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Active Advisory: (US Severe Weather)
Forecast as of 4:09 PM EDT on May 23, 2013
20 nautical miles including Virginia portion of the Chesapeake Bay Currituck Sound and portions of the James, York, and Rappahannock rivers... A cold front approaches the waters from the northwest through late tonight...before crossing the waters Friday morning. High pressure slowly builds over the waters over the Holiday weekend.
Forecast as of 4:09 PM EDT on May 23, 2013
Small Craft Advisory in effect until midnight EDT tonight
Currituck Sound-
Through 7 Pm
S winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 1 foot. Showers likely with scattered tstms.
Tonight
S winds 15 to 20 kt...becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves 1 foot. Showers likely with scattered tstms in the evening...then scattered showers after midnight.
Fri
W winds 10 kt...becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot. A chance of showers.
Fri Night
NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 1 foot.
Sat
NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 1 foot.
Sat Night
NW winds 10 to 15 kt...diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 1 foot.
Sun
NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot.
Sun Night
W winds 5 kt. Waves 1 foot.
Mon
NW winds 5 kt...becoming se in the afternoon and evening...then becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 foot.
Tue
SW winds 5 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 foot. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.
Small Craft Advisory
Statement as of 3:32 PM EDT on May 23, 2013

... Small Craft Advisory in effect until midnight EDT tonight...

The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a Small
Craft Advisory... which is in effect until midnight EDT tonight.

* Winds: southwest 15 to 20 knots... decreasing to 10 to 15 knots
late tonight and overnight

* waves: 1 to 2 feet.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Small Craft Advisory means wind speeds of 18 to 33 knots over
the Currituck Sound are expected to produce hazardous boating
conditions to small craft. Inexperienced mariners... especially
those operating smaller vessels... should avoid navigating in these
conditions. Mariners should pay close attention to the marine
forecast... and consider wind and sea conditions in planning.





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Coastal Water Temperatures
Place Temperature
Duck Pier, NC 53.1 °F
Oregon Inlet Marina, NC 75.0 °F
Money Point, VA 73.9 °F
Sewells Point, VA 70.0 °F
Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, VA 66.9 °F
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Place ID Sea Temp Wave Height
Duck FRF, NC 44056 55 °F 3.61 ft
Duck FRF 26m, NC 44100 61 °F 4.92 ft
Norfolk, VA 44059
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Cape Henry, VA 44099 66 °F 3.94 ft
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Duck Pier, NC
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Chesapeake Light, VA CHLV2
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Tide Heights
2013-05-23 2013-05-24
3 AM 9 AM 3 PM 9 PM 3 AM 9 AM 3 PM 9 PM
Brown Cove, Lynnhaven Bay, Virginia:
Buchanan Creek entrance, Lynnhaven Bay, Virginia:
FRF Pier, Duck, North Carolina:
Inside channel, Rudee Inlet, Virginia:
Interior channel, Rudee Inlet, Virginia:
Kitty Hawk (ocean), North Carolina:
Lake Rudee, south end, Virginia:
Rudee Heights, Lake Wesley, Virginia:
Rudee Inlet entrance, Virginia:
Sandbridge, Virginia:
Virginia Beach, Virginia:
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Tide Information
Date Time Tide Type Height
Brown Cove, Lynnhaven Bay, Virginia:
2013-05-23 9:13 AM EDT High Tide 1.67
2013-05-23 3:49 PM EDT Low Tide -0.18
2013-05-23 9:41 PM EDT High Tide 2.19
2013-05-24 4:41 AM EDT Low Tide -0.22
2013-05-24 10:07 AM EDT High Tide 1.73
2013-05-24 4:41 PM EDT Low Tide -0.27
Buchanan Creek entrance, Lynnhaven Bay, Virginia:
2013-05-23 9:10 AM EDT High Tide 1.93
2013-05-23 4:02 PM EDT Low Tide -0.18
2013-05-23 9:38 PM EDT High Tide 2.52
2013-05-24 4:54 AM EDT Low Tide -0.22
2013-05-24 10:04 AM EDT High Tide 2.00
2013-05-24 4:54 PM EDT Low Tide -0.27
FRF Pier, Duck, North Carolina:
2013-05-23 12:20 PM EDT Low Tide -0.37
2013-05-23 6:46 PM EDT High Tide 4.34
2013-05-24 1:15 AM EDT Low Tide -0.46
2013-05-24 7:09 AM EDT High Tide 3.32
2013-05-24 1:12 PM EDT Low Tide -0.51
2013-05-24 7:37 PM EDT High Tide 4.52
Inside channel, Rudee Inlet, Virginia:
2013-05-23 12:41 PM EDT Low Tide -0.35
2013-05-23 7:06 PM EDT High Tide 4.33
2013-05-24 1:31 AM EDT Low Tide -0.47
2013-05-24 7:29 AM EDT High Tide 3.39
2013-05-24 1:33 PM EDT Low Tide -0.48
2013-05-24 7:57 PM EDT High Tide 4.50
Interior channel, Rudee Inlet, Virginia:
2013-05-23 12:35 PM EDT Low Tide -0.37
2013-05-23 7:03 PM EDT High Tide 4.42
2013-05-24 1:31 AM EDT Low Tide -0.46
2013-05-24 7:26 AM EDT High Tide 3.39
2013-05-24 1:28 PM EDT Low Tide -0.51
2013-05-24 7:54 PM EDT High Tide 4.61
Kitty Hawk (ocean), North Carolina:
2013-05-23 12:22 PM EDT Low Tide -0.54
2013-05-23 6:45 PM EDT High Tide 4.38
2013-05-24 1:17 AM EDT Low Tide -0.65
2013-05-24 7:08 AM EDT High Tide 3.35
2013-05-24 1:14 PM EDT Low Tide -0.73
2013-05-24 7:36 PM EDT High Tide 4.56
Lake Rudee, south end, Virginia:
2013-05-23 12:38 PM EDT Low Tide -0.40
2013-05-23 7:06 PM EDT High Tide 4.55
2013-05-24 1:34 AM EDT Low Tide -0.49
2013-05-24 7:29 AM EDT High Tide 3.49
2013-05-24 1:31 PM EDT Low Tide -0.55
2013-05-24 7:57 PM EDT High Tide 4.74
Rudee Heights, Lake Wesley, Virginia:
2013-05-23 12:35 PM EDT Low Tide -0.37
2013-05-23 7:04 PM EDT High Tide 4.47
2013-05-24 1:31 AM EDT Low Tide -0.46
2013-05-24 7:27 AM EDT High Tide 3.42
2013-05-24 1:28 PM EDT Low Tide -0.51
2013-05-24 7:55 PM EDT High Tide 4.65
Rudee Inlet entrance, Virginia:
2013-05-23 12:22 PM EDT Low Tide -0.32
2013-05-23 6:48 PM EDT High Tide 4.38
2013-05-24 1:17 AM EDT Low Tide -0.39
2013-05-24 7:11 AM EDT High Tide 3.35
2013-05-24 1:14 PM EDT Low Tide -0.44
2013-05-24 7:39 PM EDT High Tide 4.56
Sandbridge, Virginia:
2013-05-23 12:27 PM EDT Low Tide -0.39
2013-05-23 6:53 PM EDT High Tide 4.51
2013-05-24 1:22 AM EDT Low Tide -0.48
2013-05-24 7:16 AM EDT High Tide 3.45
2013-05-24 1:19 PM EDT Low Tide -0.53
2013-05-24 7:44 PM EDT High Tide 4.70
Virginia Beach, Virginia:
2013-05-23 12:35 PM EDT Low Tide -0.40
2013-05-23 7:01 PM EDT High Tide 4.64
2013-05-24 1:31 AM EDT Low Tide -0.49
2013-05-24 7:24 AM EDT High Tide 3.55
2013-05-24 1:28 PM EDT Low Tide -0.55
2013-05-24 7:52 PM EDT High Tide 4.83
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