20 nautical miles including Virginia portion of the Chesapeake Bay
and Currituck Sound...
High pressure builds into the region today and tonight...then
becomes centered to our north on Sunday. Low pressure develops to
our south tonight...then tracks northeast off the coastal Carolinas
late Sunday into Monday. The low moves farther offshore Monday
night into Tuesday.
Forecast as of 6:15 am EST on November 21, 2009
Coastal Waters From Nc Va Border To Currituck Beach Light Nc Out To
20 Nm-
Small Craft Advisory in effect from Sunday afternoon through late Sunday night
Today
NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft with a dominant period of 9 seconds.
Tonight
N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft with a dominant period of 9 seconds.
Sun
NE winds 10 to 15 kt...increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft...building to 5 to 6 ft. A chance of light rain.
Sun Night
NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Rain likely.
Mon
NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Rain likely.
Mon Night
NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Rain likely in the evening...then a chance of rain after midnight.
Tue
N winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft...subsiding to 4 ft after midnight.
Wed
NE winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming S after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
