Forecast as of 12:45 am EDT on July 9, 2008
20 nautical miles including Virginia portion of the Chesapeake Bay and Currituck Sound... An area of low pressure pushes off the coast overnight. Weak high pressure builds in Wednesday morning. A cold front approaches from the northwest late Wednesday...then moves across the area Thursday into Thursday night. High pressure will build over the region for Friday and Saturday.
Forecast as of 12:45 am EDT on July 9, 2008
Coastal Waters From Cape Charles Light Va To Nc Va Border Out 20 Nm-
Coastal Waters From Nc Va Border To Currituck Beach Light Nc Out 20 Nm-
Rest Of Tonight
SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft with a dominant period of 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and tstms.
Wed
SW winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft with a dominant period of 5 seconds. Scattered showers and tstms in the afternoon.
Wed Night
SW winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
Thu
W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
Thu Night
Se winds 10 kt...becoming E after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
Fri
E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
Fri Night
NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
Sat
N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming E in the afternoon...then becoming S. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Sun
SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.
Date Time Tide Type Height
Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel
2008-07-08 7:36 PM EDT Low Tide 0.26 feet
2008-07-09 1:29 AM EDT High Tide 2.47 feet
2008-07-09 7:49 AM EDT Low Tide 0.15 feet
2008-07-09 2:09 PM EDT High Tide 2.74 feet
2008-07-09 8:35 PM EDT Low Tide 0.40 feet
2008-07-10 2:17 AM EDT High Tide 2.24 feet
Hampton Roads
2008-07-08 2:19 PM EDT High Tide 2.64 feet
2008-07-08 8:35 PM EDT Low Tide 0.21 feet
2008-07-09 2:33 AM EDT High Tide 2.33 feet
2008-07-09 8:45 AM EDT Low Tide 0.10 feet
2008-07-09 3:10 PM EDT High Tide 2.59 feet
2008-07-09 9:33 PM EDT Low Tide 0.34 feet
2008-07-10 3:24 AM EDT High Tide 2.16 feet
Portsmouth, Norfolk Naval Shipyard
2008-07-08 2:25 PM EDT High Tide 3.01 feet
2008-07-08 8:55 PM EDT Low Tide 0.33 feet
2008-07-09 2:36 AM EDT High Tide 2.67 feet
2008-07-09 9:03 AM EDT Low Tide 0.18 feet
2008-07-09 3:14 PM EDT High Tide 2.95 feet
2008-07-09 9:53 PM EDT Low Tide 0.43 feet
2008-07-10 3:26 AM EDT High Tide 2.47 feet
Virginia Beach
2008-07-08 7:00 PM EDT Low Tide 0.23 feet
2008-07-09 1:02 AM EDT High Tide 3.12 feet
2008-07-09 7:15 AM EDT Low Tide 0.06 feet
2008-07-09 1:41 PM EDT High Tide 3.36 feet
2008-07-09 7:57 PM EDT Low Tide 0.45 feet
2008-07-10 1:53 AM EDT High Tide 2.82 feet
Date Time Current Type Speed
Chesapeake Bay Entrance
2008-07-08 4:38 PM EDT Slack, Ebb Begins -0.00 knots
2008-07-08 8:23 PM EDT Max Ebb -1.36 knots
2008-07-08 11:46 PM EDT Slack, Flood Begins 0.00 knots
2008-07-09 2:19 AM EDT Max Flood 0.82 knots
2008-07-09 5:09 AM EDT Slack, Ebb Begins -0.00 knots
2008-07-09 8:53 AM EDT Max Ebb -1.31 knots
2008-07-09 12:19 PM EDT Slack, Flood Begins 0.00 knots
2008-07-09 2:50 PM EDT Max Flood 0.74 knots
2008-07-09 5:39 PM EDT Slack, Ebb Begins -0.00 knots
2008-07-09 9:21 PM EDT Max Ebb -1.19 knots
2008-07-10 12:46 AM EDT Slack, Flood Begins 0.00 knots
2008-07-10 3:09 AM EDT Max Flood 0.63 knots
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