725  
WHUS71 KAKQ 050811  
MWWAKQ  
 
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
311 AM EST THU FEB 5 2026  
 
ANZ656-051615-  
/O.EXT.KAKQ.SC.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-260206T1200Z/  
/O.CON.KAKQ.GL.A.0007.260207T0900Z-260208T1500Z/  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO VIRGINIA-  
NORTH CAROLINA BORDER OUT TO 20 NM-  
311 AM EST THU FEB 5 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY
 
 
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH  
SUNDAY MORNING...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KT  
WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT AND SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. FOR THE GALE WATCH,  
NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT AND SEAS 7  
TO 10 FT POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO VIRGINIA-  
NORTH CAROLINA BORDER OUT TO 20 NM.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY.  
FOR THE GALE WATCH, FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY  
MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS CAN CAUSE HAZARDOUS SEAS WHICH COULD  
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MARINERS SHOULD CONSIDER ALTERING PLANS TO AVOID POSSIBLE  
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. REMAIN IN PORT, SEEK SAFE HARBOR, ALTER  
COURSE, AND/OR SECURE THE VESSEL FOR SEVERE WIND AND SEAS.  
 

 
 

 
 
ANZ658-051615-  
/O.EXT.KAKQ.SC.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-260206T1500Z/  
/O.CON.KAKQ.GL.A.0007.260207T0900Z-260208T1500Z/  
COASTAL WATERS FROM NC VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC OUT  
20 NM-  
311 AM EST THU FEB 5 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY
 
 
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH  
SUNDAY MORNING...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KT  
WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT AND SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FOR THE GALE WATCH,  
NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT AND SEAS 6  
TO 11 FT POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...COASTAL WATERS FROM NC VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH  
LIGHT NC OUT 20 NM.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY.  
FOR THE GALE WATCH, FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY  
MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS CAN CAUSE HAZARDOUS SEAS WHICH COULD  
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MARINERS SHOULD CONSIDER ALTERING PLANS TO AVOID POSSIBLE  
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. REMAIN IN PORT, SEEK SAFE HARBOR, ALTER  
COURSE, AND/OR SECURE THE VESSEL FOR SEVERE WIND AND SEAS.  
 

 
 

 
 
ANZ654-051615-  
/O.CON.KAKQ.SC.Y.0018.260205T1200Z-260206T0300Z/  
/O.CON.KAKQ.GL.A.0007.260207T0900Z-260208T1500Z/  
/O.NEW.KAKQ.UP.A.0002.260207T1100Z-260208T1500Z/  
COASTAL WATERS FROM PARRAMORE ISLAND TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA OUT  
20 NM-  
311 AM EST THU FEB 5 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING  
TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...  
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH  
SUNDAY MORNING...  
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING  
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KT  
WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT AND SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXPECTED. FOR THE GALE  
WATCH, NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT AND  
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT POSSIBLE. FOR THE HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WATCH,  
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AT A RATE OF 2 CM PER HOUR OR GREATER  
POSSIBLE, AND MAY RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS.  
 
* WHERE...COASTAL WATERS FROM PARRAMORE ISLAND TO CAPE CHARLES  
LIGHT VA OUT 20 NM.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO  
10 PM EST THIS EVENING. FOR THE GALE WATCH, FROM LATE FRIDAY  
NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. FOR THE HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY  
WATCH, FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...OPERATING A VESSEL IN HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS  
HAZARDOUS. FREEZING SPRAY MAY RENDER MECHANICAL AND ELECTRONIC  
COMPONENTS INOPERATIVE. RAPID ICE ACCRETION ON DECKS AND  
SUPERSTRUCTURES MAY RESULT IN A CATASTROPHIC LOSS OF STABILITY.  
STRONG WINDS CAN CAUSE HAZARDOUS SEAS WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR  
DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MARINERS SHOULD CONSIDER ALTERING PLANS TO AVOID OR MITIGATE  
HAZARDOUS ACCUMULATION OF ICE ON THEIR VESSEL.  
 
MARINERS SHOULD CONSIDER ALTERING PLANS TO AVOID POSSIBLE  
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. REMAIN IN PORT, SEEK SAFE HARBOR, ALTER  
COURSE, AND/OR SECURE THE VESSEL FOR SEVERE WIND AND SEAS.  
 

 
 

 
 
ANZ630-051615-  
/O.CON.KAKQ.SC.Y.0018.260205T1200Z-260205T2300Z/  
/O.CON.KAKQ.GL.A.0007.260207T0900Z-260208T1500Z/  
/O.NEW.KAKQ.UP.A.0002.260207T1100Z-260208T1500Z/  
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SMITH POINT TO WINDMILL POINT VA-  
311 AM EST THU FEB 5 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING  
TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...  
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH  
SUNDAY MORNING...  
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING  
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KT AND  
WAVES 2 TO 3 FT EXPECTED. FOR THE GALE WATCH, NORTHWEST WINDS 30  
TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT AND WAVES 4 TO 7 FT POSSIBLE.  
FOR THE HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WATCH, HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AT A  
RATE OF 2 CM PER HOUR OR GREATER POSSIBLE, AND MAY RAPIDLY  
ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS.  
 
* WHERE...CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SMITH POINT TO WINDMILL POINT VA.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO  
6 PM EST THIS EVENING. FOR THE GALE WATCH, FROM LATE FRIDAY  
NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. FOR THE HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY  
WATCH, FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...OPERATING A VESSEL IN HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS  
HAZARDOUS. FREEZING SPRAY MAY RENDER MECHANICAL AND ELECTRONIC  
COMPONENTS INOPERATIVE. RAPID ICE ACCRETION ON DECKS AND  
SUPERSTRUCTURES MAY RESULT IN A CATASTROPHIC LOSS OF STABILITY.  
STRONG WINDS CAN CAUSE HAZARDOUS WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR  
DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MARINERS SHOULD CONSIDER ALTERING PLANS TO AVOID OR MITIGATE  
HAZARDOUS ACCUMULATION OF ICE ON THEIR VESSEL.  
 
MARINERS SHOULD CONSIDER ALTERING PLANS TO AVOID POSSIBLE  
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. REMAIN IN PORT, SEEK SAFE HARBOR, ALTER  
COURSE, AND/OR SECURE THE VESSEL FOR SEVERE WIND AND WAVES.  
 

 
 

 
 
ANZ631-051615-  
/O.CON.KAKQ.SC.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-260206T0300Z/  
/O.CON.KAKQ.GL.A.0007.260207T0900Z-260208T1500Z/  
/O.NEW.KAKQ.UP.A.0002.260207T1100Z-260208T1500Z/  
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM WINDMILL POINT TO NEW POINT COMFORT VA-  
311 AM EST THU FEB 5 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS  
EVENING...  
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH  
SUNDAY MORNING...  
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING  
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KT AND  
WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. FOR THE GALE WATCH, NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40  
KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT AND WAVES 5 TO 8 FT POSSIBLE. FOR THE  
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WATCH, HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AT A RATE OF 2  
CM PER HOUR OR GREATER POSSIBLE, AND MAY RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON  
VESSELS.  
 
* WHERE...CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM WINDMILL POINT TO NEW POINT  
COMFORT VA.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS  
EVENING. FOR THE GALE WATCH, FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH  
SUNDAY MORNING. FOR THE HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WATCH, FROM  
SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...OPERATING A VESSEL IN HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS  
HAZARDOUS. FREEZING SPRAY MAY RENDER MECHANICAL AND ELECTRONIC  
COMPONENTS INOPERATIVE. RAPID ICE ACCRETION ON DECKS AND  
SUPERSTRUCTURES MAY RESULT IN A CATASTROPHIC LOSS OF STABILITY.  
STRONG WINDS CAN CAUSE HAZARDOUS WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR  
DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MARINERS SHOULD CONSIDER ALTERING PLANS TO AVOID OR MITIGATE  
HAZARDOUS ACCUMULATION OF ICE ON THEIR VESSEL.  
 
MARINERS SHOULD CONSIDER ALTERING PLANS TO AVOID POSSIBLE  
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. REMAIN IN PORT, SEEK SAFE HARBOR, ALTER  
COURSE, AND/OR SECURE THE VESSEL FOR SEVERE WIND AND WAVES.  
 

 
 

 
 
ANZ632-634-051615-  
/O.CON.KAKQ.SC.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-260206T0300Z/  
/O.CON.KAKQ.GL.A.0007.260207T0900Z-260208T1500Z/  
/O.NEW.KAKQ.UP.A.0002.260207T1100Z-260208T1500Z/  
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-  
311 AM EST THU FEB 5 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS  
EVENING...  
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH  
SUNDAY MORNING...  
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING  
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KT  
WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT AND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. FOR THE GALE WATCH,  
NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT AND WAVES 5  
TO 8 FT POSSIBLE. FOR THE HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WATCH, HEAVY  
FREEZING SPRAY AT A RATE OF 2 CM PER HOUR OR GREATER POSSIBLE,  
AND MAY RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS.  
 
* WHERE...CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO LITTLE CREEK  
VA AND CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM LITTLE CREEK VA TO CAPE HENRY VA  
INCLUDING THE CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS  
EVENING. FOR THE GALE WATCH, FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH  
SUNDAY MORNING. FOR THE HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WATCH, FROM  
SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...OPERATING A VESSEL IN HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS  
HAZARDOUS. FREEZING SPRAY MAY RENDER MECHANICAL AND ELECTRONIC  
COMPONENTS INOPERATIVE. RAPID ICE ACCRETION ON DECKS AND  
SUPERSTRUCTURES MAY RESULT IN A CATASTROPHIC LOSS OF STABILITY.  
STRONG WINDS CAN CAUSE HAZARDOUS WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR  
DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MARINERS SHOULD CONSIDER ALTERING PLANS TO AVOID OR MITIGATE  
HAZARDOUS ACCUMULATION OF ICE ON THEIR VESSEL.  
 
MARINERS SHOULD CONSIDER ALTERING PLANS TO AVOID POSSIBLE  
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. REMAIN IN PORT, SEEK SAFE HARBOR, ALTER  
COURSE, AND/OR SECURE THE VESSEL FOR SEVERE WIND AND WAVES.  
 

 
 

 
 
ANZ638-051615-  
/O.CON.KAKQ.SC.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-260206T0300Z/  
/O.CON.KAKQ.GL.A.0007.260207T1200Z-260208T0900Z/  
JAMES RIVER FROM JAMES RIVER BRIDGE TO HAMPTON ROADS BRIDGE-  
TUNNEL-  
311 AM EST THU FEB 5 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS  
EVENING...  
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH  
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KT AND  
WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. FOR THE GALE WATCH, NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 35  
KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT AND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...JAMES RIVER FROM JAMES RIVER BRIDGE TO HAMPTON ROADS  
BRIDGE-TUNNEL.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS  
EVENING. FOR THE GALE WATCH, FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH  
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.  
 
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS CAN CAUSE HAZARDOUS WAVES WHICH COULD  
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MARINERS SHOULD CONSIDER ALTERING PLANS TO AVOID POSSIBLE  
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. REMAIN IN PORT, SEEK SAFE HARBOR, ALTER  
COURSE, AND/OR SECURE THE VESSEL FOR SEVERE WIND AND WAVES.  
 

 
 

 
 
ANZ633-051615-  
/O.CON.KAKQ.SC.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-260206T0600Z/  
/O.CON.KAKQ.GL.A.0007.260207T1200Z-260208T0900Z/  
CURRITUCK SOUND-  
311 AM EST THU FEB 5 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY
 
 
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH  
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KT  
WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT AND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. FOR THE GALE WATCH,  
NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT AND WAVES 2  
TO 3 FT POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...CURRITUCK SOUND.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY.  
FOR THE GALE WATCH, FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE  
SATURDAY NIGHT.  
 
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS CAN CAUSE HAZARDOUS WAVES WHICH COULD  
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MARINERS SHOULD CONSIDER ALTERING PLANS TO AVOID POSSIBLE  
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. REMAIN IN PORT, SEEK SAFE HARBOR, ALTER  
COURSE, AND/OR SECURE THE VESSEL FOR SEVERE WIND AND WAVES.  
 

 
 

 
 
ANZ650-652-051615-  
/O.CON.KAKQ.GL.A.0007.260207T0900Z-260208T1500Z/  
/O.NEW.KAKQ.UP.A.0002.260207T1100Z-260208T1500Z/  
COASTAL WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND DE TO CHINCOTEAGUE VA OUT  
20 NM-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CHINCOTEAGUE TO PARRAMORE ISLAND VA OUT 20 NM-  
311 AM EST THU FEB 5 2026  
 
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH  
SUNDAY MORNING...  
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING  
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE GALE WATCH, NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 45 KT AND SEAS 6 TO 10 FT POSSIBLE. FOR THE HEAVY  
FREEZING SPRAY WATCH, HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AT A RATE OF 2 CM PER  
HOUR OR GREATER POSSIBLE, AND MAY RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON  
VESSELS.  
 
* WHERE...COASTAL WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND DE TO CHINCOTEAGUE  
VA OUT 20 NM AND COASTAL WATERS FROM CHINCOTEAGUE TO PARRAMORE  
ISLAND VA OUT 20 NM.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE GALE WATCH, FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH  
SUNDAY MORNING. FOR THE HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WATCH, FROM  
SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...OPERATING A VESSEL IN HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS  
HAZARDOUS. FREEZING SPRAY MAY RENDER MECHANICAL AND ELECTRONIC  
COMPONENTS INOPERATIVE. RAPID ICE ACCRETION ON DECKS AND  
SUPERSTRUCTURES MAY RESULT IN A CATASTROPHIC LOSS OF STABILITY.  
STRONG WINDS CAN CAUSE HAZARDOUS SEAS WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR  
DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MARINERS SHOULD CONSIDER ALTERING PLANS TO AVOID OR MITIGATE  
HAZARDOUS ACCUMULATION OF ICE ON THEIR VESSEL.  
 
MARINERS SHOULD CONSIDER ALTERING PLANS TO AVOID POSSIBLE  
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. REMAIN IN PORT, SEEK SAFE HARBOR, ALTER  
COURSE, AND/OR SECURE THE VESSEL FOR SEVERE WIND AND SEAS.  
 

 
 

 
 
ANZ635>637-051615-  
/O.CON.KAKQ.GL.A.0007.260207T1200Z-260208T0900Z/  
RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER FROM URBANNA TO WINDMILL POINT-YORK RIVER-  
JAMES RIVER FROM JAMESTOWN TO THE JAMES RIVER BRIDGE-  
311 AM EST THU FEB 5 2026  
 
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH  
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...  
 
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT AND  
WAVES 2 TO 4 FT POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER FROM URBANNA TO WINDMILL POINT,  
YORK RIVER AND JAMES RIVER FROM JAMESTOWN TO THE JAMES RIVER  
BRIDGE.  
 
* WHEN...FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.  
 
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS CAN CAUSE HAZARDOUS WAVES WHICH COULD  
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MARINERS SHOULD CONSIDER ALTERING PLANS TO AVOID POSSIBLE  
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. REMAIN IN PORT, SEEK SAFE HARBOR, ALTER  
COURSE, AND/OR SECURE THE VESSEL FOR SEVERE WIND AND WAVES.  
 

 
 

 
 
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