Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA

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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

$$

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