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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1012 AM EDT THU AUG 13 2026
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CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SMITH POINT TO WINDMILL POINT VA-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM WINDMILL POINT TO NEW POINT COMFORT VA-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO LITTLE CREEK VA-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM LITTLE CREEK VA TO CAPE HENRY VA INCLUDING
THE CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL-
JAMES RIVER FROM JRB TO HRBT, INCLUDING THE ELIZABETH RIVER-
1012 AM EDT THU AUG 13 2026
...GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS TO AROUND 20 KT THROUGH THE EARLY
AFTERNOON...
MARINE WIND OBSERVATIONS DEPICT A SURGE OF NORTHERLY WINDS TO AROUND
15 KT IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND LOWER JAMES RIVER. OCCASIONAL
GUSTS TO 20 KT WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON.
LOCALLY HIGHER WAVES TO AROUND 2 FEET ARE ALSO POSSIBLE,
ESPECIALLY IN THE LOWER CHESAPEAKE BAY. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH
LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
BOATERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE IN SMALL CRAFT, SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION
AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT UNTIL WINDS DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON.
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