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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1137 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
ANZ631-632-180400-
1137 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WATERS
THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO LITTLE CREEK VA...
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM WINDMILL POINT TO NEW POINT COMFORT VA...
AT 1137 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SMALL COMPLEX OF
THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS. THESE
THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR WOLF
TRAP TO NEAR CHERRYSTONE REEF TO TUE MARSHES LIGHT, MOVING EAST AT
30 KNOTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NEW POINT COMFORT, YORK SPIT REEF, BUOY 36A, WOLF TRAP, THE CELL,
PLANTATION LIGHT, CHERRYSTONE REEF, CABBAGE PATCH, KIPTOPEKE CONCRETE
SHIPS, AND CAPE CHARLES HARBOR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS, LOCALLY HIGHER
WAVES, AND LIGHTNING STRIKES. BOATERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR
IMMEDIATELY UNTIL THESE STORMS PASS.
MARINERS CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS, LOCALLY HIGHER
WAVES, LIGHTNING STRIKES, AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. BOATERS SHOULD SEEK
SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY UNTIL THESE STORMS PASS.
LAT...LON 3738 7629 3747 7621 3744 7596 3728 7597
3714 7597 3713 7598 3727 7638
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