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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Wakefield VA

Issued by National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
1250 AM EDT Fri Apr 12 2024

The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA...
  Entrance to the Chesapeake Bay including the Chesapeake Bay Bridge
  Tunnel...
  Coastal Waters from Parramore Island to the VA/NC Border out 20
  NM...

* Until 145 AM EDT.

* At 1250 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing
  waterspouts was located over Lynnhaven, moving northeast at 30
  knots.

  HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts to nearly 50 knots.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally
           hazardous seas. Small craft could be damaged in briefly
           higher winds and suddenly higher waves.

* Locations impacted include...
  Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, 1st Island Bay Bridge, Latimer Shoal,
  Anglo African Wreck, Virginia Beach Oceanfront, Lynnhaven,
  Fishermans Island, Cape Charles Light, Cape Henry Wreck, Cabbage
  Patch, Little Creek, Rudee Inlet, and 4th Island Bay Bridge.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

&&

LAT...LON 3723 7604 3712 7597 3720 7593 3716 7591
      3717 7591 3710 7564 3682 7597 3694 7600
      3691 7609 3683 7606 3689 7610 3685 7610
      3686 7614 3687 7614 3691 7611 3692 7611
      3692 7618 3691 7619 3692 7619
TIME...MOT...LOC 0450Z 213DEG 28KT 3688 7608

WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...49KTS

$$

Martin