Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
702 PM EDT THU MAY 16 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
  COASTAL WATERS FROM PARRAMORE ISLAND TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA OUT
  20 NM...
  CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO LITTLE CREEK VA...
  COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO VIRGINIA-NORTH CAROLINA
  BORDER OUT TO 20 NM...
  CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM LITTLE CREEK VA TO CAPE HENRY VA INCLUDING THE
  CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL...
  JAMES RIVER FROM JAMES RIVER BRIDGE TO HAMPTON ROADS
  BRIDGE-TUNNEL...

* UNTIL 800 PM EDT

* AT 700 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN OUTFLOW
BOUNDARY...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS TO 40 KNOTS FROM
LATIMER SHOAL TO LITTLE CREEK... MOVING EAST...SOUTHEAST AT 25 KNOTS.

* THIS AREA OF STRONG WINDS WILL BE NEAR...
  CAPE CHARLES LIGHT AND FISHERMANS ISLAND AROUND 710 PM EDT.
  LYNNHAVEN AROUND 715 PM EDT.
  CAPE HENRY WRECK AND ANGLO AFRICAN WRECK AROUND 720 PM EDT.
  VIRGINIA BEACH OCEANFRONT AND RUDEE INLET AROUND 730 PM EDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MARINERS CAN EXPECT STRONG WINDS TO 40 KNOTS...AND HIGH WAVES.
BOATERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY...UNTIL THIS AREA OF
STRONG WINDS PASSES.

&&

LAT...LON 3701 7632 3730 7600 3730 7599 3726 7602
      3712 7596 3728 7593 3718 7589 3721 7589
      3724 7589 3718 7545 3670 7573 3677 7595
      3693 7600 3691 7608 3682 7607 3686 7614
      3691 7610 3696 7626 3691 7639 3694 7649
TIME...MOT...LOC 2301Z 292DEG 23KT 3714 7600 3692 7619

$$

LBROWN
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