877
WHUS51 KAKQ 191354
SMWAKQ
ANZ632-634-637-639-654-656-191530-
/O.NEW.KAKQ.MA.W.0030.260419T1354Z-260419T1530Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
954 AM EDT SUN APR 19 2026
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...
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO VIRGINIA-NORTH CAROLINA
BORDER OUT TO 20 NM...
COASTAL WATERS FROM PARRAMORE ISLAND TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA OUT
20 NM...
JAMES RIVER FROM JRB TO HRBT, INCLUDING THE ELIZABETH RIVER...
JAMES RIVER FROM JAMESTOWN TO THE JAMES RIVER BRIDGE...
* UNTIL 1130 AM EDT.
* AT 954 AM EDT, A FRONT WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR
SAND SHOAL INLET TO POQUOSON, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 KNOTS.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER.
SOURCE...RADAR.
IMPACT...SMALL CRAFT COULD BE DAMAGED IN BRIEFLY HIGHER WINDS AND
SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL, BURWELL BAY, CAPE HENRY, THIMBLE
SHOALS, HAMPTON FLATS, THE HUMP, WILLOUGHBY BAY, SEWELLS POINT,
CABBAGE PATCH, CAPE CHARLES HARBOR, 1ST ISLAND BAY BRIDGE, LATIMER
SHOAL, PLANTATION LIGHT, POQUOSON, DOMINION PIER, KIPTOPEKE
CONCRETE SHIPS, COBHAM BAY, HAMPTON ROADS BRIDGE TUNNEL, LYNNHAVEN,
AND BUOY 36A.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR UNTIL HAZARDOUS WEATHER PASSES.
LAT...LON 3721 7679 3724 7663 3702 7641 3709 7632
3712 7643 3718 7645 3733 7592 3709 7591
3696 7596 3682 7615 3691 7625 3684 7625
3683 7624 3681 7632 3691 7654 3696 7656
3698 7667 3709 7670 3713 7679
TIME...MOT...LOC 1354Z 330DEG 21KT 3729 7588 3715 7635
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS
KMC
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