a chance of light snow and
rain. 
.sun night...nw winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft. 
.mon...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. waves 2 ft. 
.mon night...nw winds 15 to 20 kt. waves 3 ft. 
.tue...nw winds 15 to 20 kt...becoming w 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 to
2 ft. 
.wed...s winds 20 to 25 kt. waves 2 to 3 ft.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service baltimore md/washington dc
1220 am est sat jan 17 2026

tidal potomac river and maryland portion of chesapeake bay.

forecasts of wave heights do not include effects of wind direction
relative to tidal currents. expect higher waves when winds are
blowing against the tidal flow.  waves flat where waters are iced over.


anz533-172100-
chesapeake bay from north beach to drum point-
1220 am est sat jan 17 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through this afternoon...

.overnight...s winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. waves 3 ft. a slight
chance of light snow. vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.sat...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt. waves 2 ft. a chance
of rain. 
.sat night...w winds 5 kt. waves less than 1 ft. a chance of rain.
vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.sun...n winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft. rain and light snow likely. 
.sun night...nw winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft. 
.mon...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.mon night...nw winds 15 to 20 kt. waves 3 ft. 
.tue...nw winds 15 to 20 kt...becoming w 5 to 10 kt. waves 2 to
3 ft...subsiding to 1 ft. 
.wed...s winds 20 to 25 kt. waves 2 to 3 ft.  

$$

fzus51 klwx 170520
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coastal waters forecast
national weather service baltimore md/washington dc
1220 am est sat jan 17 2026

tidal potomac river and maryland portion of chesapeake bay.

forecasts of wave heights do not include effects of wind direction
relative to tidal currents. expect higher waves when winds are
blowing against the tidal flow.  waves flat where waters are iced over.


anz534-172100-
chesapeake bay from drum point to smith point-
1220 am est sat jan 17 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through this afternoon...

.overnight...s winds 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. waves 3 ft. 
.sat...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt... diminishing to
5 to 10 kt late. waves 3 ft. 
.sat night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming nw late. waves 1 ft.
rain likely. vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.sun...n winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft. rain and light snow. 
.sun night...nw winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft. 
.mon...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. waves 2 ft. 
.mon night...nw winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. waves 3 ft. 
.tue...nw winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming w 5 to 10 kt after midnight.
waves 2 to 3 ft...subsiding to 1 ft. 
.wed...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. waves 2 to 3 ft.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service baltimore md/washington dc
1220 am est sat jan 17 2026

tidal potomac river and maryland portion of chesapeake bay.

forecasts of wave heights do not include effects of wind direction
relative to tidal currents. expect higher waves when winds are
blowing against the tidal flow.  waves flat where waters are iced over.


anz535-172100-
tidal potomac from key bridge to indian head-
1220 am est sat jan 17 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 7 am est this morning through
this afternoon...

.overnight...s winds 10 kt. waves 1 ft. a slight chance of light
snow. vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.sat...sw winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. waves 1 ft. a chance
of rain and light snow. vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.sat night...w winds around 5 kt. waves 1 ft. 
.sun...n winds 5 kt. waves less than 1 ft. a chance of light snow
and rain. 
.sun night...w winds around 5 kt. waves 1 ft. 
.mon...sw winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. waves 1 ft. 
.mon night...nw winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft. 
.tue...nw winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming s after midnight. waves 1 ft. 
.wed...s winds 10 to 15 kt. waves 1 ft.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service baltimore md/washington dc
1220 am est sat jan 17 2026

tidal potomac river and maryland portion of chesapeake bay.

forecasts of wave heights do not include effects of wind direction
relative to tidal currents. expect higher waves when winds are
blowing against the tidal flow.  waves flat where waters are iced over.


anz536-172100-
tidal potomac from indian head to cobb island-
1220 am est sat jan 17 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 7 am est this morning through
this afternoon...

.overnight...s winds 10 kt. waves 1 ft. a slight chance of light
snow. vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.sat...sw winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. waves 1 ft. a chance
of rain. 
.sat night...w winds 5 kt. waves less than 1 ft. a chance of rain. 
.sun...n winds 5 kt. waves less than 1 ft. a chance of rain and
light snow. 
.sun night...nw winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft. 
.mon...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. waves 1 ft. 
.mon night...nw winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft. 
.tue...nw winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming s after midnight. waves 1 ft. 
.wed...s winds 10 to 15 kt. waves 1 ft.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service baltimore md/washington dc
1220 am est sat jan 17 2026

tidal potomac river and maryland portion of chesapeake bay.

forecasts of wave heights do not include effects of wind direction
relative to tidal currents. expect higher waves when winds are
blowing against the tidal flow.  waves flat where waters are iced over.


anz537-172100-
tidal potomac from cobb island to smith point-
1220 am est sat jan 17 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through this afternoon...

.overnight...s winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. waves 2 ft. 
.sat...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. waves 2 ft. 
.sat night...w winds 5 kt. waves less than 1 ft. a chance of rain.
vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.sun...n winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft. rain and light snow likely. 
.sun night...nw winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft. 
.mon...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. waves 1 ft. 
.mon night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. waves 2 ft. 
.tue...nw winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming w 5 kt. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.wed...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. waves 1 to 2 ft.  

$$