Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA
052 WHUS51 KAKQ 090028 SMWAKQ ANZ632-634-637-638-090130- /O.NEW.KAKQ.MA.W.0042.240509T0028Z-240509T0130Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service Wakefield VA 828 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024 The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Chesapeake Bay from Little Creek VA to Cape Henry VA including the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel... Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA... James River from James River Bridge to Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel... James River from Jamestown to the James River Bridge... * Until 930 PM EDT. * At 828 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near James River Bridge, moving east at 35 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, 1st Island Bay Bridge, Cape Henry, Thimble Shoals, Dominion Pier, Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel, Lynnhaven, Hampton River Inlet, James River Bridge, Hampton Flats, Bluefish Rock, Fishermans Island, Monitor Merrimack Bridge Tunnel, Willoughby Bay, Sewells Point, Little Creek, and 4th Island Bay Bridge. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. && LAT...LON 3709 7658 3709 7648 3702 7640 3710 7633 3711 7597 3709 7593 3694 7601 3693 7601 3694 7600 3692 7598 3682 7600 3680 7604 3680 7610 3684 7617 3688 7618 3692 7626 3686 7639 3690 7652 3696 7657 3696 7660 TIME...MOT...LOC 0028Z 284DEG 36KT 3695 7653 HAIL...0.00IN WIND...>34KTS $$ TG