702  
WHUS71 KAKQ 091134  
MWWAKQ  
 
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
634 AM EST MON FEB 9 2026  
 
ANZ630>632-634-091500-  
/O.EXP.KAKQ.SC.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-260209T1200Z/  
/O.CON.KAKQ.UP.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-260209T1500Z/  
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-  
634 AM EST MON FEB 9 2026  
 
...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS  
MORNING...   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM EST THIS MORNING  
 
* WHAT...MODERATE ACCUMULATION OF FREEZING SPRAY.  
 
* WHERE...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 AND  
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM LITTLE CREEK VA TO CAPE HENRY VA INCLUDING  
THE CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...OPERATING A VESSEL IN FREEZING SPRAY IS HAZARDOUS.  
FREEZING SPRAY MAY RENDER MECHANICAL AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS  
INOPERATIVE. ICE ACCRETION ON DECKS AND SUPERSTRUCTURES MAY  
RESULT IN SOME LOSS OF STABILITY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ICE ACCUMULATION ON THEIR VESSEL AND  
CONSIDER ALTERING PLANS TO AVOID OR MITIGATE THESE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS.  
 
 
 
 
 
ANZ650-652-654-091500-  
/O.CON.KAKQ.SC.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-260209T1500Z/  
/O.CON.KAKQ.UP.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-260209T1500Z/  
COASTAL WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND DE TO CHINCOTEAGUE VA OUT  
20 NM-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CHINCOTEAGUE TO PARRAMORE ISLAND VA OUT 20 NM-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM PARRAMORE ISLAND TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA OUT  
20 NM-  
634 AM EST MON FEB 9 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS  
MORNING...  
...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS  
MORNING...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY, MODERATE ACCUMULATION  
OF FREEZING SPRAY. FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, NORTHWEST  
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT AND SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
* WHERE...COASTAL WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND DE TO CHINCOTEAGUE  
VA OUT 20 NM, COASTAL WATERS FROM CHINCOTEAGUE TO PARRAMORE  
ISLAND VA OUT 20 NM AND COASTAL WATERS FROM PARRAMORE ISLAND  
TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA OUT 20 NM.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...OPERATING A VESSEL IN FREEZING SPRAY IS HAZARDOUS.  
FREEZING SPRAY MAY RENDER MECHANICAL AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS  
INOPERATIVE. ICE ACCRETION ON DECKS AND SUPERSTRUCTURES MAY  
RESULT IN SOME LOSS OF STABILITY. CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS  
TO SMALL CRAFT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ICE ACCUMULATION ON THEIR VESSEL AND  
CONSIDER ALTERING PLANS TO AVOID OR MITIGATE THESE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS.  
 
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER  
VESSELS, SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.  
 
 
 
 
 
ANZ656-658-091945-  
/O.CON.KAKQ.SC.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-260210T0000Z/  
/O.CON.KAKQ.UP.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-260209T1500Z/  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO VIRGINIA-  
NORTH CAROLINA BORDER OUT TO 20 NM-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM NC VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC OUT  
20 NM-  
634 AM EST MON FEB 9 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS  
EVENING...  
...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS  
MORNING...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY, MODERATE ACCUMULATION  
OF FREEZING SPRAY. FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, NORTHWEST  
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT AND SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.  
 
* WHERE...COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO VIRGINIA-  
NORTH CAROLINA BORDER OUT TO 20 NM.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS  
EVENING. FOR THE FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY, UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS  
MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...OPERATING A VESSEL IN FREEZING SPRAY IS HAZARDOUS.  
FREEZING SPRAY MAY RENDER MECHANICAL AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS  
INOPERATIVE. ICE ACCRETION ON DECKS AND SUPERSTRUCTURES MAY  
RESULT IN SOME LOSS OF STABILITY. CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS  
TO SMALL CRAFT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ICE ACCUMULATION ON THEIR VESSEL AND  
CONSIDER ALTERING PLANS TO AVOID OR MITIGATE THESE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS.  
 
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER  
VESSELS, SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.  
 
 
 
 
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