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Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA
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WHUS51 KAKQ 160229
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
1029 PM EDT Mon Apr 15 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...
  Coastal Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia-North Carolina
  border out to 20 nm...
  Coastal waters from Parramore Island to Cape Charles Light VA out
  20 nm...

* Until 1130 PM EDT.

* At 1028 PM EDT, observations indicated gusty winds in association
  with a mesoscale area of high pressure in the wake of the
  thunderstorms. These gusty winds will last 30 to 60 minutes before
  diminishing.

  HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater.

  SOURCE...Observations.

  IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and
           suddenly higher waves.

* Locations impacted include...
  Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, New Point Comfort, Chesapeake Light
  Tower, Anglo African Wreck, Virginia Beach Oceanfront, Cape Henry,
  Ship Shoal Inlet, Thimble Shoals, Quinby Inlet, Sandbridge, Tue
  Marshes Light, Great Machipongo Inlet, Sand Shoal Inlet, The Hump,
  Cape Charles Light, Cabbage Patch, Rudee Inlet, Cape Charles
  Harbor, 1st Island Bay Bridge, and Latimer Shoal.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Seek safe shelter, mariners can expect gusty winds and increasing
waves.

&&

LAT...LON 3739 7630 3737 7628 3737 7631 3731 7627
      3731 7602 3745 7587 3752 7538 3750 7528
      3704 7552 3690 7565 3671 7558 3673 7597
      3682 7601 3680 7609 3684 7617 3688 7618
      3693 7628 3696 7627 3709 7632 3737 7646
TIME...MOT...LOC 0228Z 267DEG 27KT 3711 7610

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

$$

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