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Forecast as of 9:31 PM EDT on May 9, 2008

20 nautical miles including Virginia portion of the Chesapeake Bay and Currituck Sound... A cold front will push off the coast overnight...as a weak area of low pressure approaches from the northwest. This low will drop through the region Saturday...with high pressure building back across the mid Atlantic Saturday night into Sunday morning. The next low pressure system tracks across the area late Sunday into Monday...with high pressure returning on Tuesday.

Forecast as of 9:31 PM EDT on May 9, 2008
Chesapeake Bay From New Point Comfort To Cape Henry Va-
Small Craft Advisory now in effect until 1 am EDT Saturday
Overnight
N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to around 30 kt... diminishing to 15 kt early in the morning...then becoming NE 10 kt late. Waves 4 to 5 ft...subsiding to 2 to 3 ft by early morning. A slight chance of showers and areas of fog late.
Sat
E winds 10 kt...becoming NE in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
Sat Night
N winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W after midnight. Waves 2 ft.
Sun
NE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming se 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft. At the mouth of the Bay... waves 2 ft...building to 3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
Sun Night
15 to 20 kt after midnight. Winds se 20 kt in the evening. At the mouth of the Bay...20 to 25 kt after midnight. Waves 3 to 4 ft... waves 4 to 5 ft at the mouth of the Bay. Showers with a chance of tstms.
Mon
SW winds 20 to 25 kt...becoming W 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 5 ft. A chance of rain.
Mon Night
NW winds 25 to 30 kt...diminishing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Waves 5 to 6 ft. A chance of rain.
Tue
NW winds 15 to 20 kt...diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Waves 4 to 5 ft...then 2 to 3 ft.
Wed
NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 foot. Winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

Water Temperatures
Place Temperature
Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, VA 65 °F
Kiptopeke, VA 66 °F
, 66.9 °F
Lewisetta, VA 64 °F
Solomons Island, MD 64.9 °F
Oregon Inlet Marina, NC 73.0 °F

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Tide Quick Jump to: Cape Charles Coast Guard Station  |  Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel  |  Hampton Roads  |  Point Lookout  |  Portsmouth, Norfolk Naval Shipyard  |  Virginia Beach  |  Wallops Island  | 
Date Time Tide Type Height
Cape Charles Coast Guard Station
2008-05-09 7:07 PM EDT Low Tide 0.34 feet
2008-05-10 1:23 AM EDT High Tide 3.09 feet
2008-05-10 8:05 AM EDT Low Tide 0.33 feet
2008-05-10 2:00 PM EDT High Tide 2.53 feet
2008-05-10 8:13 PM EDT Low Tide 0.51 feet
2008-05-11 2:25 AM EDT High Tide 2.91 feet
Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel
2008-05-09 6:09 PM EDT Low Tide -0.04 feet
2008-05-10 12:40 AM EDT High Tide 3.17 feet
2008-05-10 7:10 AM EDT Low Tide 0.08 feet
2008-05-10 1:12 PM EDT High Tide 2.56 feet
2008-05-10 7:16 PM EDT Low Tide 0.13 feet
2008-05-11 1:38 AM EDT High Tide 2.93 feet
Hampton Roads
2008-05-09 7:14 PM EDT Low Tide -0.04 feet
2008-05-10 1:40 AM EDT High Tide 2.91 feet
2008-05-10 8:11 AM EDT Low Tide 0.03 feet
2008-05-10 2:12 PM EDT High Tide 2.42 feet
2008-05-10 8:18 PM EDT Low Tide 0.09 feet
2008-05-11 2:41 AM EDT High Tide 2.70 feet
Point Lookout
2008-05-09 5:48 PM EDT High Tide 1.20 feet
2008-05-09 11:19 PM EDT Low Tide 0.36 feet
2008-05-10 6:24 AM EDT High Tide 1.96 feet
2008-05-10 1:08 PM EDT Low Tide 0.48 feet
2008-05-10 6:56 PM EDT High Tide 1.26 feet
2008-05-11 12:29 AM EDT Low Tide 0.47 feet
Portsmouth, Norfolk Naval Shipyard
2008-05-09 7:26 PM EDT Low Tide 0.05 feet
2008-05-10 1:40 AM EDT High Tide 3.28 feet
2008-05-10 8:25 AM EDT Low Tide 0.11 feet
2008-05-10 2:15 PM EDT High Tide 2.79 feet
2008-05-10 8:33 PM EDT Low Tide 0.21 feet
2008-05-11 2:38 AM EDT High Tide 3.05 feet
Virginia Beach
2008-05-09 5:42 PM EDT Low Tide -0.06 feet
2008-05-10 12:09 AM EDT High Tide 4.07 feet
2008-05-10 6:39 AM EDT Low Tide -0.06 feet
2008-05-10 12:44 PM EDT High Tide 3.20 feet
2008-05-10 6:47 PM EDT Low Tide 0.10 feet
2008-05-11 1:11 AM EDT High Tide 3.70 feet
Wallops Island
2008-05-09 5:11 PM EDT Low Tide -0.14 feet
2008-05-09 11:45 PM EDT High Tide 4.32 feet
2008-05-10 6:15 AM EDT Low Tide 0.06 feet
2008-05-10 12:12 PM EDT High Tide 3.42 feet
2008-05-10 6:25 PM EDT Low Tide 0.10 feet
2008-05-11 12:43 AM EDT High Tide 3.97 feet
Date Time Current Type Speed
Chesapeake Bay Entrance
2008-05-09 2:58 PM EDT Slack, Ebb Begins -0.00 knots
2008-05-09 7:04 PM EDT Max Ebb -1.67 knots
2008-05-09 10:30 PM EDT Slack, Flood Begins 0.00 knots
2008-05-10 1:27 AM EDT Max Flood 1.31 knots
2008-05-10 4:47 AM EDT Slack, Ebb Begins -0.00 knots
2008-05-10 8:09 AM EDT Max Ebb -1.33 knots
2008-05-10 11:35 AM EDT Slack, Flood Begins 0.00 knots
2008-05-10 1:43 PM EDT Max Flood 0.59 knots
2008-05-10 4:00 PM EDT Slack, Ebb Begins -0.00 knots
2008-05-10 8:09 PM EDT Max Ebb -1.52 knots
2008-05-10 11:35 PM EDT Slack, Flood Begins 0.00 knots
2008-05-11 2:29 AM EDT Max Flood 1.13 knots

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