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coastal waters forecast for virginia
national weather service wakefield va
1258 pm est wed feb 18 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


anz631-190615-
chesapeake bay from windmill point to new point comfort va-
1258 pm est wed feb 18 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 7 pm est this evening...

.this afternoon...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.tonight...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
w 5 to 10 kt after midnight. waves 1 to 2 ft. a chance of rain in
the evening. 
.thu...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 foot. a chance of rain in the
morning, then rain in the afternoon. patchy fog. vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.thu night...e winds 10 kt. waves 1 foot. patchy fog in the
evening. rain. vsby 1 to 3 nm in the evening. 
.fri...s winds 10 kt, becoming sw in the afternoon. waves 1 to
2 ft. rain likely. 
.fri night...w winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. waves 1 to 2 ft. a chance of rain. 
.sat...n winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming ne in the afternoon. waves
1 foot. a chance of rain. 
.sat night...e winds 5 kt, becoming ne after midnight. waves
1 foot. a chance of rain. 
.sun...ne winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. waves 2 to 3 ft. rain likely. 
.sun night...n winds 20 to 25 kt. waves 4 to 5 ft. a chance of
snow. rain likely, mainly in the evening.  

$$

fzus51 kakq 181758
cwfakq
expires:202602190615;;853628

coastal waters forecast for virginia
national weather service wakefield va
1258 pm est wed feb 18 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


anz632-190615-
chesapeake bay from new point comfort to little creek va-
1258 pm est wed feb 18 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 7 pm est this evening...

.this afternoon...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.tonight...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
w 5 to 10 kt late. waves 1 to 2 ft. a chance of rain. 
.thu...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 to 2 ft. a chance of rain in
the morning, then rain in the afternoon. patchy fog. vsby 1 to
3 nm. 
.thu night...e winds 10 kt. waves 1 to 2 ft. patchy fog in the
evening. rain. vsby 1 to 3 nm in the evening. 
.fri...s winds 10 kt, becoming sw in the afternoon. waves 1 to
2 ft. rain likely. 
.fri night...w winds 10 to 15 kt. waves 1 to 2 ft. a chance of
rain. 
.sat...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 foot. a chance of rain. 
.sat night...e winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 to 2 ft. a chance of
rain. 
.sun...ne winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 15 to 20 kt with gusts up
to 25 kt in the afternoon. waves around 2 ft, building to 3 to
4 ft in the afternoon. rain likely. 
.sun night...n winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming nw 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. waves 4 to 5 ft. a chance of snow. rain likely, mainly
in the evening.  

$$

fzus51 kakq 181758
cwfakq
expires:202602190615;;853635

coastal waters forecast for virginia
national weather service wakefield va
1258 pm est wed feb 18 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


anz633-190615-
currituck sound-
1258 pm est wed feb 18 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 7 pm est this evening...

.this afternoon...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.tonight...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
w 5 to 10 kt after midnight. waves around 1 foot. a chance of
rain in the late evening and overnight. 
.thu...n winds 5 kt, becoming e in the afternoon. waves 1 foot or
less and light chop. a chance of rain. patchy fog. vsby 1 to
3 nm. 
.thu night...se winds 5 kt. waves 1 foot or less and light chop.
patchy fog in the evening. a chance of rain. vsby 1 to 3 nm in
the evening. 
.fri...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. waves around 1 foot. a chance of
rain. 
.fri night...w winds 5 to 10 kt. waves around 1 foot. a chance of
rain. 
.sat...n winds 5 kt. waves 1 foot or less and light chop. a
chance of rain. 
.sat night...ne winds 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. waves 1 foot or less and light chop, increasing to
around 1 foot after midnight. a chance of rain. 
.sun...ne winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. waves 1 to
2 ft. rain likely. 
.sun night...n winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. waves
2 to 3 ft. rain likely, mainly in the evening.  

$$

fzus51 kakq 181758
cwfakq
expires:202602190615;;853631

coastal waters forecast for virginia
national weather service wakefield va
1258 pm est wed feb 18 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


anz652-190615-
coastal waters from chincoteague to parramore island va out 20 nm-
1258 pm est wed feb 18 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through late tonight...

.this afternoon...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft,
occasionally to 7 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 6 seconds and e 3 ft
at 12 seconds. 
.tonight...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
w 5 to 10 kt late. seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 7 ft. wave
detail: s 4 ft at 6 seconds and e 3 ft at 12 seconds. a chance of
rain until early morning. patchy fog late with vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.thu...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 6 ft.
wave detail: s 3 ft at 7 seconds and e 2 ft at 12 seconds. patchy
fog. rain in the afternoon. vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.thu night...e winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to
7 ft. wave detail: e 3 ft at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at 12 seconds.
patchy fog in the evening. rain. vsby 1 to 3 nm in the evening. 
.fri...s winds 10 kt, becoming sw in the afternoon. seas 4 to
5 ft, occasionally to 7 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 6 seconds and
e 1 foot at 11 seconds. rain likely. 
.fri night...w winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to
6 ft. wave detail: e 4 ft at 7 seconds and e 1 foot at
10 seconds. rain likely, mainly in the evening. 
.sat...n winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. a chance of rain. 
.sat night...n winds 5 kt, becoming ne after midnight. seas
around 2 ft. a chance of rain after midnight. 
.sun...ne winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to
7 ft in the afternoon. rain likely. 
.sun night...ne winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming n 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 6 ft, occasionally to 9 ft, building to 7 to
9 ft, occasionally to 13 ft after midnight. a chance of snow.
rain likely, mainly in the evening.  

$$

fzus51 kakq 181758
cwfakq
expires:202602190615;;853632

coastal waters forecast for virginia
national weather service wakefield va
1258 pm est wed feb 18 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


anz654-190615-
coastal waters from parramore island to cape charles light va out
20 nm-
1258 pm est wed feb 18 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through late tonight...

.this afternoon...sw winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas
4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 7 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 5 seconds
and e 3 ft at 12 seconds. 
.tonight...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
w 5 to 10 kt late. seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 7 ft. wave
detail: s 4 ft at 6 seconds and e 3 ft at 12 seconds. a chance of
rain. patchy fog late with vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.thu...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 6 ft.
wave detail: s 3 ft at 7 seconds and e 3 ft at 12 seconds. a
chance of rain in the morning, then rain in the afternoon. patchy
fog. vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.thu night...e winds 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 6 ft.
wave detail: e 3 ft at 7 seconds and e 2 ft at 12 seconds. patchy
fog in the evening. rain. vsby 1 to 3 nm in the evening. 
.fri...s winds 10 kt, becoming sw in the afternoon. seas 3 to
4 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 6 seconds and
e 2 ft at 11 seconds. rain likely. 
.fri night...w winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to
6 ft. wave detail: e 4 ft at 7 seconds. rain likely, mainly in
the evening. 
.sat...n winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. a chance of rain. 
.sat night...ne winds 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas around 2 ft. a chance of rain. 
.sun...ne winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. rain likely. 
.sun night...n winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas
5 to 6 ft, occasionally to 9 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft,
occasionally to 12 ft after midnight. a chance of snow. rain
likely, mainly in the evening.  

$$

fzus51 kakq 181758
cwfakq
expires:202602190615;;853633

coastal waters forecast for virginia
national weather service wakefield va
1258 pm est wed feb 18 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


anz656-190615-
coastal waters from cape charles light to virginia-
north carolina border out to 20 nm-
1258 pm est wed feb 18 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through late tonight...

.this afternoon...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 7 ft. wave detail: e 4 ft at
11 seconds and s 3 ft at 5 seconds. 
.tonight...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
w 5 to 10 kt late. seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 7 ft. wave
detail: s 3 ft at 7 seconds and e 3 ft at 12 seconds. a chance of
rain. patchy fog late with vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.thu...n winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming e in the afternoon. seas 3 to
4 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. wave detail: e 3 ft at 12 seconds and
se 2 ft at 7 seconds. a chance of rain in the morning, then rain
likely in the afternoon. patchy fog. vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.thu night...se winds 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail: se
2 ft at 7 seconds and e 2 ft at 12 seconds. patchy fog in the
evening. rain likely. vsby 1 to 3 nm in the evening. 
.fri...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to
6 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at 12 seconds.
rain likely. 
.fri night...w winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to
6 ft. wave detail: e 3 ft at 7 seconds and w 2 ft at 3 seconds.
rain likely, mainly in the evening. 
.sat...n winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. a chance of rain. 
.sat night...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas around 2 ft. a chance of
rain. 
.sun...ne winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. rain likely. 
.sun night...n winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas
5 to 6 ft, occasionally to 9 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft,
occasionally to 12 ft after midnight. rain likely, mainly in the
evening.  

$$

fzus51 kakq 181758
cwfakq
expires:202602190615;;853634

coastal waters forecast for virginia
national weather service wakefield va
1258 pm est wed feb 18 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


anz658-190615-
coastal waters from nc va border to currituck beach light nc out
20 nm-
1258 pm est wed feb 18 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through late tonight...

.this afternoon...sw winds 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas
4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 7 ft. wave detail: e 4 ft at
11 seconds and s 3 ft at 4 seconds. 
.tonight...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming w 5 to 10 kt late. seas
4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 7 ft. wave detail: e 4 ft at
12 seconds and s 3 ft at 7 seconds. a chance of rain in the late
evening and overnight. 
.thu...n winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming e in the afternoon. seas 3 to
4 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. wave detail: e 3 ft at 12 seconds and
se 2 ft at 7 seconds. a chance of rain. patchy fog. vsby 1 to
3 nm. 
.thu night...se winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s after midnight. seas
3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. wave detail: e 3 ft at
12 seconds and se 2 ft at 7 seconds. patchy fog in the evening.
rain likely. vsby 1 to 3 nm in the evening. 
.fri...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to
6 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 5 seconds and e 3 ft at 12 seconds.
a chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in the
afternoon. 
.fri night...w winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to
6 ft. wave detail: ne 4 ft at 8 seconds and e 2 ft at 11 seconds.
rain likely, mainly in the evening. 
.sat...n winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. a chance of rain. 
.sat night...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas around 2 ft. a chance of
rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight. 
.sun...ne winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to
7 ft in the afternoon. rain likely. 
.sun night...n winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 6 ft, occasionally to 9 ft, building to 6 to
8 ft, occasionally to 12 ft after midnight. rain likely in the
evening, then a chance of rain and snow after midnight.  

$$