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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
405 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2025
ANZ652-654-672-674-090900-
405 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2025
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WATERS
THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...
COASTAL WATERS FROM CHINCOTEAGUE TO PARRAMORE ISLAND VA OUT 20
NM...
COASTAL WATERS FROM PARRAMORE ISLAND TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA OUT
20 NM...
WATERS FROM CHINCOTEAGUE VA TO PARRAMORE ISLAND VA FROM 20 TO 40
NM...
WATERS FROM PARRAMORE ISLAND VA TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA FROM 20
TO 40 NM...
AT 405 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS, CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING WINDS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS AND SMALL HAIL. THESE
THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR SAND
SHOAL INLET TO 12 NM EAST OF SHIP SHOAL INLET, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25
KNOTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GREAT MACHIPONGO INLET, WACHAPREAGUE INLET, SAND SHOAL INLET,
WACHAPREAGUE REEF, SHIP SHOAL INLET, QUINBY INLET, AND PARRAMORE
ISLAND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS, LOCALLY HIGHER
WAVES, LIGHTNING STRIKES, AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. BOATERS SHOULD SEEK
SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY UNTIL THESE STORMS PASS.
THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE WINDS TO AROUND 30
KNOTS, AND COULD POSE A SERIOUS HAZARD FOR BOATERS. A SPECIAL MARINE
WARNING MAY EVENTUALLY BE REQUIRED WHEN THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
REACHES THE NEARSHORE WATERS. BOATERS SHOULD CONSIDER HEADING FOR
SHORE BEFORE THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARRIVES.
LAT...LON 3774 7557 3746 7497 3706 7552 3723 7593
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