Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
524 PM EDT Wed May 29 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 700 PM EDT.

* At 523 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from Saint George Island to 7 nm southwest of Yeocomico
  River to 17 nm northwest of Urbanna Inlet, moving east at 30 knots.

  HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots.

  SOURCE...Radar.

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

* Strong thunderstorms will be near...
  Smith Point around 550 PM EDT.
  Irvington around 555 PM EDT.
  Northern Neck Reef around 600 PM EDT.
  Longs Creek Inlet around 605 PM EDT.
  Tangier Island, Windmill Point, and Crisfield around 615 PM EDT.
  San Marcos Wreck around 620 PM EDT.
  Watts Island around 625 PM EDT.
  Lower Bernard Island, Anglers Reef, and Nandua Pungoteague Reef
  around 630 PM EDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

&&

LAT...LON 3770 7655 3776 7657 3779 7655 3780 7647
      3776 7639 3780 7637 3786 7648 3791 7646
      3789 7604 3793 7603 3790 7603 3790 7591
      3797 7587 3797 7589 3799 7586 3802 7575
      3798 7561 3777 7566 3746 7615 3764 7664
TIME...MOT...LOC 2123Z 282DEG 29KT 3810 7648 3795 7661 3779 7680

HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...40KTS

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