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Marine Weather Statement
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Marine Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
433 AM EST Sat Jan 25 2020

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433 AM EST Sat Jan 25 2020

...SHOWERS WITH GUSTY WINDS APPROACHING THE WATERS...

The areas affected include...
  Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA...
  Entrance to the Chesapeake Bay including the Chesapeake Bay Bridge
Tunnel...
  James River from Jamestown to the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel...

  Coastal Waters from Parramore Island to the VA/NC Border out 20
NM...

At 430 AM EST, Doppler radar indicated showers, capable of producing
winds to around 30 knots. These showers were located along a line
extending from near James River Bridge to 24 nm southwest of Monitor
Merrimack Bridge Tunnel to 20 nm northwest of Edenton, moving east
to northeast at 25 knots.

showers will be near...
  James River Bridge around 445 AM EST.
  Dominion Pier and Monitor Merrimack Bridge Tunnel around 450 AM
  EST.
  Hampton Flats, Hampton River Inlet and Sewells Point around 500 AM
  EST.
  Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel and Willoughby Bay around 505 AM EST.
  Thimble Shoals and Little Creek around 515 AM EST.
  Bluefish Rock around 520 AM EST.
  Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, 1st Island Bay Bridge and Lynnhaven
  around 525 AM EST.
  4th Island Bay Bridge and Cape Henry around 535 AM EST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Mariners can expect gusty winds to around 30 knots...locally higher
waves...and heavy downpours. Boaters should exercise caution or seek
safe harbor immediately until these storms pass.

This showers will likely produce winds to around 30 knots...and could
pose a serious hazard for boaters. A special marine warning may
eventually be required when these storms reach the Chesapeake Bay.
Boaters should consider heading for shore before these storms arrive.

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LAT...LON 3703 7662 3707 7647 3702 7640 3709 7632
      3711 7634 3726 7579 3676 7593 3646 7612
      3650 7614 3655 7608 3661 7609 3663 7604
      3675 7599 3682 7601 3680 7610 3692 7626
      3686 7639 3690 7652 3696 7657 3695 7664

$$

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