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FZUS71 KAKQ 082138
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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
538 PM EDT SAT AUG 8 2026
ANZ637-639-082245-
538 PM EDT SAT AUG 8 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM APPROACHING THE WATERS
THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...
JAMES RIVER FROM JRB TO HRBT, INCLUDING THE ELIZABETH RIVER...
JAMES RIVER FROM JAMESTOWN TO THE JAMES RIVER BRIDGE...
AT 538 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM, CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING WINDS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS. THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED
NEAR BURWELL BAY, MOVING EAST AT 15 KNOTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HAMPTON RIVER INLET, JAMES RIVER BRIDGE, HAMPTON FLATS, MONITOR
MERRIMACK BRIDGE TUNNEL, WILLOUGHBY BAY, BURWELL BAY, SEWELLS POINT,
AND DOMINION PIER.
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 THIS STORM PASSES.
LAT...LON 3708 7671 3714 7654 3711 7649 3707 7648
3702 7641 3706 7637 3700 7631 3700 7632
3697 7630 3697 7628 3694 7625 3688 7639
3689 7653 3696 7656 3695 7663 3696 7667
3699 7668 3701 7666 3704 7671
WRAY
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