373  
WHUS51 KAKQ 150250  
SMWAKQ  
ANZ637-639-150400-  
/O.NEW.KAKQ.MA.W.0186.260815T0250Z-260815T0400Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
1050 PM EDT FRI AUG 14 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...  
JAMES RIVER FROM JRB TO HRBT, INCLUDING THE ELIZABETH RIVER...  
JAMES RIVER FROM JAMESTOWN TO THE JAMES RIVER BRIDGE...  
 
* UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT.  
 
* AT 1050 PM EDT, STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM 28 NM WEST OF BURWELL BAY TO 11 NM NORTHWEST OF  
COBHAM BAY, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 KNOTS.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR.  
 
IMPACT...SMALL CRAFT COULD BE DAMAGED IN BRIEFLY HIGHER WINDS AND  
SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES.  
 
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
BURWELL BAY, JAMES RIVER BRIDGE, COBHAM BAY, DOMINION PIER, AND  
MONITOR MERRIMACK BRIDGE TUNNEL.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR UNTIL HAZARDOUS WEATHER PASSES.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3722 7678 3727 7675 3728 7672 3703 7643  
3702 7641 3703 7640 3699 7635 3684 7640  
3687 7642 3685 7644 3685 7651 3696 7657  
3695 7663 3696 7667 3698 7668 3701 7666  
3704 7671 3709 7670 3710 7675 3713 7679  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0250Z 318DEG 25KT 3720 7721 3720 7703 3725 7693  
 
HAIL...0.00IN  
WIND...40KTS  
 

 
 
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