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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
658 PM EDT FRI AUG 28 2026
ANZ631-632-634-639-654-656-290000-
658 PM EDT FRI AUG 28 2026
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WATERS
THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...
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...
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM WINDMILL POINT TO NEW POINT COMFORT VA...
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO VIRGINIA-NORTH CAROLINA
BORDER OUT 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...
AT 657 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS, CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING WINDS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM CAPE CHARLES HARBOR TO NEAR
BLUEFISH ROCK TO SEWELLS POINT, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 KNOTS.
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
THIMBLE SHOALS, 4TH ISLAND BAY BRIDGE, LATIMER SHOAL, KIPTOPEKE
CONCRETE SHIPS, CABBAGE PATCH, LITTLE CREEK, AND WILLOUGHBY BAY
AROUND 705 PM EDT.
FISHERMANS ISLAND, 1ST ISLAND BAY BRIDGE, AND CHESAPEAKE BAY
BRIDGE TUNNEL AROUND 710 PM EDT.
CAPE CHARLES LIGHT AROUND 720 PM EDT.
LYNNHAVEN AROUND 725 PM EDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS, LOCALLY HIGHER
WAVES, AND LIGHTNING STRIKES. BOATERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR
IMMEDIATELY UNTIL THESE STORMS PASS.
MARINERS CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS, LOCALLY HIGHER
WAVES, LIGHTNING STRIKES, AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. BOATERS SHOULD SEEK
SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY UNTIL THESE STORMS PASS.
LAT...LON 3714 7623 3736 7605 3717 7560 3689 7583
3679 7598 3680 7600 3682 7601 3681 7603
3691 7624 3692 7626 3691 7626 3697 7639
SEYMOUR
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