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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
551 PM EDT WED MAY 14 2025
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
JAMES RIVER FROM JAMESTOWN TO THE JAMES RIVER BRIDGE...
* UNTIL 630 PM EDT.
* AT 551 PM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR COBHAM BAY,
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 KNOTS.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS TO NEARLY 50 KNOTS AND SMALL HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR.
IMPACT...SMALL CRAFT COULD BE DAMAGED IN BRIEFLY HIGHER WINDS AND
SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
COBHAM BAY AND BURWELL BAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR UNTIL HAZARDOUS WEATHER PASSES.
FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF CAUGHT ON THE
OPEN WATER STAY BELOW DECK IF POSSIBLE, KEEP AWAY FROM UNGROUNDED
METAL OBJECTS.
LAT...LON 3721 7679 3728 7671 3722 7659 3715 7657
3711 7649 3708 7648 3695 7663 3696 7666
3698 7667 3699 7668 3701 7667 3704 7671
3709 7670 3710 7676 3713 7679
TIME...MOT...LOC 2151Z 227DEG 22KT 3706 7680
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...49KTS
ROGERS
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