Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
601 PM EDT Sun Jun 30 2024

The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Coastal Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia-North Carolina
  border out to 20 nm...
  Currituck Sound...
  Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia - North Carolina Border
  from 20 to 40 nm...

* Until 715 PM EDT.

* At 601 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 7 nm northeast of Chesapeake Light Tower to 6 nm
  north of Deal Island, moving east at 20 knots.

  HAZARD...Wind gusts to nearly 50 knots.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and
           suddenly higher waves.

* Locations impacted include...
  Fish Hook, Hot Dog Area Off Virginia Beach, Horseshoe, Triangle
  Reef, Chesapeake Light Tower, 10 Nm East Of Virginia Beach
  Oceanfront, and Buoy 4a Drydocks.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

&&

LAT...LON 3656 7609 3699 7569 3703 7547 3699 7517
      3684 7526 3668 7521 3663 7521 3656 7518
TIME...MOT...LOC 2201Z 263DEG 22KT 3696 7557 3666 7585

HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...49KTS

$$

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