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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1130 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...
JAMES RIVER FROM JRB TO HRBT, INCLUDING THE ELIZABETH RIVER...
JAMES RIVER FROM JAMESTOWN TO THE JAMES RIVER BRIDGE...
* UNTIL 1245 PM EDT.
* AT 1129 AM EDT, A FRONT WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6
NM NORTH OF FISH HOOK TO 11 NM WEST OF KNOTTS ISLAND BAY, MOVING
SOUTH AT 30 KNOTS. WINDS REMAIN ELEVATED BEHIND THE FRONT.
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, 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, HAMPTON
ROADS BRIDGE TUNNEL, LYNNHAVEN, BUOY 36A, HAMPTON RIVER INLET, AND
JAMES RIVER BRIDGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR UNTIL HAZARDOUS WEATHER PASSES.
SEEK SAFE SHELTER, MARINERS CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS AND INCREASING
WAVES.
LAT...LON 3708 7648 3702 7641 3709 7632 3713 7637
3713 7645 3718 7644 3733 7594 3719 7596
3713 7593 3710 7597 3708 7593 3683 7605
3685 7617 3688 7618 3692 7626 3683 7624
3681 7632 3682 7639 3686 7640 3687 7652
TIME...MOT...LOC 1529Z 344DEG 32KT 3688 7551 3648 7612
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS
KMC
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