Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
437 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024

The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  James River from Jamestown to the James River Bridge...

* Until 545 PM EDT.

* At 436 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 13 nm west of Cobham Bay to 11 nm west of Burwell
  Bay to 19 nm southwest of James River Bridge, moving northeast at
  15 knots.

  HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and
           suddenly higher waves.

* Strong thunderstorms will be near...
  Cobham Bay and Burwell Bay around 500 PM EDT.
  James River Bridge around 525 PM EDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

&&

LAT...LON 3722 7679 3728 7673 3721 7659 3715 7657
      3711 7650 3701 7642 3698 7644 3701 7646
      3697 7651 3695 7649 3694 7653 3696 7657
      3695 7662 3696 7666 3698 7668 3701 7667
      3704 7671 3709 7670 3710 7676 3713 7678
TIME...MOT...LOC 2036Z 236DEG 17KT 3718 7701 3698 7688 3679 7682

HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS

$$

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