NWS Wakefield, VA is responsible for routine forecasts of winds, seas, and weather for the 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. Non-routine products and services include Special Marine Warnings for strong winds, large hail and/or waterspouts, Advisories and Warnings for high tides, and daily beach forecasts from spring through fall which include the rip current risk. |
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Marine PortalMarine weather observations, hazards, radar, satellite, forecasts, models, sea surface temperatures, tide and current information. |
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Tide Information |
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Marine ObservationsVarious marine observations across the region |
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Graphical ForecastsGraphical forecasts depicting various marine weather elements |
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Wave ForecastsWakefield Local Wave model forecasts of wave heights and periods |
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Text ForecastsChes Bay Smith Pt-Windmill PtChes Bay Windmill Pt-New Pt Comfort Ches Bay New Pt Comfort-Little Creek Ches Bay Little Creek-Cape Henry Including CBBT Fenwick Island-Chincoteague out 20nm Chincoteague-Parramore Island out 20nm Parramore Island-Cape Charles Light out 20nm Cape Charles Light-VA/NC Border out 20nm NC/VA Border-Currituck Bch Light out 20nm Currituck Snd Rappahannock Riverr Urbanna-Windmill Pt York River James River Jamestown-James River Bridge James River James River Bridge-HRBT |