Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
1258 AM EDT Sat Jun 15 2024

The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Coastal Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia-North Carolina
  border out to 20 nm...
  Coastal waters from NC VA border to Currituck Beach Light NC out 20
  nm...
  Currituck Sound...

* Until 200 AM EDT.

* At 1258 AM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Sandbridge to 7 nm northwest of Deal Island to
  12 nm west of Knotts Island Bay, moving southeast at 20 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...
  Sandbridge, Currituck Beach Light, Currituck Beach, Knotts Island
  Bay, Buoy 4a Drydocks, and Deal Island.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

&&

LAT...LON 3643 7605 3646 7607 3645 7610 3647 7614
      3651 7614 3655 7608 3661 7609 3663 7607
      3663 7604 3669 7601 3673 7603 3675 7599
      3679 7600 3682 7598 3674 7558 3643 7549
      3627 7568
TIME...MOT...LOC 0458Z 296DEG 19KT 3678 7594 3664 7599 3652 7614

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

$$

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