Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA

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965 WHUS51 KAKQ 070134 SMWAKQ ANZ632-634-638-070215- /O.NEW.KAKQ.MA.W.0041.240507T0134Z-240507T0215Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service Wakefield VA 934 PM EDT Mon May 6 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... * Until 1015 PM EDT. * At 934 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near The Hump to near James River Bridge, moving east 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... Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, Thimble Shoals, Hampton Flats, The Hump, Willoughby Bay, Sewells Point, Cabbage Patch, 1st Island Bay Bridge, Latimer Shoal, Plantation Light, Poquoson, Dominion Pier, Kiptopeke Concrete Ships, Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel, Lynnhaven, York Spit Reef, Buoy 36a, Hampton River Inlet, James River Bridge, and Bluefish Rock. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. && LAT...LON 3701 7646 3705 7645 3702 7640 3709 7632 3712 7638 3727 7634 3726 7594 3720 7596 3713 7594 3712 7597 3710 7597 3709 7594 3693 7601 3687 7600 3686 7618 3688 7618 3692 7626 3687 7637 3689 7651 3695 7655 TIME...MOT...LOC 0134Z 247DEG 21KT 3723 7617 3695 7649 HAIL...0.00IN WIND...>34KTS $$ EI