20 nautical miles including Virginia portion of the Chesapeake Bay
and Currituck Sound...
High pressure moves across New England today. Low pressure develops
to our south today...then tracks northeast along the southeast
coast tonight through Monday night. This low continues northeast
across the Virginia CAPES Tuesday.
Forecast as of 3:12 am EST on November 22, 2009
Coastal Waters From Nc Va Border To Currituck Beach Light Nc Out To
20 Nm-
Small Craft Advisory in effect from 1 PM EST this afternoon through late Monday night
Today
NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft...building to 5 to 6 ft in the afternoon. A dominant period of 9 seconds.
Tonight
NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Gusts to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft with a dominant period of 6 seconds. A slight chance of light rain in the evening... then light rain likely after midnight.
Mon
NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to around 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Rain likely.
Mon Night
N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Rain likely.
Tue
N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of light rain in the morning. Periods of drizzle.
Tue Night
N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Patchy drizzle.
Wed
NE winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming S. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
Thu
S winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SW in the evening...then becoming NW after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers.