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Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA

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WHUS51 KAKQ 152143
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
543 PM EDT Mon Apr 15 2024

The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA...
  Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA...
  Rappahannock River from Urbanna to Windmill Point...

* Until 715 PM EDT.

* At 543 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from Saint Inigoes Creek to Yeocomico River to 10 nm
  south of Nomini Bay, moving southeast at 30 knots.

  HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater and large hail.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and
           suddenly higher waves. Large hail could result in
           structural damage.

* Locations impacted include...
  Windmill Point, Lower Bernard Island, Rappahannock Range Light,
  Rappahannock Light, Nandua Pungoteague Reef, Crisfield, Irvington,
  Urbanna Inlet, Tangier Island, Anglers Reef, Smith Point, Stingray
  Point, Onancock Inlet, Occohannock Reef, Watts Island, Longs Creek
  Inlet, White Stone Bridge, San Marcos Wreck, and Northern Neck
  Reef.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

Report severe weather to the Coast Guard or the National Weather
Service.

&&

LAT...LON 3770 7655 3779 7654 3777 7638 3780 7637
      3786 7648 3791 7646 3789 7632 3789 7604
      3791 7603 3790 7591 3798 7587 3799 7586
      3801 7579 3794 7560 3782 7561 3751 7593
      3753 7630 3759 7652 3766 7661
TIME...MOT...LOC 2143Z 305DEG 30KT 3811 7637 3801 7654 3799 7678

HAIL...>.75IN
WIND...>34KTS

$$

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