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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
308 PM EDT TUE SEP 16 2025
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM LITTLE CREEK VA TO CAPE HENRY VA INCLUDING THE
CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL...
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO LITTLE CREEK VA...
* UNTIL 430 PM EDT.
* AT 307 PM EDT, A STRONG RAIN BAND ASSOCIATED WITH THE CENTER OF A
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM SHIP
SHOAL INLET TO ANGLO AFRICAN WRECK TO NEAR CAPE HENRY, MOVING WEST
AT 15 KNOTS.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 KNOTS.
SOURCE...RADAR.
IMPACT...BOATS COULD SUFFER SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IN HIGH
WINDS. SMALL CRAFT COULD CAPSIZE IN SUDDENLY HIGHER
WAVES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LYNNHAVEN, CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL, 1ST ISLAND BAY BRIDGE,
BLUEFISH ROCK, FISHERMANS ISLAND, LATIMER SHOAL, CAPE HENRY WRECK,
LITTLE CREEK, CAPE HENRY, 4TH ISLAND BAY BRIDGE, THIMBLE SHOALS,
AND KIPTOPEKE CONCRETE SHIPS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR UNTIL HAZARDOUS WEATHER PASSES.
LAT...LON 3715 7624 3717 7595 3714 7594 3711 7592
3713 7594 3712 7595 3712 7597 3710 7597
3709 7593 3694 7600 3693 7599 3689 7618
3695 7629 3695 7627 3696 7627 3697 7629
TIME...MOT...LOC 1907Z 072DEG 17KT 3719 7580 3705 7590 3692 7595
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...50KTS
MM
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