251  
WHUS51 KAKQ 272153  
SMWAKQ  
ANZ636>638-272300-  
/O.NEW.KAKQ.MA.W.0156.250727T2153Z-250727T2300Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
553 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 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 700 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 553 PM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR COBHAM BAY,  
MOVING SOUTH AT 25 KNOTS.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR.  
 
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, COBHAM BAY, AND COLEMAN BRIDGE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR UNTIL HAZARDOUS WEATHER PASSES.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3722 7679 3728 7673 3721 7658 3729 7666  
3730 7655 3717 7643 3723 7657 3715 7657  
3702 7641 3708 7635 3697 7630 3695 7624  
3687 7645 3696 7657 3695 7665 3709 7670  
3713 7679  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2153Z 357DEG 23KT 3721 7666  
 
HAIL...0.00IN  
WIND...40KTS  
 

 
 
ROGERS  
 
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