Special Marine Warning for Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA; Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA; York River +2 more
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA, Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA, James River from JRB to HRBT, Including the Elizabeth River, James River from Jamestown to the James River Bridge, York River
- Effective
- Ended
- Official severity
- Severe
- Official urgency
- Immediate
- Official certainty
- Likely
What is happening
SMWAKQ The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA... Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA... James River from JRB to HRBT, Including the Elizabeth River... James River from Jamestown to the...
What the bulletin says to do
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. Frequent lightning is occurring with these storms. If caught on the open water stay below deck if possible, keep away from ungrounded metal objects.
Full official description
Bulletin details
SMWAKQ The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA... Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA... James River from JRB to HRBT, Including the Elizabeth River... James River from Jamestown to the James River Bridge... York River... * Until 1130 AM EDT. * At 1024 AM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 17 nm west of Coleman Bridge to 7 nm west of Cobham Bay to 17 nm west of Burwell Bay, moving east at 45 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Strong thunderstorms will be near... Cobham Bay around 1030 AM EDT. Coleman Bridge around 1040 AM EDT. Burwell Bay around 1045 AM EDT. Tue Marshes Light, Mobjack Bay, and Poquoson around 1050 AM EDT. New Point Comfort around 1055 AM EDT. York Spit Reef around 1100 AM EDT. The Hump around 1105 AM EDT. Bluefish Rock around 1110 AM EDT.
Lifecycle record
Official revisions
- Alert
Special Marine Warning issued July 22 at 10:24AM EDT until July 22 at 11:30AM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Official revision
Source and limitations
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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