991  
WHUS51 KAKQ 131659  
SMWAKQ  
ANZ636>638-131830-  
/O.NEW.KAKQ.MA.W.0049.250513T1659Z-250513T1830Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
1259 PM EDT TUE MAY 13 2025  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...  
JAMES RIVER FROM JAMES RIVER BRIDGE TO HAMPTON ROADS  
BRIDGE-TUNNEL...  
JAMES RIVER FROM JAMESTOWN TO THE JAMES RIVER BRIDGE...  
YORK RIVER...  
 
* UNTIL 230 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 1259 PM EDT, AN AREA OF SHOWERS WITH WINDS IN EXCESS OF 34 KT  
WAS LOCATED OVER SEWELLS POINT, MOVING NORTH AT 30 KNOTS.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR AND OBSERVATIONS.  
 
IMPACT...SMALL CRAFT COULD BE DAMAGED IN BRIEFLY HIGHER WINDS AND  
SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES.  
 
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
HAMPTON RIVER INLET, JAMES RIVER BRIDGE, HAMPTON FLATS, MONITOR  
MERRIMACK BRIDGE TUNNEL, WILLOUGHBY BAY, SEWELLS POINT, BURWELL  
BAY, DOMINION PIER, AND COLEMAN BRIDGE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR UNTIL HAZARDOUS WEATHER PASSES.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3735 7670 3739 7667 3740 7661 3729 7647  
3729 7638 3718 7639 3711 7649 3708 7648  
3702 7641 3708 7635 3708 7629 3701 7632  
3697 7630 3693 7623 3686 7640 3690 7652  
3696 7657 3697 7667 3723 7661 3724 7659  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1659Z 158DEG 31KT 3694 7634  
 
HAIL...0.00IN  
WIND...>34KTS  
 

 
 
MRD  
 
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