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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1242 AM EDT WED JUL 29 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO VIRGINIA-NORTH CAROLINA
BORDER OUT 20 NM...
WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO VIRGINIA - NORTH CAROLINA BORDER
FROM 20 TO 60 NM...
* UNTIL 200 AM EDT.
* AT 1242 AM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
WATERSPOUTS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR TRIANGLE
REEF TO 10 NM EAST OF VIRGINIA BEACH OCEANFRONT, MOVING EAST AT 30
KNOTS.
HAZARD...WATERSPOUTS AND WIND GUSTS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER.
SOURCE...RADAR.
IMPACT...WATERSPOUTS CAN EASILY OVERTURN BOATS AND CREATE LOCALLY
HAZARDOUS SEAS. SMALL CRAFT COULD BE DAMAGED IN BRIEFLY
HIGHER WINDS AND SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FISH HOOK, HOT DOG AREA OFF VIRGINIA BEACH, AND TRIANGLE REEF.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR UNTIL HAZARDOUS WEATHER PASSES.
LAT...LON 3668 7556 3690 7565 3704 7555 3696 7470
3673 7466 3664 7543
TIME...MOT...LOC 0442Z 282DEG 31KT 3693 7533 3685 7583
WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS
MILLER
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