


Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA
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285 WHUS51 KAKQ 280047 SMWAKQ ANZ633-656-658-676-678-280145- /O.NEW.KAKQ.MA.W.0004.250228T0047Z-250228T0145Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service Wakefield VA 747 PM EST Thu Feb 27 2025 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... Coastal waters from NC VA border to Currituck Beach Light NC out 20 nm... Currituck Sound... Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia - North Carolina Border from 20 to 40 nm... Waters from NC VA border to Currituck Beach Light NC from 20 to 40 nm... * Until 845 PM EST. * At 746 PM EST, showers were located along a line extending from near Triangle Reef to 13 nm north of The Mouth Of The Perquimans River, moving east at 30 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Hot Dog Area Off Virginia Beach, Horseshoe, Chesapeake Light Tower, Currituck Sound, Anglo African Wreck, Virginia Beach Oceanfront, Sandbridge, Currituck Beach Light, Knotts Island Bay, Buoy 4a Drydocks, Deal Island, Fish Hook, Triangle Reef, Currituck Beach, 10 Nm East Of Virginia Beach Oceanfront, Rudee Inlet, and Kill Devil Hills. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. && LAT...LON 3608 7582 3632 7594 3633 7598 3646 7606 3647 7614 3653 7612 3655 7608 3660 7609 3663 7607 3663 7604 3674 7599 3688 7602 3709 7593 3699 7517 3684 7526 3645 7532 3622 7539 3623 7577 3609 7574 TIME...MOT...LOC 0046Z 280DEG 28KT 3702 7548 3632 7633 HAIL...0.00IN WIND...40KTS $$ AC