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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1020 PM EDT WED JUL 29 2026
ANZ633-656-658-688-300330-
1020 PM EDT WED JUL 29 2026
..THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS OVER THE WATERS
THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO VIRGINIA-NORTH CAROLINA
BORDER OUT 20 NM...
COASTAL WATERS FROM NC VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC OUT
20 NM...
CURRITUCK SOUND...
WATERS FROM NC VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC FROM 20 TO 60
NM...
AT 1019 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS,
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS UP TO 30 KNOTS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM BUOY 4A DRYDOCKS TO KNOTTS
ISLAND BAY TO 10 NM SOUTHWEST OF DEAL ISLAND, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15
KNOTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT, CURRITUCK BEACH, KNOTTS ISLAND BAY, CURRITUCK
SOUND, BUOY 4A DRYDOCKS, AND KILL DEVIL HILLS.
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.
LAT...LON 3608 7582 3612 7586 3632 7595 3633 7598
3646 7606 3645 7611 3646 7613 3653 7592
3666 7569 3658 7554 3655 7553 3655 7550
3639 7520 3622 7532 3622 7577 3609 7574
BROWN
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