Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA
097 WHUS51 KAKQ 272227 SMWAKQ ANZ633-654-656-658-674-676-678-272345- /O.NEW.KAKQ.MA.W.0064.240527T2227Z-240527T2345Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service Wakefield VA 627 PM EDT Mon May 27 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... Coastal waters from Parramore Island to Cape Charles Light VA 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... Waters from Parramore Island VA to Cape Charles Light VA from 20 to 40 nm... * Until 745 PM EDT. * At 626 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near The Hump to near Rudee Inlet to 12 nm southwest of Sandbridge, moving east at 30 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts in excess of 50 knots. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Boats could suffer significant structural damage in high winds. Small craft could capsize in suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Hot Dog Area Off Virginia Beach, Horseshoe, Chesapeake Light Tower, Anglo African Wreck, Virginia Beach Oceanfront, Cape Henry, Ship Shoal Inlet, Sandbridge, Buoy 4a Drydocks, Deal Island, Fish Hook, Triangle Reef, Fishermans Island, 10 Nm East Of Virginia Beach Oceanfront, Cape Charles Light, Cape Henry Wreck, Rudee Inlet, and 26 Mile Hill. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for northeastern North Carolina...and eastern and southeastern Virginia. Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. && LAT...LON 3654 7610 3661 7609 3663 7604 3669 7601 3673 7603 3675 7599 3689 7602 3692 7605 3693 7601 3709 7593 3709 7598 3721 7598 3732 7516 3707 7511 3684 7526 3660 7520 3654 7522 TIME...MOT...LOC 2226Z 264DEG 31KT 3711 7611 3684 7605 3662 7614 HAIL...0.00IN WIND...50KTS $$ BROWN