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Special Marine Warning for Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA; Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA

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SMWAKQ The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA... Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA... * Until 1100 PM EDT. * At 952 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing waterspouts was located...

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Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

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SMWAKQ The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA... Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA... * Until 1100 PM EDT. * At 952 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing waterspouts was located near San Marcos Wreck, moving east at 15 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Occohannock Reef, Rappahannock Range Light, San Marcos Wreck, Rappahannock Light, Nandua Pungoteague Reef, and Anglers Reef.

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    Special Marine Warning issued August 22 at 9:53PM EDT until August 22 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA

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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Wakefield VA. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

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