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WHUS51 KAKQ 241840
SMWAKQ
ANZ633-658-241945-
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
240 PM EDT FRI APR 24 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
COASTAL WATERS FROM NC VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC OUT 20
NM...
CURRITUCK SOUND...
* UNTIL 345 PM EDT.
* AT 239 PM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR KNOTTS ISLAND
BAY, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 KNOTS.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER AND SMALL HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR.
IMPACT...SMALL CRAFT COULD BE DAMAGED IN BRIEFLY HIGHER WINDS AND
SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT, CURRITUCK BEACH, KNOTTS ISLAND BAY,
CURRITUCK SOUND, AND DEAL ISLAND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR UNTIL HAZARDOUS WEATHER PASSES.
LAT...LON 3637 7601 3646 7607 3645 7611 3647 7614
3651 7614 3655 7608 3658 7609 3661 7606
3644 7553 3622 7574 3622 7577 3620 7576
3619 7577
TIME...MOT...LOC 1839Z 302DEG 20KT 3649 7602
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...>34KTS
NB
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