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Coastal Marine Zone Forecasts by the Wakefield, VA Forecast Office

 

Click on the links in the table to get a forecast for each zone. Clicking on the map links to a text forecast that includes all zones (except ANZ670, ANZ672, ANZ674, ANZ676 and ANZ678) and a synopsis.

 

Note: Forecasts for zones ANZ670, ANZ672, ANZ674, ANZ676 and ANZ678 are provided by the Ocean Prediction Center and considered offshore zones for marine forecasts. The WFO Wakefield, VA only issues short term warnings for zones ANZ670, ANZ672, ANZ674, ANZ676 and ANZ678. Clicking on zones ANZ670, ANZ672 and ANZ674 links to the forecast for offshore zone ANZ825 - Baltimore Canyon to Cape Charles Light to 100 NM offshore and clicking on zones ANZ676 and ANZ678 links to the forecast for offshore zone ANZ828 - Cape Charles Light to Currituck Beach Light to 100 NM offshore.

Chesapeake Bay  Inner Coastal Waters Outer Coastal Waters
ANZ630: CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SMITH POINT TO WINDMILL POINT VA ANZ650: COASTAL WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND DE TO CHINCOTEAGUE VA OUT 20 NM ANZ670: WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND DE TO CHINCOTEAGUE VA OUT 20 to 40 NM
ANZ631: CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM WINDMILL POINT TO NEW POINT COMFORT VA ANZ652: COASTAL WATERS FROM CHINCOTEAGUE TO PARRAMORE ISLAND VA OUT 20 NM ANZ672: WATERS FROM CHINCOTEAGUE TO PARRAMORE ISLAND VA OUT 20 to 40 NM
ANZ632: CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO LITTLE CREEK VA ANZ654: COASTAL WATERS FROM PARRAMORE ISLAND TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA OUT 20 NM ANZ674: WATERS FROM PARRAMORE ISLAND TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA OUT 20 to 40 NM
ANZ633: CURRITUCK SOUND ANZ656: COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO VIRGINIA-NORTH CAROLINA BORDER OUT TO 20 NM ANZ676: WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO VIRGINIA-NORTH CAROLINA BORDER OUT TO 20 to 40 NM
ANZ634: CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM LITTLE CREEK VA TO CAPE HENRY VA INCLUDING THE CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL ANZ658: COASTAL WATERS FROM NC VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC OUT 20 NM ANZ678: WATERS FROM NC VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC OUT 20 to 40 NM
ANZ635: RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER FROM URBANNA TO WINDMILL POINT    
ANZ636: YORK RIVER    
ANZ637: JAMES RIVER FROM JAMESTOWN TO THE JAMES RIVER BRIDGE    
ANZ638: JAMES RIVER FROM JAMES RIVER BRIDGE TO HAMPTON ROADS BRIDGE-TUNNEL    

map showing marine forecast zones near Wakefield, VA

Coastal Waters Forecast which includes the synopsis and all these zones

Special Marine Warning(s) and Marine Weather Statement(s) for these zones

Marine Weather Message for these zones

Surf Zone Forecast

Graphical Marine Forecasts are available here. Choose the map background and forecast element and zoom in to your area of interest.

Predicted Tides and Currents for these areas

Coastal Waters Forecasts are subdivided by zone, each identified by text description and a Universal Generic Code (UGC). The different colors used in the map above have no meaning and are only intended to assist in differentiating the zones.

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