Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
832 PM EDT Mon May 6 2024

The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA...
  Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA...
  Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA...
  York River...

* Until 945 PM EDT.

* At 832 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from San Marcos Wreck to 6 nm northwest of Mobjack Bay to
  near Coleman Bridge, moving east at 30 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...
  New Point Comfort, Nassawadox Reef, Wolf Trap, Tangier Island, Tue
  Marshes Light, Stingray Point, Onancock Inlet, Occohannock Reef,
  The Cell, Cape Charles Harbor, Windmill Point, Lower Bernard
  Island, Rappahannock Range Light, Rappahannock Light, Nandua
  Pungoteague Reef, Mobjack Bay, Gwynns Island, Gwynns Island Reef,
  Anglers Reef, and Coleman Bridge.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

&&

LAT...LON 3740 7660 3729 7647 3731 7644 3734 7647
      3738 7645 3741 7639 3741 7634 3742 7630
      3757 7637 3756 7634 3762 7633 3779 7613
      3794 7561 3769 7572 3760 7581 3756 7579
      3751 7584 3724 7596 3722 7655 3728 7665
TIME...MOT...LOC 0032Z 254DEG 32KT 3772 7610 3744 7643 3726 7660

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

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