20 nautical miles including Virginia portion of the Chesapeake Bay
and Currituck Sound...
Low pressure will intensify off the New Jersey coast tonight and
slowly drift south off the coast Monday and Monday night before
moving east Tuesday. High pressure will gradually build across the
area from the west from late Tuesday through Friday.
Forecast as of 6:59 PM EDT on March 14, 2010
Coastal Waters From Fenwick Island De To Chincoteague Va Out To 20 Nm-
Gale Warning in effect from Monday afternoon through Tuesday morning
Tonight
N winds 5 kt...becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 10 ft subsiding to 6 to 8 ft after midnight with a dominant period of 11 seconds. Scattered showers and tstms early in the evening...then scattered showers in the late evening and overnight. Tides 2 ft above normal.
Mon
NW winds 15 to 20 kt...becoming N 25 to 30 kt with gusts to around 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft with a dominant period of 10 seconds. A chance of showers.
Mon Night
N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts to around 35 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. A chance of showers.
Tue
N winds 20 to 25 kt...diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
Tue Night
NE winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
Wed
NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
Wed Night
Se winds 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
Thu
W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
Fri
W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft... subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.