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coastal waters forecast for virginia
national weather service wakefield va
1242 am est wed feb 25 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


anz633-251815-
currituck sound-
1242 am est wed feb 25 2026

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

.rest of tonight...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.wed...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. waves 1 to 2 
ft.
.wed night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. gusts up to 20 kt. waves 1 foot. a chance of rain
after midnight. 
.thu...sw winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 15 kt. waves 1 foot.
rain.
.thu night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming ne after midnight.
gusts up to 15 kt. waves 1 foot. rain likely. 
.fri...ne winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 15 kt. waves 1 foot.
rain likely, mainly in the morning. 
.fri night...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 foot. a chance of rain
in the evening. 
.sat...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 foot. 
.sat night...ne winds 5 kt. waves 1 foot. 
.sun...n winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 15 kt. waves 1 foot. 
.sun night...ne winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. waves
1 foot.  

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coastal waters forecast for virginia
national weather service wakefield va
1242 am est wed feb 25 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


anz656-251815-
coastal waters from cape charles light to virginia-
north carolina border out to 20 nm-
1242 am est wed feb 25 2026

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

.rest of tonight...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at
4 seconds and ne 3 ft at 11 seconds. 
.wed...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt late.
gusts up to 25 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. wave
detail: s 4 ft at 5 seconds and ne 3 ft at 11 seconds. 
.wed night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas
3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at
5 seconds and e 2 ft at 11 seconds. a chance of rain after
midnight. 
.thu...s winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft.
wave detail: s 2 ft at 7 seconds and e 1 foot at 14 seconds.
rain.
.thu night...e winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming ne after midnight.
seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at
10 seconds and se 2 ft at 3 seconds. rain likely. 
.fri...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: ne 2 ft
at 5 seconds and se 2 ft at 7 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.fri night...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. gusts up to 15 kt in the
evening. seas 2 to 3 ft. a chance of rain in the evening. 
.sat...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas around 2 ft. 
.sat night...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas around 2 ft. 
.sun...n winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 20 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.sun night...ne winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas
4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 7 ft.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for virginia
national weather service wakefield va
1242 am est wed feb 25 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


anz658-251815-
coastal waters from nc va border to currituck beach light nc out
20 nm-
1242 am est wed feb 25 2026

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

.rest of tonight...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. wave detail: ne 4 ft at
11 seconds and nw 1 foot at 5 seconds. 
.wed...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt late.
gusts up to 25 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 7 ft. wave
detail: s 4 ft at 4 seconds and ne 3 ft at 11 seconds. 
.wed night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas
3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 8 seconds
and e 2 ft at 11 seconds. a chance of rain after midnight. 
.thu...sw winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 15 kt. seas 2 to
3 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 8 seconds and e 1 foot at
13 seconds. rain.
.thu night...sw winds 10 kt, becoming ne after midnight. gusts up
to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. wave detail: s
2 ft at 8 seconds and e 2 ft at 13 seconds. rain.
.fri...ne winds 10 kt with gusts up to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft,
occasionally to 6 ft. wave detail: ne 2 ft at 5 seconds and se
2 ft at 7 seconds. rain likely, mainly in the morning. 
.fri night...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. gusts up to 15 kt in the
evening. seas around 3 ft. a chance of rain. 
.sat...n winds 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. a chance of rain in
the morning. 
.sat night...n winds 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. 
.sun...n winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 3 ft. 
.sun night...ne winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. gusts up to 25 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally
to 7 ft.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
1242 am est wed feb 25 2026

from s of currituck beach light to n of surf city nc out 20 nm,
including the albemarle and pamlico sounds and the monitor
national marine sanctuary


amz154-251845-
s of cape hatteras to ocracoke inlet nc out 20 nm
including the monitor national marine sanctuary-
1242 am est wed feb 25 2026

...gale warning in effect from 9 am est this morning through this
evening...

.rest of tonight...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. gusts up to 25 kt late.
seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft at 5 seconds and ne 5 ft at
13 seconds. 
.wed...sw winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas 5 to
7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: sw
7 ft at 7 seconds and ne 4 ft at 12 seconds, becoming sw 9 ft at
8 seconds and ne 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.wed night...sw winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. gusts up to 35 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to
5 to 7 ft after midnight. wave detail: sw 9 ft at 8 seconds and
ne 3 ft at 15 seconds, becoming sw 7 ft at 8 seconds and ne 2 ft
at 14 seconds. a chance of showers after midnight. 
.thu...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw
7 ft at 7 seconds and ne 2 ft at 14 seconds. showers likely. 
.thu night...sw winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming nw 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 7 ft at 8 seconds and
ne 1 ft at 14 seconds. showers.
.fri...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft
at 7 seconds and ne 4 ft at 6 seconds. rain, mainly in the
morning. 
.fri night...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. showers.
.sat...n winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. rain likely, mainly
in the morning. 
.sat night...n winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.sun...n winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.sun night...ne winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. 

$$

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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
1242 am est wed feb 25 2026

from s of currituck beach light to n of surf city nc out 20 nm,
including the albemarle and pamlico sounds and the monitor
national marine sanctuary


amz135-251845-
pamlico sound-
1242 am est wed feb 25 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 4 am est early this
morning through this evening...

.rest of tonight...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.wed...sw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. waves 2 to
4 ft. 
.wed night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. gusts up to 25 kt in the
evening. waves 2 to 3 ft. showers likely after midnight. 
.thu...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. waves 2 to 3 ft. showers likely. 
.thu night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming n after midnight.
waves around 2 ft. showers.
.fri...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft. rain likely. 
.fri night...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 ft. rain likely. 
.sat...n winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft. a chance of rain. 
.sat night...n winds around 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less. 
.sun...n winds 10 to 15 kt. waves 1 ft or less, then around 2 ft
in the afternoon. 
.sun night...ne winds 15 to 20 kt. waves 2 to 3 ft.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
1242 am est wed feb 25 2026

from s of currituck beach light to n of surf city nc out 20 nm,
including the albemarle and pamlico sounds and the monitor
national marine sanctuary


amz158-251845-
s of cape lookout to n of surf city nc out 20 nm-
1242 am est wed feb 25 2026

...gale warning in effect from 9 am est this morning through this
evening...

.rest of tonight...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave
detail: sw 4 ft at 5 seconds and e 3 ft at 13 seconds. adjacent
sounds and rivers choppy. 
.wed...sw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas 4 to
6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. near shore, seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 7 ft at 7 seconds and e 3 ft at
14 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers rough. 
.wed night...sw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt,
diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. seas 6 to 9 ft,
subsiding to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. near shore, seas 4 to
6 ft. wave detail: sw 7 ft at 7 seconds and e 2 ft at 13 seconds.
adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to choppy after
midnight. a chance of showers after midnight. 
.thu...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon.
seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 6 ft at 7 seconds and e 1 ft at
14 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. a chance of
showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. 
.thu night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: s 6 ft at 8 seconds and e
1 ft at 14 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy,
diminishing to a moderate chop after midnight. showers.
.fri...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 4 ft
near shore. wave detail: s 5 ft at 7 seconds and ne 2 ft at
4 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. rain.
.fri night...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop. rain.
.sat...n winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. a chance of rain. 
.sat night...n winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers light chop. 
.sun...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. 
.sun night...ne winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. adjacent sounds and rivers a
moderate chop, increasing to choppy after midnight.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
1242 am est wed feb 25 2026

from s of currituck beach light to n of surf city nc out 20 nm,
including the albemarle and pamlico sounds and the monitor
national marine sanctuary


amz156-251845-
s of ocracoke inlet to cape lookout nc out 20 nm-
1242 am est wed feb 25 2026

...gale warning in effect from 9 am est this morning through this
evening...

.rest of tonight...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. gusts up to 25 kt late.
seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 5 seconds and ne 3 ft at
13 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. 
.wed...sw winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas 5 to
7 ft. wave detail: sw 7 ft at 7 seconds and e 3 ft at 13 seconds.
adjacent sounds and rivers very rough. 
.wed night...sw winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 6 ft at 7 seconds
and e 2 ft at 15 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers very rough,
diminishing to rough after midnight. a chance of showers after
midnight. 
.thu...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft
at 7 seconds and e 1 ft at 14 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
choppy, increasing to rough in the afternoon. showers likely. 
.thu night...w winds 15 to 20 kt. gusts up to 25 kt in the
evening. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at 8 seconds and e
1 ft at 14 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers choppy. showers.
.fri...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft
at 7 seconds and ne 2 ft at 4 seconds. adjacent sounds and rivers
a moderate chop. rain, mainly in the morning. 
.fri night...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers a moderate chop. rain likely in the evening,
then showers after midnight. 
.sat...n winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. a chance of rain. 
.sat night...n winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds
and rivers a moderate chop. 
.sun...n winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent sounds and
rivers a moderate chop. 
.sun night...ne winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. adjacent
sounds and rivers choppy.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
1242 am est wed feb 25 2026

from s of currituck beach light to n of surf city nc out 20 nm,
including the albemarle and pamlico sounds and the monitor
national marine sanctuary


amz150-251845-
s of currituck beach light to oregon inlet nc out 20 nm-
1242 am est wed feb 25 2026

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

.rest of tonight...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave
detail: ne 4 ft at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at 5 seconds. 
.wed...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft, except 3 to 4 ft
near shore. wave detail: s 5 ft at 7 seconds and ne 4 ft at
13 seconds. 
.wed night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to
4 ft near shore. wave detail: s 5 ft at 8 seconds and ne 2 ft at
12 seconds. showers likely after midnight. 
.thu...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. wave
detail: s 4 ft at 7 seconds and ne 1 ft at 14 seconds. showers.
.thu night...w winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming n after midnight. seas
3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. wave detail: s 4 ft at
7 seconds and n 2 ft at 5 seconds. showers likely. 
.fri...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: n 3 ft
at 6 seconds and s 3 ft at 7 seconds. rain likely, mainly in the
morning. 
.fri night...ne winds around 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. rain likely,
mainly in the evening. 
.sat...n winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. a chance of rain. 
.sat night...n winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.sun...n winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.sun night...ne winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast for north carolina
national weather service newport/morehead city nc
1242 am est wed feb 25 2026

from s of currituck beach light to n of surf city nc out 20 nm,
including the albemarle and pamlico sounds and the monitor
national marine sanctuary


amz152-251845-
s of oregon inlet to cape hatteras nc out 20 nm-
1242 am est wed feb 25 2026

...gale warning in effect from 9 am est this morning through this
evening...

.rest of tonight...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave
detail: ne 5 ft at 12 seconds and sw 4 ft at 5 seconds. 
.wed...sw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas 4 to
6 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: s 6 ft
at 6 seconds and ne 4 ft at 14 seconds, becoming s 8 ft at
8 seconds and ne 3 ft at 13 seconds. 
.wed night...sw winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. seas 5 to 8 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft after
midnight. wave detail: s 8 ft at 8 seconds and ne 3 ft at
12 seconds, becoming s 6 ft at 8 seconds and ne 2 ft at
14 seconds. a chance of showers after midnight. 
.thu...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: s 6 ft at 7 seconds and
ne 1 ft at 14 seconds. showers likely. 
.thu night...w winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw after midnight.
seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: s 6 ft at 7 seconds and ne 1 ft at
13 seconds. showers.
.fri...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft
at 7 seconds and ne 3 ft at 6 seconds. rain likely. 
.fri night...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. rain likely. 
.sat...n winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. a chance of rain. 
.sat night...n winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.sun...n winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.sun night...ne winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. 

$$