Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA
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204 WHUS51 KAKQ 300352 SMWAKQ ANZ633-656-658-676-678-300530- /O.NEW.KAKQ.MA.W.0183.241230T0352Z-241230T0530Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service Wakefield VA 1052 PM EST Sun Dec 29 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... 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 1230 AM EST. * At 1052 PM EST, showers were located along a line extending from near Currituck Beach Light to near Currituck Sound to near The Center Of The Albemarle Sound, moving northeast at 35 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts up 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, Virginia Beach Oceanfront, Sandbridge, Currituck Beach Light, Knotts Island Bay, Buoy 4a Drydocks, Deal Island, Fish Hook, 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 3610 7584 3632 7595 3689 7598 3694 7520 3683 7526 3659 7520 3643 7513 3633 7514 3622 7541 3623 7577 3609 7574 TIME...MOT...LOC 0352Z 215DEG 36KT 3639 7595 3623 7590 3607 7597 HAIL...0.00IN WIND...40KTS $$ BROWN